One of hundreds of Belfast students staying on campus over Christmas has spoken of the importance of “having a bubble” to battle loneliness when away from family over the holidays. Gyan Wickremasinghe is a student at Queen’s, originally from Sri Lanka, who has been studying in Belfast for five years. He is one of 800 […]
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Americans freed by Venezuela in US prisoner swap land at Texas base
By Marianna Parraga, Mayela Armas and Trevor Hunnicutt CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in a U.S. prisoner swap have landed at a U.S. military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said. The individuals were freed on Wednesday in exchange for the U.S. […]
Russia and Ukraine launch drone attacks targeting air base and Black Sea coast
Russia and Ukraine launched more than a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day on Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed when drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight […]
Driver killed when car crashes near military base in the Midlands, SC cops say
One person was killed Saturday in an early morning crash, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The single-vehicle collision happened at about 4 a.m. in Richland County, said Lance Cpl. Nick Pye. A 2005 Saturn sedan was driving west on U.S. 76/Garners Ferry Road when it ran off the right side of the road […]
Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine launched over a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed after drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot […]