Jordan Maclachlan, 26, died on Friday while serving on the frontline in Ukraine, his family says
A Scottish man has been killed while serving on the frontline with the Ukrainian army, his family has said.
Jordan Maclachlan, 26, from Ardnamurchan in the Scottish Highlands, died on Friday while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian army, his family told the BBC.
Continue reading...Step aside, Colossus. Be gone, Hercules. The Australian Reptile Park has recorded its largest male specimen so far
First there was Colossus, then Hercules … now, Thor.
Among the Australian Reptile Park’s tributes to the gods, one is newly pre-eminent, bearing the title of “Hemsworth”.
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Continue reading...His protracted refusal to quit as PM could even result in the demise of Canada’s ‘natural governing party’
Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign as prime minister has jolted his ailing Liberal party, kicking off a leadership race that could determine the future – or the demise – of Canada’s “natural governing party”.
On a frigid Monday morning, Trudeau said that while “every bone in my body tells me to fight”, a procedural standstill in parliament, as well as his dismal polling numbers, meant there was no path forward to contest a fourth term as leader.
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