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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rages
Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have been freed.
Why doesn’t US military shoot down the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon?
‘We’re monitoring the situation closely and reviewing options’
Everything we know about ‘Chinese spy balloon’ found hovering above northern US
The balloon was shot down on Saturday per President Joe Biden’s orders
Brazil sinks rusting old aircraft carrier in the Atlantic
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off its northeast coast, the Brazilian Navy said, despite warnings from environmentalists that the rusting 1960s French-built ship would pollute the sea and the m…
At least 13 people dead from Chile’s raging wildfires
At least 13 people have been reported dead as of Friday night, the result of the more than 150 wildfires burning across Chile in the midst of a scorching heat wave.
France urges ‘transparency’ over US climate subsidies
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has called for “transparency” between the United States and Europe over the controversial granting of green subsidies and tax breaks.Le Maire and his German counterpart Robert Habeck travel to Washington on Tues…
Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?
150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base
A Chinese Balloon Exposes a Massive Vulnerability
Bryen & Bryen, Asia Times Raises the question: Are US air defenses useless? – but the Pentagon is surprisingly sanguine
On February 2, a high-altitude Chinese balloon assumed to be…
Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?
The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon along the East Coast at President Joe Biden’s orders