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Washington Post
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
He may have stopped Trump's would-be assassin. Now he's telling his story.
ADAMS, Pa. — As gunfire erupted at Donald Trump's campaign rally in Butler last July, Aaron Zaliponi glanced up and caught sight of the shooter's head and shoulders jutting above the peak of a roofline about 115 yards away. The Butler County SWAT team operator, standing in an open field between the gunman and the rally stage, snapped up his rifle, aligned the red dot of its scope with the shooter's chin and fired a single shot.
Japan Times
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Ukrainian spy colonel gunned down in Kyiv as assailant flees
A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage verified by Reuters. Kyiv's police force said it was working to identify the shooter and that "measures are being taken to detain him." The slain agent was a colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), an official said. The SBU, a sprawling domestic spy agency that has thousands of staff, said it had opened a criminal investigation into the murder of one of its employees in Kyiv's southern Holosiivskyi district. It did not identify him. The agency's remit covers security and counterintelligence, but since Russia's 2022 invasion it has also played a prominent role in special operations against Moscow, including assassinations and sabotage attacks. Those include an extraordinary drone operation, code-named Spider's Web, that targeted Russian strategic aircraft at bases hundreds of miles from Ukraine, and the assassination of a top Russian general in Moscow using a bomb hidden in a scooter. Neither the SBU nor the police mentioned possible motives for the killing in Kyiv. "The Security Service and the National Police are taking a comprehensive set of measures to clarify all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice," the SBU said in a statement. Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda cited a source saying the assailant fired five rounds from a pistol. It identified his victim as Ivan Voronych, an SBU colonel. Some pro-Kremlin military bloggers cheered the death of the colonel. Alexander Kots, a Russian war correspondent, said he hoped the Russian security services were behind his death. "The enemy must feel afraid on its own territory." Russian officials have not publicly commented. CCTV footage circulated on Ukrainian social media showed a man in jeans leaving a residential building and walking to a car park where he was approached by another man, who fired at him repeatedly before running away. The location of the video of the purported killing was confirmed as a neighborhood in Kyiv, using the guard box, buildings and parking lot layout, which match file and satellite imagery of the area. The date when the video was recorded was verified using the timestamp on the footage and Reuters reporting of the incident.
The Verge
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Another way to stalk.
Another way to stalk. GSC Game World has announced that its gloriously messy shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming to the PlayStation 5. There aren't a lot of details, but the new version will make use of the DualSense controller's features, and is expected to launch towards the end of 2025.
Geek Culture
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
'Battlefield 6': EA Reportedly Eyeing 100 Million Players, Three Times More Than Series Best
It's one thing to be ambitious, and another to be unrealistic. The forthcoming Battlefield 6 seems to fall under the latter category, as publisher EA is reportedly expecting a 100 million player count for the shooter. The tidbit comes from an in-depth report by Ars Technica, exploring the various concerns and unreasonable goals for the game . To put things into context, 2021's Battlefield 2042 saw around 22 million players, while the franchise's best-selling title, Battlefield 1 , reached around 'maybe 30 million plus' players, according to an anonymous source. 'Obviously, Battlefield has never achieved those numbers before,' stated one source. 'Nothing in the market research or our quality deliverables indicates that we would be anywhere near that,' said another. This puts the desired goal three times more than its peak, which 'very few' developers believe is attainable. Battle royale modes in competitor entries like Call of Duty served as a point of reference, with Call of Duty Warzone hitting 100 million players back in April 2021, and Fortnite nabbing over 200 million players in 2018. Still, it should be noted that the former took around a year to reach the figure, and that's coming from one of the most popular first-person shooter (FPS) series around. It's not like development is moving smoothly behind the scenes, either. Battlefield 6 reportedly has a whopping budget of over US$400 million, with the team also suffering from constant burnout due to its massive scope. The game will reportedly feature a free-to-play mode, multiple premium online options, and even a full single-player suite, as well as a community-driven game mode, but these plans have only led to rising tensions between DICE, the original franchise creators, and EA leadership, who have taken more control over the next entry. According to the publisher, Battlefield 6 will officially be unveiled sometime this summer. The big question is: will the hype be enough? Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. Battlefield Battlefield 6 Electronic Arts
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Least Suspected Person May Be EJ's Shooter—The DAYS Twist No One Expects
Ever since Johnny admitted he didn't shoot EJ, the mystery behind the true shooter has grown on Days of our Lives. And while many suspect his shooter could be another younger DiMera, this fan theory may just make the most sense. Despite being innocent all along, Johnny (Carson Boatman) has been arrested for attempted murder of his father. All the evidence points to him, but EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) knows his son was telling the truth when he said he handed him the gun after confronting him with it that night. READ THIS: DAYS kidnap twist ahead? Xander considers the unthinkable in custody fight. While Johnny's await remains to be sealed, many suspect it was young Rachel (Alice Halsey) who shot her uncle. She's been traumatized ever since that night, with motive to retaliate for EJ taking her grandmother away. Rachel is certainly a viable suspect, but there's one part of the story many are overlooking. What if the shooter all along was…wait for it… EJ! After all, he was already beating himself up for the way Johnny learned about what he did to Sami (Alison Sweeney), resulting in his existence. Could Johnny's final confrontation at gun point have been EJ's last straw? Did the guilt become too much to bear and the gun in his hand seem too convenient? After months of mystery, did EJ actually shoot himself? WATCH THIS: Check out Soap Hub's new podcast, Soap Hub Says here! It may be the only way to clear anyone of the shooting, while also drawing in enemies who have since become suspects, like Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) and Rafe (Galen Gering). Got a red hot theory about your favorite soap storyline? Email news@ — yours could be our next hot topic!
