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Russian attack sets fire to centuries-old religious site in Kyiv and kills 5 in Kharkiv
A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and wounded at least 20 people in the capital Kyiv on Monday as strikes set apartment buildings ablaze and sparked a fire at one of the country’s most significant religious landmarks. The rescuers were killed in Kharkiv by a second Russian strike as they fought…
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And Now a Few Words From Our Former Presidents on UFC 250
[The presidents stare out from their portraits along the White House Corridor of Misleading Presidential Facts.] Thomas Jefferson: Well, lads, we did it: 250 glorious years. The American experiment is—dare I say it?—a success! [Donald Trump and Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO, stroll past the wall of paintings.] John Adams: Who’s that? [Muffled…
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Trump warns France in exclusive interview with The Post: Kill tech tax or face 100% wine tariffs: ‘I have no choice’
President Trump warned that France is at risk of a fresh trade war with America — declaring in an exclusive interview with The Post that unless Paris axes its digital tax on American tech giants, the US will “have no choice” but to slap 100% tariffs on French wines. Trump said he gave the blunt…
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Arizona woman caught speeding 108 mph while rushing home to watch ‘Love Island’
Hearts weren’t the only things racing. A diehard “Love Island” fan was caught speeding home at more than 100 mph in Arizona so she could watch the newest episode of the reality show the moment it dropped on Tuesday. A woman sped more than 100 mph so she could get home to watch “Love Island.”…
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Decomposing body found floating in pond at NYC park
A shellshocked bystander spotted the body of a woman floating in a pond at a typically quiet Queens park Sunday. The witness called 911 just after 6 p.m., reporting an unconscious woman in the kettle pond at Bowne Park in Flushing, police said. A woman was found dead in a pond at Bowne Park on…
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Carolina Hurricanes defeat Vegas Golden Knights for first Stanley Cup title in 20 years
LAS VEGAS — The Carolina Hurricanes won their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years on Sunday night, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 and winning three straight games of a thrilling final filled with momentum swings and spectacular offense. Brandon Bussi, who entrance late into Game 3…
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Why can’t we win it? Inside the Japanese embassy for Sunday’s World Cup opener.
Around a hundred Samurai Blue superfans crowded the Old Ambassador’s Residence at the Japanese embassy in Washington, on Sunday for a watch party marking its World Cup opener against the Netherlands. The supporters — a motley group including erstwhile English teachers in Japan, state department workers and embassy staffers — lounged around a projector set…
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Chilling final post of bungee jumper who plummeted to death after she was thrown with no cord
A bungee jumper shared an ominous last post before she horrifically plummeted 130 feet to her death in Brazil. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, jokingly wrote “Who was the crazy person who let me jump off a bridge???” on her Instagram story Saturday before she went on what she thought would be a thrilling…
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New Zealand’s diplomatic breakaway
LOS ANGELES — In many World Cup host cities, competing teams also find themselves jostling for soft-power supremacy around their matches. But before its first match tomorrow in Los Angeles, New Zealand has had the diplomatic landscape all to itself. New Zealand is scheduled to face Iran, which has not had formal diplomatic relations with…
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Swiss voters reject right wing’s bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show
GENEVA — Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, early results showed. The populist Swiss People’s Party, which has the most seats in parliament, has stirred up and fostered anti-migration sentiment over the years, notably about an…