Russia: Nuclear weapons ‘not a deterrent’ claims Solovyov Vladimir Putin could still use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as part of a “powerful destructive attack” unless Western powers threaten “devastating” consequences, an expert has warned. Russia’s President has frequently suggested nuclear weapons could be used as he becomes increasingly furious at responses from the West and aid that is continuing to […]

Scholz is asked on whether he will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine Germany has delivered 18 Leopard II tanks to Ukraine after making the pledge two months ago. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said he was sure the tanks would “make a decisive contribution” on the frontlines of the raging war. He said the tanks “have made it into the hands of […]

Bookmark Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters A man who allegedly kept a dead body in his freezer for nearly two years has also been accused of fraudulently using the dead man’s bank cards for his own enrichment. Damion Johnson, 52, stands accused of preventing the burial of John Wainwright, who […]

Colorado authorities are investigating a mountain town casino heist of $500,000 in cash — the biggest theft from a casino that state regulators can remember since gambling started again in 1991. The theft from the Monarch Casino Resort and Spa, located 34 miles west of Denver in Black Hawk, occurred March 12. Casino cashier Sabrina Eddy, 44, has been jailed […]

By JONATHAN MATTISE (Associated Press) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out the attack by firing indiscriminately at victims and spraying gunfire through doors and windows, police said Tuesday. The […]

Pope Francis is preparing to bless a nanobook containing one of his pandemic speeches ahead of its journey to space as part of a plan to send his message of hope and peace “beyond the borders of the earth”. The Vatican presented a project to send into space a miniaturised digital book containing a message of hope delivered by Pope […]

A skydiver making their first-ever jump missed her planned landing spot, and found herself entangled in high-voltage power lines. Firefighters in Riverside County, California, were called to Lake Elsinore to rescue the trapped rookie skydiver. Power for the region had to be switched off while she was disentangled from the electrical cables. READ MORE: TV weatherman prays 'Jesus, help them' […]

As hundreds of thousands of French protesters descended on cities across the country against Mr Macron’s controversial pension plan, a BBC journalist was forced to abandon her report and flee as she was hit by tear gas, new footage has shown. Victoria Derbyshire was in the French capital of Paris reporting on the protests on Tuesday when the “mood changed” […]

You’ve never seen charoset like this before. The relish of fruit, nuts and red wine — it represents the mortar used by Jewish slaves in the building of the Egyptian pyramids — is one of the symbolic foods on the Passover seder plate. And its resemblance to actual mortar is probably why most of us don’t think to make and […]

After six years, Comal Heritage Food Incubator is closing up shop in the Taxi mixed-used development in the River North Art District. But that won’t last long: This summer, the award-winning operation will reopen nearby as a bigger restaurant and teaching kitchen within the 2,600-square-foot space of RiNo ArtPark, at 1900 35th St. “The ArtPark outpost has twice as much […]