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  • RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court Docs

    RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court Docs

    Real Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter moved back in with her boyfriend, Travis Mullen, after living separately for months, In Touch can exclusively report.
    Travis revealed the bombshell news in court documents, obtained by In Touch, filed in his bitter divorce war with his ex-wife, Meghan Mullen.

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    In an income and expense declaration, Travis noted he currently lives with his three children, who he shares with Meghan, his “girlfriend” Gina, 41, and her three children, who she shares with her ex-husband, Matt Kirschenheiter.
    Travis checked the box noting Gina does not pay any of his household expenses.RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court Docs

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    The two decided to live separately. At the time, Gina said the decision was about the home not having enough space for all of their children. “I do love my life and I do love my family. But there’s something here that’s just not functioning right because the children needed more space,” the reality star said.
    “This has been really, really difficult and heavy. I get scared too, because I don’t want to be alone. And I’m gonna have to be alone,” Gina also said on RHOC about Travis’ move.
    Gina claimed they had looked for a bigger home but could not afford one big enough for their blended family. She also said Travis’ ongoing divorce played a role in the decision.RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court Docs

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    In November 2024, Gina said the two were still living apart but were happy.
    “Things are actually going really great, I’m very happy to report that. I feel like we’ve settled into a really good space where we’ve both kind of accepted the circumstance that we’re dealing with, and we’ve adjusted to the transition of the two homes,” she said at the time. Gina admitted her and Travis still “kind of disagree” about some things regarding the move.RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court DocsKevin Mazur/Getty Images for CMT
    Travis Mullen and Gina Kirschenheiter.
    She told The Daily Dish, “But we’ve both also accepted that, like, fundamentally as a couple, you can disagree about things and you can still respect each other and love each other and move on from it.”
    “That’s just something that we have accepted that we fundamentally don’t necessarily agree about the way that it’s happened but we’re here now and we truly love each other and that’s what we’re focusing on.”
    As In Touch first reported, Travis and his ex-wife, Meghan, are currently going back and forth in court over custody. Travis demanded sole custody. He accused Meghan of missing two drug tests, which he claimed were required.
    Megan scoffed at the claims. She said, “[Travis’] filings appear intended to punish and control me, not to protect the children. Travis is using the family court system as a tool of coercive control and retaliation.”RHOC’s Gina Kirschenheiter Moves Back in With Travis Mullen: Court Docs

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    Meghan added, “Travis has made numerous false allegations that I am using illicit substances and passed out in the car pickup line. I categorically deny this. These statements are untrue and unsupported by any credible evidence.”

    His ex recently dragged Gina into the divorce with shocking allegations the RHOC star denies.
    In addition, Meghan made shocking allegations against Gina.
    Meghan claimed, “[One of their sons] has described being mocked for his weight and his name by Gina. All three children have told me Gina speaks negatively about me and creates tension in the household.”
    A source close to Gina told In Touch the claims made by Meghan are “total BS” and coming from a woman desperate to keep custody of her kids.

  • Debunking Trump's account of Russia's failed bid to seize Kyiv

    Debunking Trump's account of Russia's failed bid to seize Kyiv

    The US President says Russian troops would have captured the Ukrainian capital in hours in February 2022 had troops not got ‘stuck in the mud’. War analysts tell a different story.

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    US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim that Russian troops failed to seize Kyiv during the first weeks of their 2022 invasion because of a decision to cross muddy farmland in a bid to reach the Ukrainian capital.
    “They [the Russians] would have been in Kyiv in four hours, going down the highway. But a Russian general made a brilliant decision to go through the farmland instead,” Trump said earlier this month.

    “And they just had torrential rains, and the rains were so bad and there was mud, and those tanks got stuck in the mud. I don’t know who that general is but, knowing Vladimir [Putin], he’s probably not around any longer.”
    Trump made a similar claim in May, saying Putin’s forces would have taken Kyiv in “five hours” if they “hadn’t got stuck in the mud”.
    It’s one of a raft of misleading or uncorroborated claims that Trump has made about the war in Ukraine since he was inaugurated for a second term to the US presidency in January.
    We fact-checked his claims by analysing expert accounts of what happened during the first days of Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
    Our analysis found that Russia’s attempts to seize Kyiv were thwarted by a combination of Ukraine’s military strategy and logistical and tactical errors on the Russian side.

    The mud in the valley of the Irpin River west of Kyiv did obstruct the movement of tanks, but alone would not have thwarted the Russian offensive.

    Russian troops used highways to advance towards Kyiv

    Expert accounts show that Russian tanks did use highways to advance towards the Ukrainian capital during the first days of the invasion.
    According to an analysis by experts at the Modern War Institute, Russia’s forces coming from the border with Belarus covered “150km of open road to reach Kyiv’s outskirts” during the first phase of the battle.
    They add that “many of the Russians had old maps and poor communications between different parts of their convoys” and that “Ukrainians also removed or painted over as many road signs as they could” to confuse the invading tanks.

    Their analysis does also specify that the Irpin river to the west of Kyiv did present a “significant obstacle to vehicular movement”, but that the eastern side of the capital lacks such natural obstacles.A map shows the approximate start and end points of a 40-mile long Russian military convoy en route to Kyiv, March 1, 2022.A map shows the approximate start and end points of a 40-mile long Russian military convoy en route to Kyiv, March 1, 2022.
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    Satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies to AP, and analysed by EuroVerify, also clearly shows convoys of Russian tanks advancing on highways towards Kyiv in early March 2022 as Russian troops attempted to encircle the capital.

    Moscow failed to gain ‘air supremacy’

    Russia’s failure to capture Kyiv was also largely due to what happened in the air.
    Despite being outnumbered in terms of fighter aircraft, Ukrainian forces successfully thwarted Russia’s attempt to gain control of Hostomel Airport — a former Soviet air base some 10km north of Kyiv — from the air.
    Russian troops could only seize control of the airport once reinforcements came from the Belarusian border. Ukraine had restored full control of the airport by April.
    Experts say rapidly seizing the airport had been a critical part of Russia’s plan to capture Kyiv.
    “Had Russia seized the airfield at Hostomel Airport more quickly (…) it is very likely that Russian forces would have made it into the heart of Kyiv in the opening days of the war,” the Modern War Institute explains.
    “The Russians had expected to gain air supremacy, but at best they were only able to gain air superiority.”

    Muddy conditions only partly obstructed Russian advance

    There are some grounds to Trump’s claims: muddy conditions during Russia’s advance towards Kyiv did complicate the attack.
    The invasion came during the early spring season, when a phenomenon known as “rasputitsa” in Russia and “bezdorizhzhya” in Ukraine sees melting snow and thawing ice leave roads swamped in mud.
    There is credible evidence that invading troops that took off-road routes did get stuck in the mud, partly thwarting some military advances.
    Some Ukrainian media reported that Russia abandoned many tanks that had sunk into the mud, which were later recovered by Ukrainian farmers and repurposed for the Ukrainian armed forces.

  • Thailand is planning to give away thousands of free domestic flights to tourists

    Thailand is planning to give away thousands of free domestic flights to tourists

    Thailand cut its forecast to 33 million international visitors, down from 39 million at the start of 2025.

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    Longing to experience Thailand’s white sands, lush jungles and buzzing street markets? Now might be a great moment to book your next getaway.
    Thailand is planning to give away free domestic flights for 200,000 international visitors over the next three months.

    The campaign, dubbed ‘Buy International, Free Thailand Domestic Flights,’ would allow eligible foreign tourists to claim a free round-trip flight within the country when booking international flights directly through airlines or travel agencies.
    Backed by the country’s tourism ministry, the scheme is set to run from September to November, if it receives cabinet approval. The government would subsidise up to THB 1,750 (€40) for a one-way ticket or THB 3,500 (€80) for a round-trip. Each ticket would also come with 20kg of checked baggage.

    Why does Thailand want to give away free flights?

    The goal is to push travellers beyond perennial favourites like Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai and towards under-the-radar provinces rich with temples, exciting culinary traditions and lesser-visited beaches and islands.
    Six air carriers – Thai Airways, Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet – are already on board.

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    Officials hope the promotion will generate around THB 8.8 billion (€200 million) in revenue from a THB 700 million (€16 million) budget.
    There are caveats, though. Only air arrivals qualify (visitors entering by bus or boat are excluded), and existing bookings made before the programme launches won’t count.

    Thailand’s tourism woes persist

    The free flights are the latest attempt to revive an industry that has been the country’s economic engine for decades.
    In 2019, nearly 40 million foreign tourists flocked to Thailand to lounge on tropical beaches, feast on fragrant curries or dive into Bangkok’s world-class nightlife.

    That record has yet to be matched. Thailand set a goal of 39 million arrivals in 2025, but it is set to fall short. The Bank of Thailand recently cut its forecast to 33 million visitors, down from 37.5 million earlier this year. So far, 20.8 million international arrivals have been recorded, a 7 per cent drop from last year.
    Part of the problem is perception. Recent violent incidents in Bangkok have made headlines, while the border flare-up with Cambodia last month further dented Thailand’s image as a safe, carefree destination.
    Meanwhile, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has struggled to reconcile its talk of “quality over quantity” with ambitious former targets, such as 68.5 million arrivals by 2028.

    Casinos, visa schemes and delayed fees aim to lure back visitors

    The government has rolled out other sweeteners, delaying entry fees, lifting visa restrictions for Chinese tourists – Thailand’s largest market – and creating digital nomad visas to attract remote workers. It has even floated building casinos.
    The free-flight scheme may be the most attention-grabbing move yet. But for now, would-be visitors might want to hold off until the cabinet signs off on the plan before booking their Thailand holidays.