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U.S. military brings down flying object over Lake Huron near Canadian border
North America has been on high alert for aerial intrusions following the appearance of a Chinese airship, and Canadian investigators are hunting for the wreckage of another object shot down by a U.S. jet over Yukon territory on Saturday.
Russia ‘suffering unprecedented battlefield casualties’
Russia is suffering unprecedented casualties on the battlefield, according to the UK Ministry of Defence, as Ukraine reported Russia’s deadliest day of the war so far over the weekend.
Qatar sending 10K World Cup container homes to Turkey and Syria.
Final death toll from Turkey-Syria quake will top 55,000, UN relief chief predicts
Visiting devastated city of Kahramanmaras, Martin Griffiths estimates that current toll of some 28,000 will 'double or more'
Russia may have lost an entire elite brigade near a Donetsk coal-mining town, Ukraine says
‘Almost the entire brigade has already been destroyed near Vuhledar,’ Ukrainian official says.
Russian soldier death rate highest since first week of war - Ukraine
Unverified Ukrainian data shows 824 dying per day - the UK says the trends are "likely accurate".
China Spots Unidentified Object Flying Near Port City: Paper
Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers on Sunday continued to pull a few survivors from the rubble, six days after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings.
UK: Taxpayers’ money has been used to fund five-star hotels for ministers “living the high life” on overseas trips, Labour claimed following an analysis of Government spending.
The opposition has conducted an analysis of spending on government procurement cards.
Survivors still being found as Turkey-Syria quake death toll tops 28,000
Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week.
Russian airline Aeroflot is selling off foreign assets as passenger numbers crash
Sanctioned Russian airline Aeroflot is selling off its real estate assets in countries that it is no longer able to travel to according to the project
‘A Powerful Hope’: Tens of Thousands Demonstrate in Downton L.A. Against Iranian Government
Dutch parliament wants to hold hearing with companies still operating in Russia
Parliamentarians called on Dutch companies still operating in Russia to explain this in the Tweede Kamer. A parliamentary majority supported a GroenLinks motion to organize a hearing with JDE Peet's, Philips, and Unilever. These companies were named in a Volkskrant publication on Friday because they still operate in Russia, which invaded Ukraine about a year ago.
‘You misspoke’: Vladimir Putin chides official who said Russia not best country
Thousands of Russian women have babies in Argentina to get citizenship
Immigration authorities in Argentina are cracking down on Russian women who have started travelling to Buenos Aires to give birth in order to gain Argentinian citizenship for their children since the invasion of Ukraine.
Chinese navy vessel enters Japan waters near Kagoshima Pref. islands
A Chinese navy survey vessel on Feb. 12 entered Japan's territorial waters near islands close to the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, the latest confirmed sighting of Chinese ships in the area since December, the Defense Ministry said.
A second Russian spacecraft on the space station has started leaking.
None of this will comfort NASA as it partners with Russia on the space station.
Iranians Rally Across The World Calling For End To Islamic Republic
Iranians have once again staged mass rallies in dozens of cities across the world calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic.