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Didier Lebrun / Photonews via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday evening appealed to the leaders of Germany and France for new weapons to aid Ukraine’s fight against Russia, after making a similar plea to Britain’s leaders earlier in the day. Zelenskyy had begun the day with a surprise visit to the […]
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (GAZIANTEP, Turkey) — More than 17,000 people are dead after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in the town of Pazarcik in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province and was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Thousands of buildings were […]
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (GAZIANTEP, Turkey) — More than 15,000 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in the town of Pazarcik in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province and was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Thousands of buildings […]
Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Parliament in London on Wednesday, as the United Kingdom announced plans to increase its deliveries of “lethal aid.” “I have come here to stand before you on behalf of the brave,” Zelenskyy said after receiving a standing ovation from members of both […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday revealed that the U.S. assesses the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of an expansive surveillance program aimed at gathering intelligence from targets around the globe. Speaking at a joint press conference with NATO’s top official, Blinken said the […]
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 11,500 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in the town of Pazarcik in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province and was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Thousands of […]
Anas Aldyab/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — When disaster strikes in war-ravaged Syria and the world watches from afar, a group of ordinary Syrians don their trademark white helmets and rush in to save lives. The Syria Civil Defence, better known as the White Helmets, consists of about 3,000 volunteer first responders who “come […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed Wednesday that the U.S. assesses the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down over the weekend was part of an expansive surveillance program aimed at gathering intelligence from targets around the globe. Speaking at a joint press conference with NATO’s top official, Blinken said the […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (LAVAL, Quebec) — Two children are dead and six others injured after a city bus crashed into a day care Wednesday in Laval, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. The driver of the bus, a 51-year-old man, has been arrested and faces charges of homicide and dangerous driving, police said at a press […]
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 11,500 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was centered in the town of Pazarcik in Turkey’s southeastern Kahramanmaras province and was followed by several powerful aftershocks. Thousands of […]