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Biden approves sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Germany to send tanks to Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
US considering sending dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials confirm that the Biden administration is leaning toward sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and that a decision could be announced as early as this week. One official said that [Read More…]
US leaning toward sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials confirm that the Biden administration is leaning toward sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and that a decision could be announced as early as this week. One official said [Read More…]
Princess Eugenie expecting second child with husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace confirms
Samir Hussein/WireImage (LONDON) — Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is pregnant. Eugenie, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their second child, Buckingham Palace confirmed Tuesday. Eugenie, the daughter of [Read More…]
Ukraine expects to get 100 Leopard 2 tanks from 12 countries, once Germany approves: Senior Ukrainian official
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with around 100 Leopard 2 tanks if the German government gives its consent, according to a senior Ukrainian official who spoke exclusively to [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US to provide $2.5 billion in aid, weapons to Ukraine
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
American detained in Iran ends 7-day hunger strike, calling it ‘weapon of last resort’
@FreetheNamazis/Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2015, has ended his seven-day hunger strike, according to a Monday news release. Namazi, 51, began the hunger strike on [Read More…]
Former Navy SEAL killed fighting in Ukraine
Tatsiana Kalasouskaya / EyeEm / Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American Daniel Swift, a former Navy SEAL who deserted in 2019, was killed while fighting in Ukraine on Jan. 18, according to U.S. officials. “The Navy [Read More…]
China braces for another COVID wave, as first Lunar New Year without restrictions approaches
Rainer Puster / EyeEm/Getty Images (HONG KONG and BEIJING) — With just days to go until the Lunar New Year, throngs of bundled-up travelers shuffle their way through the freezing temperatures towards Beijing Railway Station, [Read More…]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will step down: ‘It’s time’
Kerry Marshall/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced in an emotional press briefing that she will step down, saying “it’s time.” Ardern said Thursday she will not be seeking reelection [Read More…]
Two American citizens killed in Nepal plane crash
AlpamayoPhoto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two U.S. citizens and two permanent U.S. residents were among those killed in the plane crash in Nepal earlier this week, State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a briefing [Read More…]
Cake should not be brought into the office, UK food agency chief says
Photo by Cathy Scola (LONDON) — Offices should rethink bringing cake into the workplace as it may pose the same harm to colleagues’ health as passive smoking, according to Professor Susan Jebb, chairwoman of the [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian minister dies in helicopter crash near Kyiv
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Family believes California public defender who died in Mexico was ‘victim of a brutal crime’
Blair family (MEXICO CITY) — The family of an American tourist found dead in Mexico said Tuesday that they believe he “was the victim of a brutal crime.” California resident and Orange County public defender [Read More…]
Trial set to resume this week for David Barnes, American detained in Russia
Courtesy Carol Barnes (NEW YORK) — Over the last two months, following lengthy periods of detention in Russia, Americans Brittney Griner, Sarah Krivanek and Taylor Dudley were all allowed to return home — but Alabama [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Six children among 45 people killed in Dnipro missile strike
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
National Hurricane Center issues rare January tropical weather outlook
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The National Hurricane Center on Monday issued a rare tropical weather outlook for January: a strong, non-tropical low pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean. The powerful storm, located about 300 [Read More…]
Death of American tourist in Mexico under investigation
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — Mexican authorities said Monday that the recent death of an American tourist appears to be “an unfortunate accident.” U.S. citizen Elliot Blair died on Jan. 14 at Las Rocas Resort [Read More…]
US citizen detained in Iran begins seven-day hunger strike
@FreeTheNamazis / Twitter (WASHINGTON) — U.S. citizen Siamak Namazi has begun a seven-day hunger strike while urging President Joe Biden to do more to bring him and other American detainees in Iran back home. Namazi [Read More…]