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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the “positive dynamic” of his ongoing invasion of Ukraine on Sunday after a Russian missile strike killed 23 people in a Dnipro apartment building. The Dnipro attack was part of a wave of missile strikes Russia launched into Ukraine this weekend. First responders spent hours …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand its military sales here. Yoon’s visit comes as South Korea conducts business deals worth billions of dollars and stations special forces troops to defend the …

China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths since Dec. 8 after groups like the World Health Organization had complained about a lack of information from officials.  Previously, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention had only reported 36 deaths from Dec. 7 and Jan. 8, according to the Washington …

Dozens of Ukrainian civilians were injured and others trapped after Russia on Saturday struck a nine-story civilian apartment complex in Ukraine’s central-eastern city of Dnipro, located near the Zaporizhzhia border.  In videos posted to social media the screams of those trapped inside the demolished building reportedly rang out as dust …

The United Kingdom on Saturday pledged to send Ukraine tanks while its capital city once again fell victim to missile strikes and as heavy ground warfare continued in Ukraine’s Donbas region. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would send Ukraine Challenger 2 tanks along with additional artillery systems following a …

A trio of sisters from El Salvador were rescued by Mexican authorities after being abandoned at the border. The three young girls — aged one, six and nine years old — were discovered after the Mexican National Guard put out an alert Wednesday. DHS HELPS ‘NONCITIZEN WORKERS’ AVOID DEPORTATION WHEN …

Iranian-British national Ali Reza Akbari has been executed by hanging in Iran, according to reports from Iranian news outlet Mizan on Saturday. The exact time of Akbari’s execution is unknown, but rumors suggest it happened days ago. Iran accused Akbari, the country’s former defense ministry official, of being a spy …

According to a report, students at two schools in the United Kingdom have been banned from having any physical contact, including hugging and holding hands. Officials at the Hylands School in Chelmsford, Essex, in England, instructed parents that students were not allowed to participate in “any aggressive contact” which includes …

Zack Shahin has rotted — literally rotted — in a Dubai prison for 15 years. The bright fluorescent lights are always on in the concrete cell the American citizen shares with 60 other prisoners. The noisy air conditioner runs 24 hours a day. The air is damp, cold and smells …

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would bring heavy casualties not only to China and Taiwan, but also the U.S. and Japan, one of Washington’s leading think tanks found after it conducted war game simulations, mimicking a 2026 Chinese invasion of Taiwan.  These war games, conducted by the Center for Strategic …