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The Ukrainian crisis marks the first time in history that the United States has exposed itself to serious risks in defining the limits of its military presence in Europe. Any genuine move by Washington to invite Kiev into NATO would imply a willingness to enter into a direct military confrontation …

Russia and NATO were one step away from a potential all-out war last year after a Russian fighter jet almost shot down a British surveillance aircraft, the Washington Post claimed on Sunday, citing a new document from a trove recently leaked from the Pentagon. The incident, which occurred in late …

The head of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) Evgeny Prigozhin has described Ukraine’s losses in the battle for the city of Artryomovsk as almost fatal to Kiev’s entire military. The sacrifices made by his force for the sake of Russia were worth it, he added. “As of today, …

Nearly a quarter of the world’s population could run short of food if the war in Ukraine continues for much longer, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said during a speech at the 89th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad on Saturday.  “If something does not change in the conflict in Eastern …

Almost half of the 22.3 million followers that President Joe Biden’s account on Twitter has are not real people, Newsweek reported on Tuesday citing analysis provided by a small software firm. The same measure was used by Elon Musk to pause his acquisition of the social media giant. SparkToro, which …

The UN body tasked with advising governments on global public health challenges updated its air-pollution database on Monday for the first time since 2018. According to the new information, 99% of the world’s population breathes air that falls short of its standard for quality. The WHO revised its standard for …

A grand total of 3,873,163 bottles of mostly beer and other alcoholic beverages were destroyed on Wednesday as religious police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, and state of the same name, intensified their crackdown on booze.  The alcohol, which is a prohibited substance in the predominantly Muslim region, …

“We should all be concerned about Omicron, but not panicked. If you’re fully vaccinated, especially if you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. “Almost everyone who has died of Covid-19 over the past many months has been unvaccinated,” he …

The remarks by the pontiff were among the Catholic Church’s most stringent condemnations yet of domestic abuse. They were made during a special program that aired on Italy’s TG5 network on Sunday, which introduced to the audience four people struggling with serious hardships in their life and seeking consolation from …

In Saturday tweets, Associated Press reporter Colleen Long said she was on the Southwest flight from Houston, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and claimed she was almost “removed” after trying to ask the pilot about using the phrase.  “That feeling when you’re trying to go on vacation and then the …