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omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the East Sea Wednesday, the latest show of its military capabilities during the 11-days-long joint drills between the U.S. and South Korea. The U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise is expected to wrap up Thursday morning local time. “South Korea’s military detected several […]

FILE photo — Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ukraine will get American Abrams tanks this fall, much sooner than expected, after the Pentagon decided to refurbish existing hulls in its inventory instead of building new ones from scratch. Meanwhile. the Patriot air defense missile training for Ukrainian troops that has been taking place in Oklahoma […]

Steve Prezant/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A gun used earlier this month by cartel members to kidnap a group of Americans and kill two of them was illegally trafficked from the U.S., according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. It’s a stark reminder of how the violence that often makes the news in […]

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. […]

Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of their territory from Russian forces since the invasion began on Feb. […]

YOSHIKAZU TSUNO,LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is en-route to the Ukrainian capital for face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kishida, who just wrapped a two-day state visit to India’s leader Narendra Modi, arrived by car at Poland’s Przemysl station just after 1 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Broadcaster […]

Alexandros Maragos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to increase, exacerbating the challenge world leaders face in preventing the impacts of climate change from worsening, the United Nations warns in its latest climate report. Emissions in 2019 were about 12% higher than they were in 2010 and 54% higher than they were […]

Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images (HONG KONG and LONDON) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has held the first day of talks with Vladimir Putin during a closely watched state visit to Moscow, with the two leaders presenting a united front against the West just days after the Russian president was issued” target=”_blank”>indicted by the International Criminal Court […]

FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger has been released, U.S. officials said Monday. Jeffery Woodke, a Christian humanitarian aid worker, was released on Monday after more than six years in captivity, the White House said. “I’m gratified & relieved to see the release of U.S. hostage Jeff Woodke […]

Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Monday afternoon in Moscow, he was greeted at Vnukovo airport by a Russian military band, but not by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I am very glad, at the invitation of President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, to come back to the land of our close […]