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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a command post of Russia's joint force grouping, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image taken from a video released on October 16, 2026.

ALTERNATE REALITY

Putin Brutally Mocked by His Own for Bogus War Briefing

The battlefield boasts were widely panned even by Kremlin propagandists, who said “psychiatrists” were needed to make sense of the disconnect.

Allison Quinn

Pope Leo waves to the crowd at the start of his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 7, 2026.

GOD’S WORK IS NEVER DONE

Pope Leo, 71, Has a New Workplace After Lung Surgery

The American pontiff resumed his daily activities after having the lower lobe of his right lung removed.

Lauren Hartley

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the Caspian Environmental Summit in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, October 9, 2026. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

LONG YEAR, VLADIMIR?

Putin Humiliated as He Suffers $200 Million Blow

The dictator’s year of woe continues.

Harry Thompson

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Homeowner Makes Priceless 3,000-Year-Old Discovery in Garden

Not bad for a day of home improvement.

Harry Thompson

A photo illustration of President Donald Trump and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

AMBASSADORIAL DISFUNCTION

Guilfoyle’s Greek Tragedy Is How Every Trump Story Ends

The best may be yet to come, but the worst certainly already happened.

Eleanor Clift

BALI, INDONESIA - 2025/06/22: A Jetstar Asia Airways Airbus 320 takes off from Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai airport. Jetstar Asia will cease all operations on July 31 2025. After an extensive analysis of Jetstar Asia rising costs, the shareholders of the airline made the decision to progressively reduce the airline's schedule before permanently ceasing operations. (Photo by Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Passenger Plane Caught Up in Terrifying Near Miss

The second vehicle had entered a restricted space.

Harry Thompson

CPS

JUDGEMENT PASSED

Royal Passed Out on Street With Toddler After Cocaine Binge

She pleaded guilty to neglect and has been sentenced.

Harry Thompson

Greek Coastguard

Search for Cruise Passenger Who Went Overboard Ends in Shock

A missing cruise ship passenger triggered a massive search operation.

Leigh Kimmins

A diver handles a container during underwater archaeological excavations near Kekova Island in Antalya, Turkiye, on October 14, 2026.

Archaeologists Make Mind-Blowing 4,000-Year-Old Discovery

The shipwreck is around the same age as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Evgenia Anastasakos