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LONDON (AP) — The chief of the World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]
Some 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said, as they assessed that President Vladimir Putin was suffering far greater losses than expected. Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s MI6, said Thursday that the 15,000 dead was “probably a conservative estimate” and marked a “very bloody […]
Ukrainian authorities warned Thursday that Russia is laying the groundwork through alleged popular consultations to decide the fate and status of southern territories temporarily occupied during the war, including Zaporiyia and Kherson. Interior Ministry Intelligence spokesman Vadim Skibitsky explained that “the occupant is creating the basis for deciding the fate and status of the temporarily […]
A retired US general told Insider that Ukraine could push Russian troops back to pre-war borders. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said Ukraine’s ability to do so continues to ride on Western support. He said Russian forces are “exhausted” and “don’t have much else they can do right now.” Russia’s rebranded McDonald’s restaurants opened Sunday to […]
The Kremlin says it has replaced the contentious head of its space agency, a man who had repeatedly threatened Russia would abandon the International Space Station if sanctions aren’t lifted. Roscosmos’s former director general, Dmitry Rogozin, is known for his provocative comments, including threatening nuclear war and telling the U.S. it would need “broomsticks” to […]
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin warned that Russia could demand Alaska back if the US continues to seize Russian resources abroad on Wednesday. “Decency is not a weakness. We always have something a response. Let America always remember that there is part of its territory, Alaska. When they start trying to dispose of […]
