THE US government may have bought the mystery weapon behind Havana Syndrome in an undercover operation. The perplexing illness that brings ringing ears, dizziness, crushing headaches and memory loss to its victims has long been unsolved. But, the Biden Administration managed to quietly purchase the device in its final weeks in 2024, a new report...

A POPULAR Brazilian bodybuilder dubbed the real-life Popeye has tragically died. Arlindo de Souza, 55, once known for having the largest arms in Brazil, claimed to have built his physique using oil injections. The muscle man passed away from kidney-related issues after he was hospitalised at Christmas. The weightlifter had made global headlines when his...

THIS is the moment the newly elected Japanese prime minister played the drums in a surprise performance, before announcing a snap election. A video of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, 64, taking to the drums with her South Korean counterpart President Lee Jae Myung shows the pair playing along to K-Pop hits including BTS' Dynamite and...

THE parents of a waitress thought to have accidentally started the New Year's bar blaze have spoken out, saying the emergency exit had been bolted for a cynical reason. The mum and dad of 24-year-old Cyane Panine, who died in the blaze which killed 40, claimed that the door was kept locked as a cost-cutting...

A 29-YEAR-OLD influencer has died suddenly as her mum blames heart problems from staying up late. The death of the Chinese social media star was confirmed on Monday, when her mum announced the news following her funeral. Zhang Chun, who was known online as Ni De Du Kou, passed away aged just 29 after suffering...

THIS is the moment a 19-year-old man narrowly avoided death after stepping directly into the path of an oncoming lorry during a reckless roadside game of “chicken”. Footage circulating online shows the teenager moving from the edge of a dual carriageway and into the road just as a heavy goods vehicle approaches at speed. As...

MCDONALD'S workers watched a homeless man kill a woman through the drive-through window of a branch in California without even calling 911, her husband has claimed in a lawsuit. Maria Vargas Luna, 58, hit her head on the ground during the fatal attack, which eventually left her with permanent brain damage. Her grief-stricken husband, Jose...

EXPLOSIVE new footage shows the moment Ukrainian drones launch a devastating attack on a Russian-linked oil tanker. The massive strikes were carried out by the deadly kamikaze boats on Mad Vlad's shadow fleet deployed to evade Western sanctions. The Sea Baby drones are seen approaching and blitzing the near 1000ft-long MT Dashan vessel off the...

A ONCE-BUSTLING airport is being given new life, and is set to become the multi-billion pound city of the future. Downsview Airport in Toronto, Canada closed its doors for the final time in 2024, bringing an end to nearly a century of aviation history. The airport first opened in 1929 and served for many years...

THIS is the jawdropping moment a paraglider plunged 500 feet into the Atlantic Ocean in front of horrified beachgoers. Daredevil flyer Brian Wenglarz, 52, was gliding through bright blue skies above southern Florida skies when disaster struck. The propeller sound on Wenglarz's glider cut off in an instant, leaving the unlucky adventurer with no power....

THIS is the terrifying moment a towering wave smashed into coastal road and threatened to wash cars straight into the sea. Violent storms battered southern Italy this week, sending huge waves crashing over roads and flooding areas packed with vehicles. Shocking video shows the drama unfolding on a narrow stretch of road between the seaside...

THE Russian spy found hanged inside Moscow's embassy in Cyprus has been unmasked - as more details of the debt-plagued "diplomat" have emerged. Newly surfaced snaps show Anton Panov, 47, and his wife Natalia smiling and soaking in the Cypriot sunshine only weeks before his death - but details of their life behind the scene...

AT LEAST 29 people have been killed after a crane collapsed onto a rail line and smashed through a moving train. Dozens of passengers were trapped inside the mangled locomotive as it caught fire with around 64 others injured including a one-year-old. Around 195 people were on board travelling from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima province in Thailand...

A TENNER for graffiti, £445 for reconnaissance and £7,000 for murder – these are the going rates for Europeans willing to betray their country for Vladimir Putin. A bombshell report released today reveals how devastating "hybrid warfare" operations attributed to Russian military intelligence have tripled across NATO allies since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is...

A 12-year-old boy has tragically died after being buried in an avalanche while skiing off-piste with his family. The horror incident occurred at the Sportgastein ski resort in Austria at 1pm this afternoon. Ten mountain rescuers, three dog handlers, a rescue helicopter and police helicopter team rushed to the scene. The boy was pulled from...

A TOURIST froze to death in brutal conditions at a popular waterfall after he took a detour on his way home from a night out. The 55-year-old Danish man was out in the centre of Bad Gastein, a ski town in the Gastein Valley of Austria, on Saturday night when tragedy struck. Friends said he was...

A BRITISH couple have died in a tragic scuba diving accident at an idyllic resort they had visited annually for almost two decades. Retirees Elaine, 70, and Malcolm Richmond, 71, passed away while on holiday at the remote Ellaidhoo island in the Maldives, a location they had visited three times in 2025. The devoted pair...

SOUTH Korea's former President could be handed the death sentence - the first in almost 30 years - over his botched bid to impose martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol has been labelled as the "ringleader of an insurrection who sought to stay in power by seizing control of the judiciary and legislature." After being impeached, the...

THE Russian shadow fleet tanker seized by joint US-UK forces has been spotted as naval forces escorted it to Britain. The Venezuela-linked Marinera was captured in the North Atlantic as one of Mad Vlad's menacing submarines fled the scene. The vessel has now been pictured being escorted by an American US Coast Guard ship and...

THIS is the heart-stopping moment a routine day on the slopes turns into a race against time when a man is discovered buried beneath an avalanche in Switzerland. Shocking footage shows the terrifying scene from the point of view of Matteo Zilla as he skis across a seemingly calm mountainside in Engelberg. The 37-year-old creative...

A GLAMOROUS former Russian teacher has been accused of luring foreign fighters to the frontline in Ukraine. Polina Alexandrovna Azarnykh, 40, would promise to help them get Russian citizenship if they enlisted in non-combat roles but would savagely turn on her clients once her tricks had been uncovered. Omar, a 26-year-old Syrian construction worker, found...