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Admin & Senior Editor at Imperial Wire covering global news...

Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Lolita Express’. For nearly a decade, the Boeing 727 once owned by Jeffrey Epstein has sat motionless on an outdoor slab in Brunswick, Georgia — its once-polished fuselage streaked with grime, its engines removed, its interior frozen in a kind of disquieting time capsule.Nicknamed the “Lolita Express” by the press, a moniker not used in official aviation records but widely associated with the aircraft in court filings and media coverage, the 133-foot jet was described by federal prosecutors as a vehicle used to shuttle young victims between Epstein’s properties. Flight logs placed an array of high-profile passengers…

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These are the key developments from day 1,462 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Listen to this article | 6 minsinfoPublished On 25 Feb 202625 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is where things stand on Wednesday, February 25 :Fighting At least 15,172 Ukrainian civilians have been confirmed killed and more than 41,000 injured since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, on February 24, 2022, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. The actual extent of civilian casualties is likely considerably higher, as many reports of civilian harm have not been possible to verify…

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Prayagraj: The Jal Kal department is preparing to tighten the noose around major water tax defaulters, including four prominent hotels that owe dues running into lakhs of rupees. Officials say that despite being among the city’s top revenue earners, these establishments failed to clear their pending water and sewer bills, prompting the department to initiate strict recovery measures.The crackdown comes at a time when the department is offering a comprehensive interest waiver scheme to encourage consumers to clear outstanding payments. Authorities urged residents to deposit pending water and sewer bills, even in installments, to avoid punitive action.In the first phase,…

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Pune: The civic body cleared illegal hawkers from several stretches in the Deccan area late on Monday night and confiscated their belongings as part of a drive against unauthorised vendors operating outside the prescribed hours. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said these vendors, including food stall operators, were not only operating without permits, but also encroaching upon footpaths. The trash dumped by them on footpaths rendered walkways nearly unusable for pedestrians. “The central team spearheaded this action. More such actions are on horizon,” said Prithviraj BP, additional commissioner, PMC. The civic administration has been conducting drives against illegal hawkers in…

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NEW DELHI: Global communications company Viasat on Tuesday said societies cannot function without reliable access to space, describing satellite communications as the “dual use oxygen” that supports missions ranging from weather forecasting to early warning systems.“Without assured, resilient global SatCom, we would all be in the dark,” Ben Palmer, President of Viasat Commercial, said while addressing the opening plenary session at the DefSat 2026 conference held at New Delhi’s Manekshaw Centre on Tuesday. Highlighting the strategic importance of assured spectrum access and resilient satellite communications, Palmer underscored the role of these technologies in safeguarding national security and sustaining economic stability.Palmer…

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Inter signed Ronaldo and Vieri for world-record fees in the late 1990s, when Serie A was the envy of world football, blessed with the game’s most talented stars. AC Milan then beat Juventus to win the Champions League in 2003, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the final two years later, before defeating the Reds to become European champions again in 2007. While there have been more recent successes in Europe’s other competitions – Atalanta won the Europa League in 2024, Roma won the Conference League in 2021 – Jose Mourinho’s Inter were the last Italian side to win the…

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Newcastle are certainly enjoying life back at Europe’s top table. Howe’s side are the top scorers in the Champions League with 26 goals, and have won six games in a single campaign in the competition for the first time.It has been quite a turnaround in the last two-and-a-half weeks.Howe was the first to admit he was not doing his job “well enough” after his side were booed off by a section of supporters following a 3-2 defeat against Brentford in the Premier League in their previous game at St James’ Park earlier this month.The Newcastle head coach embarked on some…

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Cuba’s ambassador to Canada told MPs on Tuesday that the United States is “suffocating an entire people” and creating an economic and humanitarian crisis, and urged Ottawa to follow through with a promised aid package. A U.S. oil blockade has curtailed fuel and basic supplies to the increasingly isolated Caribbean island, as the Trump administration puts pressure on Cuba’s socialist government.Speaking before the House foreign affairs committee Tuesday afternoon, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz said the lack of fuel has affected “every aspect of life in the country,” from food distribution to education to public health.“The objective of this oil blockade…

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Patiala: Tension gripped parts of Punjab on Tuesday after police detained several farmers and union leaders heading to Samana in Patiala district to participate in a protest demanding stricter anti-sacrilege legislation.According to farmers, preventive detentions were carried out at multiple locations, including the Dharedi Jatta toll plaza in Patiala and Bhawanigarh in Sangrur district. Gurdeep Singh Chahal, press secretary, BKU (Ekta-Sidhupur), said activists from Sangrur, Faridkot, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Mohali were either picked up from their homes or detained en route to the protest site. A minor scuffle broke out in Samana when some protesters attempted to block a…

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MAPUSA: A 65-year-old tourist from Bhopal was killed in a road accident at the Happy Bar junction, in Assagao, on Monday. The deceased, Bhagat Ram Sharma, was travelling in a hatchback when a speeding SUV allegedly rammed into his car from behind.The impact of the collision was so severe that Sharma reportedly succumbed to his injuries on the spot. Two other passengers in the car sustained minor injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Goa: Protests, Policing Wins, Fatal Road Crash & MoreIn a miraculous escape, a five-month-old infant who was also in the vehicle at the…

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