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Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refineries, Intensifying Conflict Amid Attacks
In a significant escalation of hostilities, Ukraine has intensified its military operations against Russia, launching strikes on critical industrial sites. Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed that attacks have targeted key facilities, including a major oil refinery in Ilsky, igniting fires and further disrupting Russian supply chains. This comes amid heightened tensions as both nations grapple with the implications of these military actions on regional stability. For further updates on the conflict, visit our global conflict updates page.
Economically, the ongoing conflict is creating ripple effects across energy markets, particularly with supply interruptions raising concerns about future oil prices. Analysts anticipate a volatile response from traders in anticipation of further military engagements. Attention now turns to upcoming diplomatic responses from NATO and the EU, which may shape the course of the conflict in the weeks ahead.
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Netanyahu’s UN belligerence wins cheers at home as world walks out
WORLD POLITICS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s speech at the UN was met with criticism and protests globally.
During his address, Netanyahu condemned international criticism of Israel and defended its military actions. His remarks sparked protests outside the UN headquarters, underscoring ongoing tensions surrounding Israel’s policies.
At Least 2 Killed as Ukraine Strikes Industrial Sites Across Russia
GLOBAL SECURITY — Ukrainian forces have carried out strikes on multiple industrial sites in Russia, resulting in at least two fatalities.
This escalation in hostilities reflects Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, targeting strategic locations to disrupt Russia’s military supply chains. The strikes have prompted heightened tensions and an increased military alert across Russia.
Ukraine strikes Russia’s Ilsky oil refinery, causing fire, General Staff confirms
GLOBAL SECURITY — Ukraine has confirmed a strike on the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia, igniting significant fires.
This military operation is part of Ukraine’s broader strategy to disrupt Russian oil supply and operational capabilities. The attack further exemplifies the intensifying military exchanges between Ukraine and Russia as the conflict continues unabated.
Russia targeting ‘ordinary life’ with attacks on Ukraine’s data centres, Zelensky says
GLOBAL SECURITY — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Russia is targeting the very fabric of civilian life by attacking data centres.
The cyberattacks aim to disrupt digital communications and services, fuelling concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure amidst the war. This aggressive move highlights how the conflict now extends into digital warfare, posing risks to civilian sectors.
Bangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared
GLOBAL TRADE — A flood disaster has been declared in Bangkok, causing extensive disruption across the city.
The flooding has submerged roads, affecting transportation and leading to significant economic implications. This environmental crisis underscores the vulnerability of urban areas to climate-related disasters and the need for resilient infrastructure.
What to watch — Keep an eye on potential escalations in military actions between Ukraine and Russia as both nations ramp up attacks.
Further reading from global news sources
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October 12, 2024
6:18 am
‘Cheer up, you caught the bad guy,’ says killer Virginia McCullough as she is arrested for murdering her parents
A woman who murdered her parents “in cold blood” before hiding them in makeshift tombs for four years told officers to “cheer up, you caught the bad guy” as she was arrested in her home.
Virginia McCullough, 36, poisoned her father John McCullough, 70, with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her mother Lois McCullough, 71, shortly afterwards in 2019.
She ran up large debts on credit cards in her parents’ names and after their deaths, she continued to spend their pensions until she was finally caught in 2023.
In body-worn video footage released by police, a handcuffed – and eerily calm – McCullough told officers: “I did know that this would kind of come eventually.
“It’s proper that I serve my punishment.”
She said she had slipped something into her father’s drink then put his body under a bed on the ground floor, and put her mother’s body in an upstairs wardrobe.
McCullough, having been arrested on suspicion of double murder, told an officer: “Cheer up, at least you’ve caught the bad guy.”
She added: “I know I don’t seem 100% evil.”
At the police station, she told officers where a kitchen knife was, which she described as a “murder weapon”, and a hammer which she said “will still have blood on it”.
McCullough, of Pump Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday with a minimum term of 36 years at Chelmsford Crown Court, after she admitted to their murders between 17 and 20 June 2019 at an earlier hearing at the same court.
Chelmsford Crown Court heard how she hid their bodies in makeshift tombs at the family home in Great Baddow in Essex, then told persistent lies to cover her tracks.
The court heard she cancelled family arrangements and frequently told doctors and relatives her parents were unwell, on holiday or away on lengthy trips.
But concerns over Mr and Mrs McCullough’s welfare were raised in September 2023 by a GP at their registered practice, and Essex County Council’s safeguarding team referred these to police.
The GP had not seen the couple for some time and said Mr McCullough had failed to collect medication and attend scheduled appointments. It was found McCullough had frequently cancelled appointments, using a range of excuses to explain her father’s absence.
Police said a missing persons investigation was initially launched and McCullough lied to officers, claiming her parents were travelling and would be returning in October.
It became a murder investigation, and when officers forced entry to the house in Pump Hill on September 15 2023, McCullough confessed that her parents’ bodies were in the house and that she had killed them.
Nicola Rice, a specialist prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “McCullough callously and viciously killed both of her parents before concealing their bodies in makeshift tombs within their home address.
“She spent the next four years manipulating and lying to family members, medical staff, financial institutions, and the police, spending her parents’ money and accruing large debts in their name.”
She added: “This was a truly disturbing case, which has left behind it a trail of devastation, and I can only hope that the sentence passed today will help those who loved and cared for Lois and John begin to heal.”
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Gosh he’ll soon be a true blue Tory at this rate
Or far far worse
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To address hardship & the climate crisis, the government must keep the £2 cap & make public transport accessible for all.
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November 23, 2024
8:25 am
Defense alliance NATO chief Mark Rutte has met US President-elect Donald Trump to discuss global security issues, according to a NATO spokesperson.
The meeting took place in Palm Beach, Florida.
During his first term as US president, 2017-2020, Trump pushed for European NATO countries to spend more on defense and described the alliance’s cost-sharing as unfair to the US.
Rutte took over as NATO chief from Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg in November.
Before taking office in January, Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth for the post of defense secretary, which has raised eyebrows among many allies.
Hegseth, 44, has served as an infantry captain in Iraq and Afghanistan, but has no senior military or government officer experience.
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Multiple missiles were fired in an airstrike towards a densely populated part of Lebanon’s capital early on Saturday.
The huge airstrike targeted Beirut’s Basta neighbourhood, and no prior warnings were given by the Israeli military. The largely residential area was struck last month.
At least one violent explosion was heard across the city, Reuters witnesses said, and plumes of smoke could be seen. Scenes of massive destruction at the site were shared online, including a massive crater in the ground.
“Beirut, the capital, woke up to a horrific massacre, as the Israeli enemy’s air force completely destroyed an eight-story residential building with five missiles on Al-Mamoun Street in Basta,” the state-run National News Agency reported.
The health ministry put the initial death toll at four, with 23 wounded. The number is expected to climb in the coming hours as search and rescue efforts continue.
It came after a long day of Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been non-stop since last week.
The cross-border fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group escalated into a full-blown war in mid-September.
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern Beqaa region, and has sent ground troops across the border. Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets deeper into Israel.
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