Another Chinese 'surveillance balloon' is flying over Latin America, Pentagon says
A Defense Department spokesperson revealed the additional ballon after one was assessed to be flying 60,000 feet above the continental U.S.
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Paris Olympics: UK to host summit in bid to ban Russia from games | World News
The International Olympic Committee argues it would be discriminatory to ban competitors based on their citizenship alone, but authorities in Kyiv say as the war-torn nation battles for freedom and its people are dying there can be no compromise.
U.S. Destroyer Operating Near the Black Sea for First Time Since Russia Invaded Ukraine
USS Nitze (DDG-94) stopped on the edge of the Bosphorus Strait, on its way to make a port call in Turkey, USNI News understands. It’s the closest a U.S. warship has been to the Ukraine-Russia war since it started nearly a year ago. Nitze was seen by ship spotters at the lower edge of the strait …
Canada summons Chinese ambassador over high-altitude surveillance balloon
Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) over the central US, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the U.S. military said on Friday
A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the U.S. military said on Friday, in the latest twist to a spying saga that led U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to postpone a visit to China.
Iranian Protesters Burn Government Propaganda Banners
Protesters in several Iranian cities, including the capital, Tehran, have set fire to government banners commemorating the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in a continued show of defiance amid unrest over the death of a young woman while in police custody.
North Korea to send personnel to Russia-occupied Donbas
300 to 500 men are likely to be deployed to Ukraine in mid-February or March - Click the link for more details.
Poland warns of disinformation campaigners smearing Ukrainian refugees
U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval
The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a bipartisan group of senators said on Thursday.
China confirms balloon is theirs, as spokesperson claims it is civilian research airship
The People's Republic of China has confirmed ownership of the suspected spy balloon floating over the Northern United States first seen on Thursday.
Sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church reached 'epic proportions'
A report soon to be released found sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church was of 'epic proportions' in some places
Samsung boss says he would not give a child under 11 a smartphone
The firm's UK mobile head says the decision is down to parental choice and safe internet browsing is paramount.
40 countries could boycott 2024 - Polish minister
Poland sports minister Kamil Bortniczuk says up to 40 countries could boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris, making the Games "pointless".
Australia becomes first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines
MDMA and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, will be considered schedule 8 drugs - meaning they’re approved for controlled use - for specific mental health conditions from July this year.
Miss Russia says competitors at the Miss Universe pageant 'avoided' and 'shunned' her and alleged the competition was biased in favor of the Ukrainian and US contestants
"The girls from Ukraine and Switzerland simply ran from me like fire," Anna Linnikova told Evening Moscow.
Germany to send 88 Leopard I tanks to Ukraine
Berlin OKs German arms-maker Rheinmetall’s plans to sell dozens of the older Leopards to Kyiv.
Italian mob suspect Edgardo Greco found working as pizza chef after 16 years on run
Greco wanted for murder of two brothers beaten to death in Calabria as part of ‘mafia war’, Interpol says
Bolsonaro attended meeting about plot to keep him in power, senator says
Senator says he was asked to get justice to make compromising comments on tape as Bolsonaro ‘sat in silence’
Baltics, Poland call on IOC to bar Russian and Belarusian athletes from Olympics
The Baltic and Polish sports ministers on Thursday called on international sports federations and the International Olym...