A Missouri couple battered and belittled a terrified three-year-old girl before she died inside a shady motel room, according to police.  

Kyle Galloway, 30, and Deanne Kay Hankins, 36, have been accused of fatally neglecting and abusing Novaleigh Galloway inside the Classic Motel in Higginsville.

Police found the three-year-old victim, who was Galloway’s biological daughter and not related to Hankins, dead on December 23 after rushing to the scene following reports of a child not breathing. 

Court records reviewed by Fox 4 alleged that Novaleigh had marks around her wrists and feet – indicating that she had been restrained. 

The toddler also had black eyes, investigators said, suggesting that she had endured severe abuse leading up to her death. 

Drug paraphernalia and meth were found inside the room, according to court records. 

Galloway and Hankins were immediately arrested and questioned about Novaleigh’s suspicious death. 

The suspects were each charged with three felony charges – child neglect, endangering the welfare of a child, and drug possession. They remain in Lafayette County Jail without bond. 

Novaleigh Galloway died in the care of her father and his girlfriend on December 23 

Kyle Galloway is Novaleigh’s biological father. He allegedly kicked her in the back of her head before she died 

Galloway allegedly admitted to investigators that his daughter had been zip-tied and restricted because of her ‘behavioral issues,’ per court records. 

He also claimed that earlier in the day, before Novaleigh died, Hankins had hit her in the head and mouth. 

Hankins allegedly denied the involvement of zip ties, but did say that Novaleigh was tied down and had cuts on her feet and wrists. 

She also admitted to bashing Novaleigh on the back of her head after she did not do what she was told, according to police. 

While Galloway allegedly told authorities that he found the brutal punishment ‘excessive,’ he never tried to stop it. 

In fact, he confessed to contributing to the harm inflicted on the girl, police said. Galloway reportedly told police that he physically disciplined Novaleigh throughout the day and night leading up to her death. 

The alleged abuse was not only physical, but verbal. 

On top of being accused of relentlessly beating the little girl, the coldhearted couple allegedly called her vile names as they hit her. 

Kyle Galloway, 30, and Deanne Kay Hankins, 36, have been accused of fatally neglecting and abusing Novaleigh Galloway inside the Classic Motel in Higginsville

Deanne Kay Hankins is not related to the young victim and allegedly physically and verbally abused her

After a day allegedly filled with horrendous attacks on the child, Galloway and Hankins had tried to put her to bed. 

But when Novaleigh did not want to go to sleep, her father – allegedly frustrated with her fussiness – kicked her in the back of the head, Hankins reportedly told police. 

‘Oh, that might have been a little hard,’ Galloway allegedly told Hankins after the vicious blow. 

Both apparently careless adults then placed Novaleigh in her cot to sleep without checking whether she was all right, according to court records. 

A bit later, Hankins allegedly heard her breathing heavily. When she approached the child’s bed, she was unresponsive, prompting her and Galloway to call 911. 

Novaleigh’s mother, Americus Perkins, told Fox 4 that Galloway had visitation rights. But despite her best efforts, she had not seen her child in months. 

Her maternal grandmother, Crystal Boyd, alleged on Facebook that they had been looking for the little girl for six to eight months. 

Boyd claimed that Galloway was ‘trying to keep her from us’ and the couple had been ‘hiding out’ while abusing her,  

Novaleigh loved the outdoors and to play the harmonica, according to her obituary 

Novaleigh’s mother, Americus Perkins, said she had not seen her daughter in months 

‘My grandbaby’s dad and his girlfriend did something to my grandbaby and now she is gone that’s what happened there this morning Kyle Galloway and his girlfriend killed my grandbaby,’ Boyd claimed. 

Boyd also created a GoFundMe for Novaleigh’s funeral arrangements. It has raised about $4,600 so far. 

‘Nova was such a happy and wonderful little girl and she will always be so loved and missed by so many. I love you, Nova, so much and will always keep you in my heart and soul, babygirl,’ Boyd wrote. 

Novaleigh was described as a joyful girl who loved the outdoors and playing the harmonica.  

The situation remains under investigation and Novaleigh’s official cause of death has not been released. 

Meanwhile, a petition has been circulating to have the Classic Motel shuttered. 

The petition states that the motel has become ‘a focal point for concerning activities that put the members of our community at risk.’

It also cites data from the Urban Institute, suggesting that areas around motels experience a 35 percent spike in crime. 

A GoFundMe for Novaleigh’s funeral arrangements raised about $4,600

A petition has been created to get the Classic Motel shut down 

Another petition titled Pass Novaleigh’s Law: Protect Missouri Children Curing Unsafe Visitation, has also been created. 

‘Missouri’s current laws often require children to be visibly injured or in immediate, undeniable danger before intervention is allowed,’ the petition reads. 

‘By the time that threshold is met, the damage is already done. Too often, warning signs are seen but not acted on. 

‘Too often, concerns are documented but dismissed. Too often, children are sent back into unsafe situations because the law leaves no room to pause, assess, or protect.’

According to public records, Galloway has a lengthy criminal record, with charges including child welfare endangerment, domestic assault, burglary and possession of a controlled substance. 

Hankins has also been previously arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Perkins and Boyd for comment.

Lafayette County Clerks Jessica White and Jennifer Middleton, the ‘decision makers’ on the petition to close down the motel, and Governor Mike Kehoe, one of the ‘decision makers’ for the second petition, have also been contacted for comment.

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Anna Bates, a solicitor from Cardiff, has described Fraser’s organ as “a magic heart” as, without it, 10-year-old Roman, born with a serious disease, may no longer be alive

Anna Bates met Roman over the festive period(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

A mum poses with the little boy whose still alive thanks to her son’s “magic heart”.

Roman received Fraser Bates’ heart after Roman and his dad, Stuart, were fatally hit by a careless driver who had left a Christmas party. Anna had made the heartbreaking decision to donate Fraser’s organs just hours after being told he would not survive his injuries.

And now it continues to keep Roman, 10, alive, a feat Anna says is “just phenomenal”. Roman was born severe newborn dilated cardiomyopathy, a serious heart disease, and medics feared he was going to die had he not received an organ.

Anna, 48, met Roman again over Christmas and embraced the youngster with a warm hug. The solicitor, from Cardiff, said: “It is just phenomenal that my son, Fraser, had made such a huge difference through his organs being donated, and it proves ‘the heart really can go on.’

“I’ve got a really close bond with Roman’s mum. We have just got this magic heart that joins us and for him to be there with what I call Roman’s heart… and he carries on with that joy and he battles so hard.”

READ MORE: Brit dad left paralysed after freak accident during family holiday in IbizaREAD MORE: Disabled little girl returns to school after council axed her transport to schoolAnna lost Fraser, seven, in December 2015(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

Fraser’s heart was transplanted 10 years ago, shortly after Roman’s birth, following the crash in Talbot Green, south Wales, where Fraser and 43-year-old Stuart were pronounced dead. Driver Joshua Staples, 22, admitted two counts of causing death by careless driving without due care and attention and was jailed for 16 months.

Roman’s mum Zoe described the agonising 10-month wait for a heart transplant, and the “emotional rollercoaster” as the family did not think it would happen right up until they received the call.

Mum-of-two Anna, who founded a charity in Fraser’s memory, said the loss of her husband and son was “everyone’s worst nightmare” and it “still doesn’t feel real 10 years on”.

“One moment you have got your lovely family of four and then the next moment you are being asked these questions about organ donation,” she said.

“It’s a difficult and taboo subject because we don’t want to think about it, but its so important. Children like Roman have been saved because of it and we need to save a lot more.”

Both Stuart and Fraser died after they were hit by the car(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)Anna, her 13-year-old daughter Elizabeth pose for a picture with little Roman(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

Anna said children tended to see organ donation as “a gift of life”, in her experience, whereas adults possibly avoided talking about it as they associated it with death.

Wales was the first UK nation to adopt the “soft” opt-out legislation on December 1, 2015, which presumes a person’s consent to donate their organs when they die, unless they or their family have indicated otherwise.

The organ donor consent rate increased by about 15 per cent during the first three years of the opt-out law, but has dropped to its lowest level in a decade last year.

Anna said she had not expected to be asked for her consent for organ donation as she thought the “soft” opt-out legislation meant this was not needed but families still need to give consent too.

“These conversations desperately need to be had,” Anna added.

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Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of “serious information failures” in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

“Abhorrent” social media posts by Alaa Abd El-Fattah emerged after he returned to the UK on Boxing Day following several years of imprisonment in Egypt.

Ms Cooper, the foreign secretary, said successive prime ministers were not briefed on the historic tweets, which date back as far as 2010, and civil servants in charge of the case were also “unaware” of them.

The activist has since apologised “unequivocally” for his “shocking and hurtful” social media posts, in which he appears to call for violence against “Zionists” – but said some had been “completely twisted”.

Both the Conservatives and Reform UK have suggested he should have his British citizenship stripped for the posts – though it is understood there are no current plans for this, and the law does not appear to provide grounds to deport him.

In a letter to the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Dame Emily Thornberry, Ms Cooper said long-standing procedures and due diligence arrangements had been “completely inadequate” in the case.

“In the context of rising antisemitism, and recent horrific attacks against Jewish people in this country and around the world, I am deeply concerned that the unexpected emergence of these historical tweets – coming alongside the social media posts that I and other senior politicians sent on Boxing Day welcoming the conclusion of this long-running case and Mr El Fattah’s reunion with his family – have added to the distress felt by Jewish communities in the UK, and I very much regret that,” she wrote.

“I have asked the permanent under secretary as a matter of urgency to review the serious information failures in this case and more broadly the systems that are in place within the department for conducting due diligence on the individual high-profile consular and human-rights cases for which the FCDO is responsible, to ensure that those systems are functioning properly for the future, and that all necessary lessons are learned.”

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah was pardoned in September 2025. Pic: AP

Mr Abd El-Fattah was a leading voice during Egypt’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising and went on hunger strikes in prison.

He was most recently detained in September 2019 and sentenced to five years in prison in December 2021 on charges of spreading false news.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardoned the activist earlier this year and he flew to the UK to reunite with his young son, who lives in Brighton, last week.

He had been granted UK citizenship in December 2021 under Boris Johnson, reportedly through his UK-born mother.

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Mr Abd El-Fattah with his sister after his release from prison. Pic: Twitter/@monasosh

No 10 has defended the government’s handling of the case, with the prime minister’s official spokesperson saying: “We welcome the return of a British citizen unfairly detained abroad, as we would in all cases and as we have done in the past.

“That is central to Britain’s commitment to religious and political freedom. That said, it doesn’t change the fact that we have condemned the nature of these historic tweets and we consider them to be abhorrent, and we’ve been very clear about that.”

In a statement, Mr Abd El-Fattah said: “I unequivocally apologise.

“(The posts) were mostly expressions of a young man’s anger and frustrations in a time of regional crises (the wars on Iraq, on Lebanon and Gaza), and the rise of police brutality against Egyptian youth.

“I particularly regret some that were written as part of online insult battles with the total disregard for how they read to other people. I should have known better.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump have presented a united front and heaped praise on each other as they held another meeting to discuss the tensions in the Middle East.

On Monday, Netanyahu paid his fifth visit to the United States since Trump’s inauguration in January, meeting the president at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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Their mutual flattery turned into geopolitical alignment as the two leaders addressed the most pressing issues in the Middle East: Gaza and Iran.

Trump claimed that Israel is helping the people of Gaza and dismissed the near-daily Israeli ceasefire violations.

Here are the key takeaways from Monday’s meeting.

Trump stresses Hamas must disarm

Before and after his meeting with Netanyahu, Trump stressed that Hamas must disarm, issuing a stern threat to the Palestinian group.

Asked what would happen if Hamas refused to give up its weapons, Trump said: “It would be horrible for them, horrible. It’s going to be really, really bad for them.”

Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington’s top priority was to move to the second phase of the ceasefire, which would see the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian administration and the deployment of an international police force.

But on Monday, Trump kept the focus on Hamas, reiterating the claim that other countries have offered to “wipe them out” if the group refuses to give up its weapons.

Israel has killed 414 Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, and it continues to restrict the flow of international aid into the territory, including temporary shelter provisions, despite people suffering deadly weather conditions in makeshift tents.

Trump, however, said that Israel is fully living up to its commitments under the deal – “100 percent”.

“I’m not concerned about anything that Israel is doing,” he told reporters.

US threatens Iran

Trump suggested that Washington would carry out further military action against Iran if Tehran rebuilds its nuclear programme or missile capacity.

The president kept returning to the oft-cited argument that the US air strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities in June are what paved the way for the ceasefire in Gaza.

“Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down,” Trump said.

“We’ll knock them down. We’ll knock the hell out of them. But, hopefully, that’s not happening.”

In recent weeks, Israeli officials and their US allies have shifted the focus to Iran’s missile programme, arguing it should be dealt with before it poses a threat to Israel.

When asked whether the US would back an Israeli attack targeting Iran’s missile programme, Trump said, “If they will continue with the missiles, yes. The nuclear? Fast. OK? One will be: Yes, absolutely. The other is: We’ll do it immediately.”

Iran has ruled out negotiating over its missile programme, and it has denied seeking to build a nuclear weapon.

Israel, meanwhile, is widely believed to have an undeclared nuclear arsenal.

Bromance festival

Since the early days of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, US media reports have suggested that the US president, first Joe Biden, then Trump, was angry or frustrated at Netanyahu.

But the US military and diplomatic support for Israel has never been interrupted.

Ahead of Netanyahu’s visit, similar reports emerged about a potential rift between him and Trump.

Nonetheless, the two leaders put on a show of brotherly romance on Monday.

Trump called Netanyahu a “hero”, stressing that Israel may not have existed without his wartime leadership.

“We’re with you, and we’ll continue to be with you, and a lot of good things are happening in the Middle East,” Trump told Netanyahu.

“We have peace in the Middle East, and we’re going to try and keep it that way. I think we will be very successful in keeping it that way. And you’ve been a great friend.”

The US president also highlighted his efforts to secure a presidential pardon for Netanyahu, who is facing corruption charges in Israel.

The Israeli prime minister announced that the US president will be awarded the Israel Prize, which is normally given to Israeli citizens.

“I have to say that this reflects the overwhelming sentiment of Israelis across the spectrum,” Netanyahu said.

“They appreciate what you’ve done to help Israel, and to help our common battle against the terrorists and those who would destroy our civilisation.”

Netanyahu has notably not been pardoned.

Trump calls for Israel-Syria rapprochement

One area where Trump appeared to press Netanyahu was Syria.

Trump said Netanyahu is “going to get along” with Syria, lauding Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad last year, Israel has expanded its occupation of southern Syria beyond the Golan Heights, seizing large areas in Jabal al-Sheikh. The Israeli military has also been carrying out raids, reportedly abducting and disappearing people in the country.

The new Syrian authorities have stressed that they do not seek conflict with Israel, but talks to reach a security agreement between the two countries have stalled.

“We do have an understanding regarding Syria,” Trump said. “Now, with Syria, you have a new president. I respect him. He’s a very strong guy, and that’s what you need in Syria.”

Netanyahu was non-committal on Israel’s approach to Syria.

“Our interest is to have a peaceful border with Syria,” he said. “We want to make sure that the border area right next to our border is safe — we don’t have terrorists, we don’t have attacks.”

On renewed war in Lebanon: ‘We’ll see about it.’

Since the start of the truce in Gaza, Israel has intensified its attacks in Lebanon, leading to fears that it may re-launch its full-scale war against the country.

Earlier this year, the Lebanese government issued a decree to disarm Hezbollah, but the group pledged to hold onto its weapons to defend the country against Israel.

On Monday, Trump did not rule out renewing the conflict in Lebanon.

“We’ll see about it,” the president said when asked whether he would support more Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

“The Lebanese government is at a little bit of a disadvantage, if you think of it, with Hezbollah. But Hezbollah has been behaving badly, so we’ll see what happens.”

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The alleged Bondi attack shooters did not receive training or come into contact with a broader terror cell while visiting the Philippines, according to current assessments by federal police, with initial investigations indicating the father and son acted alone.

The Australian federal police commissioner, Krissy Barrett, said on Tuesday that Sajid and Naveen Akram had spent nearly a month in the Philippines just weeks before carrying out the antisemitic shooting at a Bondi Hanukah event on 14 December, killing 15 victims.

Barrett said police would not yet provide all details of their assessment as investigations continued, but while she said the AFP alleged the terror attack was inspired by Islamic State, the AFP did not believe the gunmen were directed by any broader network.

The initial assessment from the Philippine national police was that the individuals rarely left their hotel, and there was no evidence to suggest they received training or underwent logistical preparation for their alleged attack, Barrett told a press conference on Tuesday.

However “I am not suggesting that they were there for tourism,” she added.

CCTV footage capturing the pair’s stay in the Philippines has been provided to the AFP.

“What this points to, and I will again advise this is a point in time assessment, is that these individuals are alleged to have acted alone,” Barrett said.

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“There is no evidence to suggest these alleged offenders were part of a broader terrorist cell, or were directed by others to carry out an attack.”

Sajid Akram was shot dead during the attack. His son, Naveed, has been charged with dozens of offences including 15 counts of murder.

Barrett said police had found that the Akrams departed Sydney for the Philippines on 1 November, visiting Davao City and returning to Australia on 29 November – just a fortnight before the 14 December attack. Investigators were still analysing evidence, she said.

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Murat Mukashev (inset) signed up for the army after he was given a 10-year jail term

Over the past 10 months, Russian losses in the war with Ukraine have been growing faster than any time since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, BBC analysis suggests.

As peace efforts intensified in 2025 under pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration, 40% more obituaries of soldiers were published in Russian sources compared with the previous year.

Overall, the BBC has confirmed the names of almost 160,000 people killed fighting on Russia’s side in Ukraine.

BBC News Russian has been counting Russian war losses together with independent outlet Mediazona and a group of volunteers since February 2022. We keep a list of named individuals whose deaths we were able to confirm using official reports, newspapers, social media, and new memorials and graves.

The real death toll is believed to be much higher, and military experts we have consulted believe our analysis of cemeteries, war memorials and obituaries might represent 45-65% of the total.

That would put the number of Russian deaths at between 243,000 and 352,000.

The number of obituaries for any given period is a preliminary estimate of the confirmed losses, as some need additional verification and will eventually be discarded. But it can indicate how the intensity of fighting is changing over time.

2025 starts with a relatively low number of published obituaries in January, compared with the previous months. Then the number rises in February, when Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked directly for the first time about ending the war in Ukraine.

The next peak in August coincides with the two presidents meeting each other in Alaska, a diplomatic coup for Putin that was widely seen as an end to his international isolation.

In October, when a planned second Russia-US summit was eventually shelved, and then in November, when the US presented a 28-point peace proposal, an average of 322 obituaries were published per day – twice the average in 2024.

It is difficult to put increased Russian losses down to any one factor, but the Kremlin sees territorial gains as a way of influencing negotiations with the US in its favour: Putin aide Yuri Ushakov stressed recently that “recent successes” had had a positive impact.

Murat Mukashev was among those who gambled on a quick peace deal, and it cost him his life.

Mukashev was an activist who had never supported Putin’s policies.

Over the years, he had taken part in demonstrations against police violence and torture, and joined rallies for LGBT rights and the release of Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s main opponent who died in prison in 2024.

Murat Mukashev

Murat Mukashev was never a Putin supporter and had protested against the war and police violence

He had repeatedly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on social media from 2022. Then, in early 2024, Mukashev was detained near his home in Moscow and charged with large-scale drug dealing.

While his case was being tried he was offered a contract with the defence ministry, according to his friends and family.

They saw the heavy charges levelled against him as a typical ploy to get people to sign up. A 2024 law allows the accused a way out of a criminal conviction if they join up – an attractive option in a country with an acquittal rate of less than 1%.

Mukashev refused the offer, and the court sentenced him to 10 years in a high-security penal colony.

In prison in November 2024, he changed his mind. Friends said he was encouraged by Trump’s promises to end the war quickly and decided he needed to sign up as soon as possible to secure his release before a peace deal was reached.

“He saw this as a chance to be released instead of being imprisoned for 10 years of strict regime,” reads a statement from his support group.

There was no explanation of how he reconciled taking part in the war with his reluctance to kill.

On June 11 2025, Mukashev died fighting as part of an assault squad in the Kharkiv region of north-eastern Ukraine.

Like him, the majority of Russians killed at the front in 2025 had nothing to do with the military at the start of the full-scale war, BBC figures show.

But since the bloody battle for the city of Avdiivka in October 2023, there has been a steady increase in casualties among so-called “volunteers” – those who have voluntarily signed a contract since the start of the invasion.

They now appear to form the majority of Russia’s new recruits, as opposed to professional soldiers who joined the army before the invasion or those mobilised for military service afterwards.

A year ago 15% of Russian military deaths were volunteers, but in 2025 it was one in three.

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File pic of Russian recruits in Rostov region

Local governments, under pressure to maintain a constant flow of new recruits, advertise hefty pay-outs, meet people who have large debts and campaign in universities and colleges.

This means that the Kremlin has been able to compensate for heavy losses at the front while avoiding the politically risky move of a large-scale mandatory mobilisation.

By October, 336,000 people had signed up for the military this year, according to National Security Council deputy chief Dmitry Medvedev – well over 30,000 a month.

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has since said that 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed every month. If both are right, Russia is still recruiting more soldiers than it is losing.

Based on obituaries and relatives’ accounts, most of those who signed up to fight did so voluntarily; but there are reports of pressure and coercion, especially on regular conscripts and those charged with criminal offences.

Some recruits mistakenly believe that after they have signed up for a year they can return to their old life with money in their pockets.

A new recruit can earn up to 10m roubles (£95,000; $128,000) in a year. In reality all contracts signed with the defence ministry since September 2022 are automatically renewed until the war is over.

According to Nato, the total number of Russian dead and wounded in the war is 1.1 million, and one official has estimated there have been 250,000 fatalities.

This is in line with the BBC’s calculations, although our list does not include those killed serving in the militia of two occupied regions in eastern Ukraine, which we estimate to be between 21,000 and 23,500 fighters.

Ukraine has also sustained heavy losses.

Last February, President Volodymyr Zelensky put the number of battlefield deaths at 46,000 and 380,000 others wounded.

Tens of thousands more were either missing in action or held captive, he added.

Based on other estimates and cross-referencing data, we believe the number of Ukrainians killed by now is as high as 140,000.

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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid will continue without President Trump stepping in, Ukraine’s top energy executive has warned, as millions risk a freezing winter without power.

DTEK’s Maxim Timchenko spoke out as Ukraine braced for further Russian drone and missile attacks on energy infrastructure and a day after Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the third time to bring an end to the nearly four-year war.

“Yesterday’s meeting gave us renewed hope. But our task is not to live from hope to hope — it is to continue doing what we have done for four years: responding to immediate challenges and fighting every day,” Timchenko told Fox News Digital.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands at a news conference following a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“We are deeply grateful to President Trump for his leadership. We believe he and his team are the only ones who can force Russia to negotiate and stop the war, together with the support of our partners in the European Union and other countries,” the DTEK CEO said.

Founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Rinat Akhmetov, DTEK is Ukraine’s largest private energy company and a backbone of the nation’s power supply.

Before Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the company operated eight thermal power stations. Three were later occupied by Russian forces.

“Today, we operate five power stations, and each of them has been attacked at least five times since the full-scale invasion,” Timchenko confirmed.

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A seller waits for customers in a shop during a partial blackout in Lviv on Nov. 28, 2024, following Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images)

He described the damage as unprecedented. “The level of destruction is incomparable to any energy system in the world. Nothing like this has happened in modern history,” he said.

At one point, he said, nearly all of DTEK’s generation capacity was damaged or destroyed, with losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.

“And I can say that at some moment of time, 90% of our generation capacity was damaged or destroyed,” he explained.

“With this destruction, we lost hundreds of millions of dollars in direct damages, and I don’t even mention lost revenue. So, only for 2025, our recovery budget was about $220 million, but if you take it from the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I say it’s hundreds, hundreds of millions of dollars,” Timchenko said.

Despite the destruction and losses faced, his company has repeatedly restored power to millions of Ukrainians.

“Since 2022, we have managed to reconnect more than 30 million households and clients,” Timchenko said. “We are fighting and we are fast.”

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A drone hits an apartment building in Kyiv during Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

“For the last two years, it has been extremely difficult. Attacks have become so intense and we live in crisis mode every single day because our equipment is destroyed, power stations damaged, and the only thing we are thinking about is how to restore power supply as soon as possible,” Timchenko said.

He also added that recovery efforts include resuming gas drilling, continuing construction of Eastern Europe’s largest wind park, and building a major battery storage system with U.S. firm Fluence.

Otherwise, in Odesa, for example, around 600,000 people have been affected by outages, with some neighborhoods left without power for days at a time.

But Russia’s most recent large-scale strike came on Dec. 26, when missiles and drones hit Kyiv and surrounding areas, cutting electricity to more than 1 million people during freezing temperatures.

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DTEK says they have restored power to 30 million Ukrainian households despite repeated Russian strikes on critical energy infrastructure. (Reuters)

“People have learned how to live without necessities like electricity,” Timchenko said.

“The temperature in Kiyv was minus 10 degrees and because of this attack, we couldn’t get water, we couldn’t get heat, and of course, there is no electricity.

“They attacked us with ballistic and Kalibr missiles and calibers, then 500 drones and other types of missiles,” he added.

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Looking ahead, Timchenko stressed Ukraine’s dependence on continued support.

“The energy system is at the core of this fight. Modern life simply cannot exist without electricity. We need continued global support,” he added.

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture. 

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Residents of a Texas town have reacted with shock after four people were found dead inside their home by police on Christmas Eve.

“We had our garage open, we [had] people in the yard celebrating, we’re laughing, we’re eating, we’re having a good time, and something like this is happening right down the street,” said neighbor Stephanie Turner, who lives in Terrell, north Texas.

According to the Terrell Police Department, officers responded at 5:29 p.m. on Wednesday to a residence to conduct a welfare check and found four people who were pronounced dead at the scene.

In an update Monday, the deceased were identified as Philip Dale Humphrey, 66, Sherry Lynn Bostick, 62, and a 12-year-old boy, whose identity was kept anonymous on the request of his family. Investigators determined that each person died from a gunshot wound.

The fourth body was identified as Casey Dale Humphrey, 38, who sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

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Four found dead in home on Christmas Eve by police who were carrying out a welfare check (NBCDFW)

The department did not give further information on the relationship between the victims or the circumstances that led to the shootings. The incident remains an active and ongoing investigation.

Turner told NBC DFW that her son and other family members were playing outside their home when police first arrived.

“They weren’t sure what it was, but we just knew that it wasn’t right,” she said, adding that she and others in the neighborhood were in shock at the horrific incident. “This is a really good neighborhood. People love on each other here and all that good stuff,” she said.

Kathern Limmer was preparing food when she looked out her window and also saw “police cars everywhere.” She and her husband found out further details the day after.

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Police were unable to provide specific information about what led to the incident inside the house but said at the time they believed it to be isolated, with no further threat to the public (NBCDFW)

“This was the day before Christmas, and their family had Christmas without them,” she said. “How could you go and come outside every day and look at the house and know what happened?” added Johnny Limmer. “Kind of mind-boggling, really…. [I] can’t grasp it.”

Turner said she had been in contact with a family member of the four victims and that they were “trying to find understanding” in the tragedy.

“This is going to separate their family, this is going to tear up their family, you know?” she told NBC. “Because nobody knows why, nobody knows how, or what caused this or what brought this on.

“All they know is they got family members that are gone.”

She added: “Every time they think about celebrating Christmas, or even Christmas Eve… these people are going to go through some trauma.”

Terrell Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 469- 474-2700.

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• In 2005, the Palm Beach Police Department began an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that led to his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution and soliciting prostitution from a minor
• The PBPD first investigated Epstein in 2001 after learning Ghislaine Maxwell had been “hiring young women” from a local college
• A second investigation began in 2003 after a masseuse reported that Epstein had asked her to remove her top and pants while working on him “several times’

On March 14, 2005, a Florida couple walked into the Palm Beach Police Department (PBPD) and told officers they believed their 14-year-old daughter “may have had some type of sexual relationship with an older male who resided in Palm Beach,” according to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE.

The couple did not know the man’s name, his address or any details beyond that, and said their daughter would not admit to or even discuss the incident — which they learned about from the mother of one of their daughter’s friends.

That report launched an investigation which ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of Jeffrey Epstein, who in 2008 pleaded guilty to one count of soliciting prostitution and one count of soliciting prostitution from a minor.

Investigators were already familiar with Epstein years before 2005 though, as new records released by the Department of Justice reveal that he was the subject of two previous investigations by the PBPD.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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The first investigation began in December of 2001, when the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) contacted the PBPD’s Organized Crime/Vice and Narcotics Unit and reported Epstein’s top lieutenant Ghislaine Maxwell was allegedly “hiring young woman from [Palm Beach State College] to come to her house and answer the phone,” according to the case report.

The report from the WPBPD said that “three female college students” had been approached on campus by Maxwell and allegedly told that she “needed young, beautiful unmarried women to answer phones and do office work at her home on Palm Beach.”

One student who accepted the $200-a-day offer on several occasions said most of the calls came from men “saying when they were going to drop of [sic] particular girls,” according to the report. Two other girls who spoke with the WPBPD “complained about Epstein touching them inappropriately” when they worked at the home.

The PBPD set out to try and interview these students but had little luck in contacting most of the girls, largely because they attended a community college and most lived off campus.

A few did eventually agree to interviews and while they reported that there were “nude photographs of women all over the house,” “women running around the pool area topless,” and the feeling that something “weird” was going on with the constant massages, they did not witness anything illegal.

At the same time, investigators with the PBPD were also doing trash pulls at Epstein’s home, and over the course of just a few months found “nude photographs of women,” massage directories and even a “list of female names titled ‘People That I Want You To Meet’ listing females, ages, descriptions, and what they do,” according to the report.

In April of 2002, the investigation was closed because “no illegal activity has been reported or detected,” per the report.

The investigation did, however, result in one of the college women included in that WPBPD report being kicked out of campus housing after six Smirnoff Ice alcoholic beverages were found in her room by school security, who had been asked to conduct a search by the PBPD when she refused to return their calls.

Jeffrey Epstein.

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Then, in March of 2004, a female masseuse who had been giving Epstein massages at his home called the PBPD and said that she wanted to file a complaint.

The woman alleged that “several times Epstien [sic] asked her to take off her top or her pants,” but she refused to do so.

Police responded the following day at 11 p.m., saying “they would contact her at a later date,” according to the report. Five days later, police called the woman and left a message, with no further attempts to contact the individual mentioned in the report.

Five months after that, in August 2004, an officer filed a report after being flagged down by a taxi cab driver who informed him that he had “just dropped off two unknown white females, who appeared to be approximately 15 and 17 [years old] at the residence of Epstein.”

The cab driver also said that while driving to the home he “overheard the females discussing how much money they would make ‘dating’ in Palm Beach,” according to the report.

In November of that year, another report came in after the property manager for Epstein’s home called to report a suspicious vehicle was parked in the driveway.

The responding officer said that he arrived at the home and spoke to the woman in the vehicle, who informed him she was there to pick up an envelope that Epstein had left for her at the house, according to the report.

Epstein did in fact leave an envelope for the female, the officer reported, while also noting that at one point during their conversation the girl received a call from her mother, and said: “I can’t talk, I can’t talk. I’m at school, I gotta go.”

That girl also told the officer that the envelope contained “money for being a massage therapist” and also informed him “off the record” that Epstein “has many young girls come over for that” and that “there’s always a different young girl at the pool or inside with him when he’s here.” 

However, there was no action taken until March of 2005, when police once again began to pull trash from the home while also parking cars outfitted with recording devices down the street from Epstein’s mansion in order to surveil the entrance.

The report notes that on March 30, 2005, a PBPD detective was “investigating Epstein as a suspect involved in a sexual battery of a 14-year-old female.”

That investigation was launched by Det. Joseph Recarey, who had just one potential victim at that time. But by August 2006, he had interviewed over 30 potential victims — a majority of whom were minors, according to the report.

In May of 2006, Det. Recarey submitted his report to prosecutors, recommending that Epstein be charged with four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and a single count of lewd and lascivious molestation.

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If convicted on all five counts, Epstein could have been sentenced to 135 years in prison.

Prosecutors chose instead to seek a grand jury indictment on a single count of soliciting a prostitute.

From there, Epstein was able to negotiate his infamous sweetheart plea deal, serving just 13 months in a private jail before being placed on a modified house arrest that allowed him to travel between his properties in New York City, Palm Beach, New Mexico, the Virgin Islands and even Paris.

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The two “close friends” of Anthony Joshua killed in a car crash in Nigeria in which the British boxer was injured have been named by his spokesperson.

Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele died in Monday’s road traffic accident which happened on a busy highway around lunchtime.

They were both described as being “integral members” of the boxer’s team.

Joshua suffered minor injuries as he travelled in the back of a black Lexus that hit a truck in Makun, ⁠Ogun State, about 30 miles from the country’s biggest city, Lagos.

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Authorities said the former two-time world heavyweight champion, 36, was taken to hospital for treatment along with another injured passenger, while Ghami and Ayodele were killed.

Joshua and the other survivor are described by officials as being in a “stable” condition.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Naming the two men who died, Joshua’s spokesperson said in a statement: “It is with the deepest and most profound sadness that we confirm, following a road traffic accident in Lagos Nigeria earlier today, the death of Sina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodele.

“Both were close friends and integral members of Anthony’s team. We respectfully ask that space and privacy be given to the families at this time while they process this truly shocking and devastating news.”

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The Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on X: “I have spoken with AJ to personally convey my condolences over the passing of his two close associates, Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami in the recent accident.

“I wished him a full and speedy recovery, and prayed with him. AJ assured me he is receiving the best possible care.”

A statement on X by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, from Matchroom Boxing, also confirmed the victims’ names, saying: “With profound sadness it has been confirmed that two close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele have tragically passed away.”

The crash happened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu, at about midday local time (11am UK time), according to the Nigerian federal road safety corps (FRSC).

Joshua is on holiday in Africa following his win over US YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami just over a week ago.

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The FRSC said preliminary findings indicated the Lexus was “suspected to be travelling beyond the legally prescribed limit” and “lost control” while overtaking before crashing into the truck, which was parked by the side of the road.

“The primary causes of the crash being excessive speed and wrongful overtaking constitute serious traffic violations and remain among the leading causes of fatal road crashes on Nigerian highways,” the corps said on X.

Joshua, who is the son of ‍British-Nigerian parents, attended a boarding school in Ikenne, around 50 miles from where the crash happened, before returning to ‌Britain at the age of 12.

Pictures released by the FRSC show the badly damaged Lexus that Joshua was travelling in and the red Sinotruck that it collided with.

Footage posted on social media shows the British ex-world heavyweight champion apparently wincing in pain as he is helped out of the wreckage by a crowd.

Other clips show him in an emergency vehicle, wearing only a pair of shorts, as he is driven away from the scene.

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Residents of Saint-Tropez paid tribute to French film icon Brigitte Bardot on Monday outside her home, a day after the actress died at the age of 91. The actress-turned-far-right agitator will be buried in a seaside cemetery near the southern town, local officials said.

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Jair Bolsonaro underwent a second “phrenic nerve block procedure” on Monday to treat persistent hiccups.

The treatment went well and the former Brazilian president’s condition is stable, according to his medical team.

The far-right politician, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup to overturn the 2022 election, has been in hospital since Christmas Eve after being granted judicial permission to leave prison to undergo hernia repair surgery.

That operation was successful, but because the bout of hiccups has persisted for months, Bolsonaro underwent a non-surgical, minimally invasive procedure on Saturday to block the phrenic nerve on the right side.

The phrenic nerve is described in medical literature as a vital nerve originating in the neck that controls the diaphragm, the primary muscle involved in breathing. Doctors decided to postpone the same procedure on the left side until Monday to mitigate potential risks.

“Procedure completed. Thank God, we are now waiting for him to be taken back to his room,” wrote the former president’s wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, who has been accompanying him during his hospital stay. Earlier, she said: “It’s been nine months of struggle and anguish with daily hiccups.”

Dr Claudio Birolini later told journalists that Bolsonaro was expected to be discharged on 1 January, provided his recovery remains uneventful.

At the request of his defence lawyers, Bolsonaro was authorised by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes to leave prison for the hernia surgery. In a statement issued while he was in the hospital, Bolsonaro endorsed the 2026 presidential bid of his son, Flavio Bolsonaro.

Once discharged from the hospital, Bolsonaro will return to serving his sentence at a federal police jail in Brasilia.

He has had health problems since he was stabbed during a presidential campaign event in September 2018.

Bolsonaro underwent multiple abdominal surgeries after the attack.

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Residents of Somaliland’s capital city, Hargeisa, have been celebrating Israel’s declaration

Israel has taken the controversial decision to recognise the breakaway state of Somaliland as an independent nation, sparking condemnation from many other countries.

China is the latest to condemn the decision, with its foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian telling reporters: “No country should encourage or support other countries’ internal separatist forces for its own selfish interests.”

China outlined its position ahead of the UN Security Council holding an emergency session to discuss Israel’s decision.

Israel on Friday became the first country in the world to acknowledge Somaliland as a standalone republic, more than 30 years after the region declared independence from Somalia.

Somaliland’s president called the development “a historic moment”, but Somalia furiously rejected Israel’s move as an attack on its sovereignty.

Dozens of countries and organisations, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the African Union, have also condemned Israel’s surprise declaration.

Why does Somaliland want independence?

A breakaway, semi-desert territory on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland declared independence after the overthrow of Somali military dictator Siad Barre in 1991.

The move followed a secessionist struggle during which Siad Barre’s forces pursued rebel guerrillas in the territory. Tens of thousands of people were killed and towns were flattened.

Though not internationally recognised, Somaliland has a working political system, government institutions, a police force, and its own currency.

Its history as a distinct region of Somalia dates back to nineteenth century colonial rule. It was a British protectorate – known as British Somaliland – until it merged with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form the Somali Republic.

Those in favour of Somaliland’s independence argue that the region is predominantly populated by those from the Isaaq clan – an ethnic difference from the rest of Somalia.

Also, Somaliland, home to roughly six million people, enjoys relative peace and stability. Its proponents argue that it should not be shackled to Somalia, which has long been wracked by Islamist militant attacks.

However, Somalia considers Somaliland to be an integral part of its territory. The government in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu, has repeatedly said that any recognition of Somaliland’s independence would contravene Somalia’s sovereignty.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has also characterised Israel’s declaration as an “existential threat” to his country’s unity.

Why did Israel recognise Somaliland as an independent state?

In a phone call with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country was acknowledging Somaliland’s “right of self-determination”.

He also said official recognition would be “a great opportunity for expanding” the countries’ partnership.

However analysts say there are strategic reasons for Israel’s declaration.

“Israel requires allies in the Red Sea region for many strategic reasons, among them the possibility of a future campaign against the Houthis,” Israeli think tank the Institute for National Security Studies said, referring to Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels, in a paper last month.

“Somaliland is an ideal candidate for such cooperation as it could offer Israel potential access to an operational area close to the conflict zone.”

Israel repeatedly struck targets in Yemen after the Gaza war broke out in October 2023, in response to Houthi attacks on Israel that the rebels said were in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

In response to Israel recognising Somaliland, the Houthis warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target” for their forces.

A few months ago, a number of news outlets reported that Israel had contacted Somaliland over the potential resettlement of Palestinians forcibly removed from Gaza.

Israel did not comment on the reports, but at the time, Somaliland said that any move by Israel to recognise its independence would not have anything to do with the Palestinian issue. Both Somalia and the Palestinian Authority have suggested Israel’s recognition of Somaliland could be linked to a plan to displace Palestinians.

“Somalia will never accept the people of Palestine to be forcibly evicted from their rightful land to a faraway place,” Somalia’s president told his parliament on Sunday.

Offering his perspective, US-based Africa analyst Cameron Hudson told the BBC that Israel has recognised Somaliland primarily because it is trying to counter Iran’s influence in the Red Sea region.

“The Red Sea is also a conduit for weapons and fighters to flow up the Red Sea into the Eastern Mediterranean. It has traditionally been a source of support and supply to fighters in Gaza. And so having a presence, having a security presence, having an intelligence presence at the mouth of the Red Sea only serves Israel’s national security interests,” he said.

Why has Israel’s move been condemned so widely?

Israel has been criticised by the likes of Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the African Union, Yemen, Sudan, Nigeria, Libya, Iran, Iraq and Qatar.

In their condemnations, many of these countries have referred to Somalia’s “territorial integrity” and the breaching of international principles.

The African Union has long been concerned that recognising Somaliland could set off a chain reaction, where separatists could demand recognition for the territories they claim.

“Regions could attempt to establish external alliances without the consent of central governments, creating a dangerous precedent that risks widespread instability,” Abdurahman Sayed, a UK-based analyst for the Horn of Africa, told the BBC.

Is there any support for Israel’s declaration?

Countries considered to be allies of Somaliland, or sympathetic to its campaign for recognition, have largely remained quiet.

For instance, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which operates a military port in Somaliland, has not released a statement.

Mr Hudson told the BBC that the UAE is “very much aligned with the Israelis on this question of Somaliland”.

“I think even now today you’re going to see an alignment of Israeli and Emirati interests across the entire Red Sea region,” he added.

Ethiopia’s government has also refrained from commenting. Last year Somaliland agreed to lease part of its coastline to landlocked Ethiopia – a move that angered Somalia.

Mr Abdurahman said Turkey stepped in to mediate between Somalia and Ethiopia. It led Ethiopia to sign an agreement with Somalia’s government, committing to respect its territorial integrity.

“As a result, although Israel’s unilateral recognition of Somaliland may be quietly welcomed by Ethiopia, Addis Ababa appears to have adopted a cautious “wait-and-see” approach,” the analyst added.

Somalilanders had hoped the US would recognise it as an independent state following signals given before Donald Trump began his second term as president.

But in response to Israel’s declaration, Trump suggested to the New York Post that he would not swiftly follow Netanyahu’s lead.

“Does anyone know what Somaliland is, really?,” he reportedly said.

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Actor George Clooney, along with his wife Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children, have become French citizens.

The couple and their 8-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, were granted citizenship, according to a naturalization decree.

The couple has been living in France with their children after uprooting the family to get away from the culture of Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning actor and director said in October. 

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George Clooney joined by his wife, Amal Clooney, at the Tony Awards. The couple and their two children have been granted French citizenship.  (Jenny Anderson)

In an interview with Esquire, Clooney, 64, opened up about his life in France and explained why they chose to move his family to the countryside. 

“You know, we live on a farm in France. A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm, and as a kid I hated the whole idea of it. But now, for them, it’s like – they’re not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grown-ups and have to take their dishes in. They have a much better life.”

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“I was worried about raising our kids in L.A., in the culture of Hollywood. I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” he continued. 

In addition to his family home in France, George reportedly owns an estate in England, a villa on Lake Como in Italy, and another property near his family in Kentucky, People reported. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Clooney’s representatives for comment. 

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During his Esquire interview, Clooney talked about living in France, away from the glamor of Hollywood. 

“France – they kind of don’t give a s— about fame,” he said. “I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.”

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