The United States last night said it was “increasingly concerned” after it emerged senior Russian military officials had discussed when and how to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine... “We are seeing the Russian military humbled by Ukraine ... .
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests on Thursday, with Japan saying missiles were shot over its northern territory and South Korea saying it detected at least two missiles shot toward its eastern waters ... They came a day after Pyongyang fired more than 20 missiles, the most it has fired in a single day ever ... .
Rock of Riches. After disappointing setbacks and a delay over the summer, NASA says it's finally reviving its mission to explore a tantalizing and giant space rock lurking deep in the Asteroid Belt... Although, to be clear, they're not interested in the metals' monetary value but rather its possibly planetary origins. Back On Track ... More on NASA ... ....
As tributes pour in for Migos rapper Takeoff, who was shot and killed in downtown Houston on Tuesday, police are urging anyone with information about his killing to come forward..read full story. “Somebody knows exactly who it was and I'm pretty confident that somebody's gonna step up,” .
PresidentBiden on Wednesday went after former President Trump and other Republicans who continue to tout 2020 election lies, warning democracy is on the ballot just six days before the midterms and following the violent attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband ... democracy itself,” Biden said ... That’s how it’s supposed to work,” he said ... .
Former PresidentDonald Trump’s legal team thought that getting a case challenging Georgia’s election results before Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas was their “only chance” to derail the Jan. 6, 2021 congressional vote count certifying the election of Joe Biden, newly published emails show ... In a separate Dec ... 6, 2021 Capitol riot ... 19 opinion ... ....
SEOUL — . Residents of a South Korean island scurried to underground shelters after North Korea fired at least 17 missiles Wednesday, one of which landed near the rival nations’ tense sea border. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area ...The White House said the U.S ... targets ... military bases there ... U.S.
Russia told civilians yesterday to leave a swathe of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory ... Russia has thousands of troops in their only pocket on the west bank and has been trying to reinforce the area.
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The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed on a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, the African Union mediator said, just over a week after formal peace talks began in South Africa... More to follow. .
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will build a razor-wire fence on its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad, its defence minister said on Wednesday, amid concerns that the enclave might become a conduit for illegal migration ... However, a spokesperson for Poland’s Border Guard said no illegal entries from Kaliningrad into Poland took place in October ... Sign Up ... ....