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☆ A Ryanair flight was forced to divert mid-air after a drunk family argument erupted into violence, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands was forced to divert mid-air after a brawl broke out. But the flight had to land in Portugal as two family members were "beating each other," police said. A Ryanair flight was forced to divert mid-air on Friday after a family fallout erupted into violence, officials said. The violent argument forced the pilot to divert the plane mid-air and make an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal — which is around 900 miles away, police said. It is unclear what their argument was about, though police confirmed they were both members of the same family.

Organizations: Ryanair, Canarian, Scottish Sun, Gran Canaria Locations: Portugal, Edinburgh, Scotland, Canary, Faro, Gran

☆ A Ukrainian company is building $18,000 tiny homes for families who had theirs destroyed in the war. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have had their homes destroyed in the war. But the company HOMErs is fixing that problem by building fully-furnished properties. Take a look inside one of the homes, which can be made in days and sells for just $18,000. The three-module, fully-furnished properties sell for $18,000 and have managed to give desperate Ukrainian families a new home in a time of need. Scroll down and take a look inside.

Organizations: Service, Kyiv School of Economics, World Bank Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Russia claimed to have defeated a Ukrainian sea drone attack, only to be instantly humiliated by a video showing it didn't
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia said Friday that it thwarted a Ukrainian sea drone attack on one of its warships. But videos released shortly after by Ukrainian officials proved otherwise. One video shows a sea drone smashing into the side of the warship, partially damaging it. Another Ukrainian told CNN on Friday that the attack was carried out by a drone with around 450 kilograms of TNT. Ukrainian officials have not commented on the attack, which is in keeping with their security policy.

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☆ Ukraine hit a Russian warship in an audacious attack involving sea drones, videos show
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said it hit a Russian warship in the Back Sea in an attack that involved sea drones. Dashcam footage posted by a Ukrainian official shows a sea drone slamming into the side of the ship. A Ukrainian source told CNN a sea drone with 450 kilograms of TNT had attacked a Russian ship that had around 100 servicemen aboard. Earlier this week, Russia's Ministry of Defense said it foiled another drone attack that was targeting patrol boats southwest of Sevastopol, according to AFP. Last week, Ukraine showed off its new sea drone for the first time, which packs hundreds of pounds of explosives and is faster than anything in the Black Sea, CNN reported.

Persons: Anton Gerashchenko, Gornyak, Veniamin Kondratiev Organizations: Service, CNN, TNT, Armed Forces of, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Ministry of Defense, AFP, Ukrainian, Internal Affairs of, Security Service, Reuters, Russia's Ministry of Defense Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Novorossiysk, Ukrainian, Crimea, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Krasnodar, Sevastopol

☆ Ukraine just proved its sea drones are a huge threat to Russia's navy. An expert says this may only be the start.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine attacked a Russian warship using a sea drone on Friday, according to videos. It's unknown what type of sea drone Ukraine used to attack the Russian ship. Last week, Ukraine showed off its new sea drone for the first time, which packs hundreds of pounds of explosives, CNN reported. "These are faster than anything else in the Black Sea," he told CNN. A Ukranian sea drone was also used last month to successfully damage the Kerch Bridge, according to CNN.

Persons: Stephen Wright, Anton Gerashchenko, Wright, " Wright Organizations: Service, TNT, CNN, Internal Affairs of, Sevastopol Naval Base Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Novorossiysk, Ukrainian, Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Russia, Sevastopol, Kerch, Crimea, Moscow

☆ Video of Justin Trudeau discussing the 'difficult ups and downs' in his marriage re-emerges after his split with wife Sophie
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced their separation on Wednesday. A resurfaced interview shows Trudeau discussing the "difficult ups and downs" in their relationship. Trudeau and Grégoire Trudeau, a former television presenter, were married in Montreal in 2005 and have three children together, aged 15, 14, and 9 years old. In a 2015 interview, Grégoire Trudeau refused to address allegations of an affair. The Canadian prime minister announced a split with his wife in a statement uploaded to Instagram on Wednesday.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Trudeau —, —, Sophie Gregoire, Reuters Trudeau, Sophie, Grégoire Trudeau, — I'm, we've Organizations: Canadian, Service, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Reuters, Canada's Globe Locations: Wall, Silicon, Montreal, Instagram

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, is fed up with his MMA obsession after he built a fighting cage in his backyard
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg is taking his MMA obsession to another level by building an octagon in his backyard. "I have been working on that grass for two years," Chan responded to one of his messages. Mark Zuckerberg has built an octagon fighting ring in his backyard, but his wife, Priscilla Chan, doesn't seem thrilled. An Octagon is an eight-sided fighting cage typically used for MMA fights. Then Zuckerberg responded to Musk's challenge by writing three words on an Instagram Story: "Send Me Location."

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Chan, doesn't, Zuckerberg, Isreal Adesanya, Alex Volkanovksi, Mark Zuckerberg Zuckerberg, Dave Camarillo, Elon Musk, Musk, Gizmodo, I'm Organizations: —, Twitter, Meta

☆ Russia's outdated boom defenses will prove useless if Ukraine counters with a double-drone strike, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In response, Russia has put up boom defenses to protect bridges or ships. But Ukraine can easily overcome those by launching a double-drone strike, an expert told Insider. However, the outdated defenses, which have been around since World War II, will prove useless if Ukraine decides to counter with a double-drone strike, Stephen Wright, a drone technology developer told Insider. The defenses were deployed after Ukraine unveiled a new sea drone that is designed to attack ships in Russia's Black Sea fleet. Wright told Insider that Ukraine can easily counter the boom defenses by launching a formation attack.

Persons: Stephen Wright, Wright, you'd Organizations: Service, Russia, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Kerch, Crimea, Moscow

☆ Why Russia's defenses are so effective: Deep minefields, adaptable drones, and electronic warfare are proving formidable in Ukraine, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia's defenses are proving effective in frustrating the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Its use of mines, adaptable drones, and electronic warfare are particularly formidable, experts said. He said there were often more than four rows of minefields in front of the Russian defensive lines. A retired Australian general Mick Ryan appears to agree with Lewis, telling The Economist on Monday that Russia's defensive lines are "much more complex and deadly than anything experienced by any military in nearly 80 years." Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow with RUSI, told Newsweek that Ukraine's "Beaver" drones appear to be vulnerable to Russia's electronic defense systems.

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☆ Ukrainian troops finish training on 'formidable' AS90 self-propelled artillery that can wipe out Russian targets from 18 miles away, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Earlier this year, the British government promised to send Ukraine AS90 self-propelled howitzers. An AS90 self-propelled howitzer has an effective range of around 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). After completing their seven-week training course, Ukrainian artillery recruits will be sent back home, according to the MoD's update and Forces News. "The program is part of the UK's enduring commitment to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia," the MoD added. In May, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Britain's support for his country will "never waver."

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☆ The 5 deadliest Western-provided weapons Ukraine is using to fight Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The West has been sending Ukraine weapons and armed vehicles since the start of the war. Now, as Ukraine is in the midst of its counteroffensive to regain crucial territory from Russia, many of these weapons are proving useful. Insider spoke to three military experts about which of the Western-provided weapons have been the most effective for Ukraine in the war. Only time will tell how useful the weapons really areIt is still unclear how Ukraine's counteroffensive will unfold, and how long the Western weapons will hold until Ukraine will need more. A top Ukrainian general told the BBC on Thursday that because Russia has littered the frontlines in south Ukraine with multi-layered minefields, Western tanks are proving ineffective.

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☆ Western tanks are proving ineffective against Russia's multilayered minefields, top Ukrainian general said
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine is struggling to break through Russian minefields, a top Ukrainian general told the BBC. This is despite having Western battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, he said. Some troops are now using Soviet-era tanks to clear the minefields, the BBC reported. Russian troops have shown "professional qualities" by stopping Ukrainian forces from "advancing quickly," Tarnavskyi told the BBC, adding: "I don't underestimate the enemy." Many Western-made vehicles — including several Leopard tanks and US Bradley fighting vehicles — had already been badly damaged, the BBC reported.

Persons: Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Tarnavskyi, —, Bradley, Tarnavsky Organizations: BBC, Service, Bradley Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Wall, Silicon

☆ American Airlines flight attendant says a woman angry with the company tried to run her off a freeway at 80mph
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An American Airlines flight attendant posted a video about being involved in a road rage incident. The flight attendant said a woman shouted 'Fuck your airline!' An American Airlines flight attendant said a passenger angry with the company nearly killed her in a road rage incident. Last year, a flight attendant told CNN that crew members sometimes sprint through airports when there are delays to avoid being hassled by passengers. "They think it's your fault the flight has been delayed," the flight attendant said.

Persons: Elizabeth Braley, Braley Organizations: American Airlines, Airlines, CNN

☆ The UK exempted some Russian oligarchs from sanctions, allowing them to pay for private chefs, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But many of them are allowed to spend a fortune on living expenses, The New York Times reported. One tycoon had permission to pay 19 members of staff, including private chefs, the report said. Last year, officials granted at least 82 exemptions — known as licenses — to oligarchs who were affected by UK sanctions imposed as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the report said. A big chunk of that money went into a security company that has been under investigation for likely helping Aven evade sanctions, The Times reported, citing court records. A spokesperson for the UK Treasury told The Times that licenses to allow payments for "basic needs" are "strictly monitored."

Persons: Mikhail Fridman, Fridman, Pavel Golovkin, Petr Aven, Vladimir Putin, Aven, Oleg Tinkov, Putin Organizations: New York Times, Service, The Times, EU, Bloomberg, Treasury, Times, Alfa Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, London, British, Russian, Moscow, Russia

☆ Drunken Wagner fighters are 'boozing to their heart's content' at train stations in Moscow instead of going home, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some Wagner fighters stationed in Belarus have been told to go on leave, Mozhem Obyasnit reported. One relative wrote online that the fighters are "boozing to their heart's content," it said. But many have not made it home and are choosing to get drunk instead, the outlet reported, citing public chat groups between the supposed relatives of Wagner fighters. Several Wagner fighters are ex-convicts who were released on the grounds they fight with the group in Ukraine. In line with an agreement struck by Prigozhin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after the rebellion, the Wagner Group leader was sent to Belarus.

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☆ Video shows a Ukrainian tank chasing Russian soldiers into artillery fire after they refused to surrender
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Footage shows Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade launching a counter-offensive against Russia. It showed the brigade sending a tank to chase Russian soldiers into a field, towards artillery fire. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyA video shows a Ukrainian tank chasing Russian soldiers into artillery fire after they refused to surrender. It follows Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade as they launch a counter-offensive against Russian troops. It is unclear what happened to the Russian soldiers.

Organizations: Assault Brigade, Russia, Service, Brigade, Russian, Separate, Washington DC, of Locations: Bakhmut, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Russia briefly deployed its super-advanced T-14 tanks to Ukraine, then withdrew them again, state media says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's top-tier T-14 Armata tanks were used in combat in Ukraine, state media reported. But then they were quickly "withdrawn from the frontline," a military source told state media. Armored forces from Russia's southern military district (SMD) "actively used Armata in combat," an unnamed military source told the state-run outlet TASS. Russia says it has defense systems that capable of countering the anti-tank rockets that Ukraine has deployed so effectively in battle against older Russian tanks. "The necessary trials of the T-14 tank still continue," another unnamed military source told TASS.

Persons: Rostec Organizations: Service, Russia, British Ministry of Defense, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Russian

☆ Russia had a super-advanced air defense system within 300 meters of a drone attack in Moscow, but failed to shoot it down
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A drone attack close to Russia's Defence Ministry on Monday left two buildings damaged. But less than 300 meters away from the attack, Russia has an air defense system, Radio Liberty reported. The defense system was not activated on the morning of the attack, eyewitnesses told Radio Liberty. "As for the development of the defense system, ensuring its more intensive work, this is a question for the Ministry of Defense." Ukraine has not formally accepted responsibility for the attack, though one unnamed intelligence official told CNN that Kyiv was behind it.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Mykhailo Fedorov Organizations: Russia's Defence, Radio Liberty, Service, Russia, Drones, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Pravda, Ministry of Defense, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ukraine, Ukrainian Pravda, CNN, Kyiv Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow —, Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine

☆ Here's why the pilot of Enola Gay had no regrets about dropping the first atom bomb designed by Oppenheimer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Tom Porter | Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Toward the end of his life, Enola Gay's pilot was unrepentant saying they saved "a lot of lives." So when the Enola Gay approached at 8:15 a.m., many thought it was a reconnaissance plane. But how did the explosion weigh with the 12 men aboard the Enola Gay who dropped the bomb that day? Some of the crew of the Enola Gay, the B-29 plane from which the first atom bomb was dropped.

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☆ An easyJet pilot warned passengers not to take their flight to Greece because of the raging fires there, leaving some tourists in tears
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An easyJet pilot flying to Rhodes told tourists it was a bad idea, a BBC-affiliated report said. His warning prompted some tourists to disembark, including a boy who was crying, the report said. An easyJet pilot warned tourists flying to Rhodes, Greece on Monday that it was a "terrible idea" moments before taking off, according to a report by the BBC's Welsh-language news program Newyddion. "I don't know why you're traveling, but if you're traveling for recreational reasons, I suggest it's a bad idea." In a later statement on Monday, the company said it is offering its customers two repatriation flights from Rhodes to London.

Persons: Rhodes, Newyddion, EasyJet, Tui Organizations: BBC, Morning, CNN, Reuters, Foreign Office, Guardian Locations: Rhodes, Greece, Corfu, London

☆ Ukrainian women are using dating profiles with AI images to trick horny Russian soldiers into giving away secrets, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian women are using online profiles to lure in Russian soldiers, The Times reported. The soldiers often share crucial information about the war with the women, they told The Times. The women, who say they feel no remorse, pass on the information to the Ukrainian military. The soldiers, she said, constantly reveal information about the state of the Russian army, which she then passes on to the Ukrainian military. Angelina, whose brother fought and died in the war last year, said she feels no sympathy for the soldiers.

Persons: Angelina, Masha, Maxim Korneev, Putin Organizations: The Times, Times, Service, Luhansk People's Republics Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Luhansk

☆ Tour operators in Crimea are begging holidaymakers to stay after a bridge attack left a Russian couple dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tourists are fleeing the popular holiday destination Crimea as it becomes increasingly militarized. Tour operators are begging tourists to stay and not be swayed by their "emotions," CNN reported. But a drone attack on Monday left a Russian couple dead and their 14-year-old daughter injured. Hour-long traffic jams started forming on Tuesday as Russian tourists tried to drive out of Crimea, a popular holiday destination on the Black Sea coast, Reuters reported. On Monday, fighting continued to escalate after a drone attack on the Kerch bridge — which connects Russia and Crimea — killed a couple, Reuters reported.

Persons: Elena Bazhenova, Bazhenova, Crimea —, Vladimir Putin, Ilya Ymansky Organizations: CNN, Service, Reuters, BBC, Hotels, Russian Union of Travel Industry Locations: Crimea, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukraine, Kerch, Kyiv, Europe

☆ A video of a whale appearing to ask for humans to remove parasites went viral. An expert says tourists are hurting the creatures, not helping.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video showing a boat captain pulling parasites off a whale's head in a Mexican lagoon went viral. "People are going to get hurt because of that video," Bondy, told Insider in an interview. Bondy said that picking parasites like barnacles off a whale could hurt them because they have extremely thin and sensitive skin. "Whales, for thousands of years, have been surviving without people picking parasites off," she told Insider. Bondy is also worried that if tourists pick parasites from whales, the sea mammal could react aggressively toward them.

Persons: Shari Bondy, Bondy, Gray Organizations: Service Locations: Mexican, Wall, Silicon, Ojo, Mexico's Baja

☆ 55 whales may have died in a mass stranding because they refused to leave the side of an injured female
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An entire pod of 55 pilot whales died on Sunday after a mass stranding on a beach in Scotland. The pod may have washed up on the beach because they wanted to help an injured female. An entire pod of 55 pilot whales died on Sunday morning after a mass stranding on a remote beach in Western Isles, Scotland, police said. Most of the whales died shortly after washing up in low-tide waters, although 15 of them were still breathing when rescue teams arrived on the beach. The incident is the "largest fatal mass stranding event we've had in Scotland for decades," the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme said on Twitter on Sunday.

Persons: it's, we've Organizations: Service, British, British Divers, Rescue, Scottish, Twitter, Washington Post Locations: Scotland, Wall, Silicon, Isles

☆ Russian soldiers sent their families a desperate video, saying they were being led by a 'drunk' commander and without the supplies to survive
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new video shows Russian troops raising the alarm about their treatment by commanders in Ukraine. The 50 or so mobilized soldiers said they weren't given food or ammo, and weren't being paid on time. They warned that they were being led by a "drunk commander" to reinforce positions in Bakhmut. A man in the video added that the commander from another unit "said that for us it would be a suicide mission." The Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, was stationed in Bakhmut in the spring, before being replaced by the Russian army.

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