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Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Pakistan’s army gave far lower casualty figures, saying 23 troops were killed. Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east. Pakistan did not claim responsibility for the assault. The Taliban government’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said Afghan forces have captured 25 Pakistani army posts, leaving 30 Pakistani soldiers wounded. Afghanistan said it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations. AP Smoke rises from…

Dubbed the UK’s “worst sex offender,” Scottish rapist and murderer Iain Packer is currently serving the second-longest prison term in the nation’s history. But he very nearly got away with it. That was, until investigative journalist Sam Poling began a relentless investigation — now a podcast and documentary — into the 2005 unsolved murder of Glasgow woman Emma Caldwell, whose naked body was discovered in isolated woods. While Packer had been on the police radar since the beginning, Poling says officers were initially shut down when they named him as a suspect. Iain Packer is currently serving the second-longest prison…

Colorism is pervasive in the U.S. and has negative effects on the income, education, quality of life, and relationships of many darker-skinned individuals (for an overview, see Wu & Chen, 2025). However, many people are unaware of their own prejudice when it comes to skin tone. In addition, most studies on colorism have been conducted on Black or Latinx Americans. Among some other groups, such as white Americans, darker skin has grown to be a marker of status, indicating that one can afford recreational activities like going to the beach. Yet, little is known about the role of colorism among…

Disgraced UK royal Prince Andrew allegedly emailed pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein long after he claimed to have cut ties — telling him they were in their scandal “together” and would get to “play some more soon!!!!’ The 65-year-old royal, long nicknamed “Randy Andy,” messaged Epstein on Feb. 28, 2011, a day after the notorious photo of him with Ghislaine Maxwell and his sex accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, was first published, the Sun reported. Andrew later claimed he had cut ties with Epstein in December 2010, saying he flew to New York to end their friendship — three months before the newly…

Another trend that’s once again making dating messy. It seems that off-putting dating trends are continually emerging for singles to be aware of as they navigate today’s complex digital dating world — and “zip coding” seems to be the latest one. While it might sound self-explanatory compared to its trend counterparts like “shrekking” and “bio-baiting,” to give some context — zip coding can mean one of two things. It’s either when singles who are swiping on dating apps limit their options to a certain mile radius to only attract potential suitors in a certain zip code — something that could…

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a historic royal palace from a Polish river, shedding light on a violent part of the country’s history. The Museum of Polish History announced the discovery in a Sept. 10 press release. The artifacts were uncovered in the Vistula River in Warsaw, and were connected to the 17th-century royal residence Villa Regia. Officials described Villa Regia as “one of the most magnificent palaces of 17th-century Europe,” before it was looted and destroyed during the Swedish Deluge, which lasted from 1655 to 1660. The Swedish military occupied the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during that time. Historians estimate that as…

Hamas has said it is ready to begin freeing the 20 living hostages as early as Sunday, a day earlier than expected, according to insiders. The terror group told Israel that it has the hostages ready to exchange before President Trump — the architect of the peace deal — arrives in the region, sources familiar with the deal told the Wall Street Journal. While the deal was widely assumed to happen Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Jewish state is ready for whenever it happens. People wave Israeli and U.S. flags as they gather in “Hostages square”, after a…

The helicopter that wildly spun out of control and crashed at a California beach, wounding five, was owned by a daredevil pilot known for performing death-defying stunts. Aviation enthusiast Eric Nixon regularly shares videos of his dramatic aviation tricks while piloting his Bell 22SP chopper on his Instagram. Eric Nixon was identified as the owner of the helicopter but was not known if he was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash. instagram/nixon.helicopters The helicopter crashed into a row of trees at California’s bustling Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon. NBCLA His father-in-law, Jerry Miller, confirmed to the Orange County Register that Nixon…

British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with a knife. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England on Oct. 11, 2025. SOUTH WALES POLICE/AFP via Getty Images A murder investigation is underway following the arrests of two men, aged…

Lefty socialist and mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s campaign quietly took in nearly $13,000 in potentially illegal foreign donations — including one from his mother-in-law in Dubai, The Post has learned. At least 170 of the nearly 54,000 contributions to the leading Democratic candidate’s campaign came from donors with addresses outside the United States, an examination of NYC Campaign Finance Board records found. Only US citizens or permanent legal residents are allowed to contribute to political campaigns and political action committees under federal, state and city law, and candidates are expected to return any of the illegal donations. Violators who knowingly accept foreign donations…