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PICTURED: American lecturer, 67, is shot dead by Russian snipers as he waited in bread line in Chernihiv: Family reveals he stayed in Ukraine to care for sick partner Jimmy … Read More

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NEW YORK — Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on Thursday, even as oil prices jumped back above $100 per barrel. The S&P 500 climbed 1.2% after … Read More

P&O Ferries fallout leads to chaos at the ports as drivers are stopped from getting aid to Ukrainian refugees and stranded lorries are stuck in tense stand-off with sacked crew … Read More

Biden says ‘I may be Irish but I am not stupid’ and then calls Putin a ‘murderous dictator and pure thug’ in St Patrick’s Day speech at the Capitol President … Read More

Craic is back! St Patrick’s Day revellers take to the streets of Dublin with Irish flags, four-leaf clovers and leprechaun outfits after Covid cancelled the celebrations for two years running … Read More

Mutiny on the Humber! P&O Ferries captain draws up gangplanks and REFUSES to let new staff board in Hull after bosses sent in heavies with handcuffs, sacked workers over Zoom … Read More

PayPal says that its users will now be able to send money to Ukrainians, both in the war-ravaged country as well as those now refugees across Europe By KEN SWEET … Read More

Either way, an incendiary Stalinesque speech on Wednesday night in which Putin called Russians opposing the war “traitors” marked a change in tone and a sign that not all is … Read More

We are more than 20 days into the war in Ukraine. Every day brings new examples of how it is, as this Washington Post headline said, “A thoroughly modern war:” … Read More