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SEOUL — North Korea has reportedly test-fired two missiles for the first time this month. A South Korean military official says they detected early this morning that North Korea fired two cruise missiles into the West Sea from a southern province near Pyongyang. It’s the first North Korean missile test since July 10th. A defense […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is placing an offer on the table to get WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan out of Russia. David Whelan, Paul’s brother, has added hope they will be reunited now that this opportunity has been created by the U.S. government. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has confirmed […]
MOSCOW — Russia is going to withdraw from the International Space Station. The new leader of Russia’s state-controlled space corporation, Roscosmos, announced during a meeting today with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will leave the International Space Station after 2024. In April, the previous head of the space corporation said Russia would end cooperation […]
NARA, Japan — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is dead. Abe was shot while appearing at a campaign event in Nara, Japan Friday. Police took a man into custody who told he “aimed to kill” the former leader. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the shooting “is not a forgivable act.” “I use the […]
MOSCOW–WNBA player Brittney Griner has pled guilty during her trial in Russia. She is accused of having under a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage when she was arrested at an airport in Moscow back in February. The US State Department has classified Griner as wrongfully detained, and her supporters have called for her release […]
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign. He will stay on as prime minister until the fall when the transfer process to the next leader is completed. The decision comes after days of facing mounting pressure to step down. Johnson had said just yesterday before parliament that he had no plans to step […]
LONDON — Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States. The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary Priti Patel has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. Assange, an Australian, is accused of publishing classified information leaked to him by former U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning more […]
KYIV — The President of Ukraine says the fate of the Donbas region lies in the battle for Sievierodonetsk. Russian troops continue to shell the city as it attempts to take control of eastern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the fighting in the city as “very brutal” and “perhaps one of the most difficult throughout […]
KYIV — The President of Ukraine says “fierce street fighting continues” in a key industrial city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops are in engaged in street fighting with Russian forces in what’s seen as a key battle for control of the eastern Donbas region. Russia has said it is trying to “liberate” Donbas, […]
(Tokyo) — President Biden says the U.S. would come to the military defense of Taiwan if China tried to take the island by force. Speaking during a news conference overnight in Tokyo alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Biden said he would honor that commitment. Beijing quickly responded, reiterating China has no room for compromise […]