Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft

LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian men zealously rushed to recruitment centers across the country to enlist, ready to die in defense of their nation. Today, with Russia in control of roughly one-quarter of Ukraine and the two armies virtually deadlocked along a 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) … Read more

Jordan Klepper Exposes Trump’s Hilariously Desperate ‘Freudian Slip’

Jordan Klepper of “The Daily Show” on Wednesday spotted a “Freudian slip” for the ages in the middle of a rant Donald Trump posted on social media. The former president railed against Mazi Melesa Pilip as a “very foolish woman” after the Republican candidate lost a special election in New York to Democrat Tom Suozzi … Read more

Meghan Markle is desperate for Prince Harry to start working and networking

Meghan Markle is allegedly growing more desperate by the day for Prince Harry to reconsider his stance on working Meghan Markle allegedly wants Prince Harry to start working and networking so they can ‘still make it’ in Hollywood. All of this has been shared by an inside source close to Heat magazine. They broke it … Read more

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Desperate Housewives is a modern classic. The comedy/drama/mystery series ran on ABC for eight seasons from 2004 to 2012, starring Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Brenda Strong, Dana Delany, Nicolette Sheridan, and Vanessa Williams. The show, set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, follows the lives of a group … Read more

Dead, wounded or AWOL: The voices of desperate Russian soldiers trying to get out of the Ukraine war

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. The urge to flee has become common enough that they also talk of 500s — people who refuse to fight. As the war grinds into its second winter, a growing number of … Read more

El Niño-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate

MOGADISHU, Somalia — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Niño pummels large parts of Somalia. Floods have killed at least 96 people, the country’s Council of Ministers said Thursday. Among the worst hit towns is … Read more

As Gazan civilians flee south, those in the north grow more desperate

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave RAMALLAH, West Bank — Since the war’s early days, the Israeli army has been telling Nisreen Amour to leave her home in Gaza City and head south. She tried to stay. Even after 45 relatives from further north crowded into her home. Even after her husband died … Read more

Acapulco search for missing sailors after Hurricane Otis grows desperate

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ACAPULCO, Mexico — As the winds grew more insistent and the waves jerked his boat, Demetrio Felipe made a last phone call to his wife at home. He urged her to close the windows and stay inside. The ocean was getting ugly, the yacht captain told her. … Read more

Will Smith desperate to divorce Jada after she ‘ripped the lid off’ their private life

Will Smith does not want to be associated with Jada Pinkett Smith after she “betrayed” him by exposing their private life in her memoir Worthy last month. The King Richard actor was still healing from the backlash of his 2022 Academy Awards slap when the talk show host brought another controversy upon him. “Will was … Read more