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Russia Navy Trains with China, Considers Ditching U.S. Dollars Over Sanctions Threat
The Chinese Defense Ministry echoed this itinerary of the training and lauded the exercise as a demonstration of the growing ties between the two powers and their armed forces.
Pakistan Swears in First Female Supreme Court Judge
“She deserved to become a judge of the Supreme Court [and] she became one. That’s what it is,” Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said.
NATO Kicks Off Large Naval Exercise in Mediterranean Amid Tensions with Russia
NATO announced on Monday it will send additional ships and fighter jets to NATO to allies in eastern Europe as a deterrent, with the potential to send more if Russia invades Ukraine.
Brother of Texas Synagogue Hostage-Taker Says ‘Religious Nuts Got a Hold of Him’
Gulbar Akram also asserts that brother Akram had not been antisemitic: ‘He didn’t hate Jews. One of his closest friends is Jewish’
Second Shipment of U.S. Weapons Arrives in Ukraine
The weapons are part of a $200 million security assistance package President Biden authorized in December.
State Department Issues ‘Do Not Travel’ Warning for Ukraine as Embassy Staff Is Told to Leave
The State Department cited the threat of Russian military action
‘World’s Largest Potato’ to Undergo DNA Testing to Prove It’s Real
In testing the potato, officials will be able to ensure it wasn't genetically modified—and that it is, indeed, a potato. However, as Colin Craig-Brown explained, per The Sunday Times, the organization's apparent lack of trust has resulted in frustration for the couple.
First Ever Genetically Modified Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant Successfully Completed
Doctors from UAB told Newsweek that the procedure consisted of transplanting two genetically-modified pig kidneys into the abdomen of a brain-dead human patient named Jim Parsons, 57, who was involved in a dirt bike accident.
Pilot, 19, Is Youngest Woman to Make Solo Trip Around the World
Zara Rutherford's plane touched down in western Belgium 155 days after she departed
Russia to Hold Major Navy Drills Involving All Its Fleets
Russian military moves are being closely scrutinised as a troop build-up near Ukraine and a volley of hawkish rhetoric have rattled the West and sparked fears of a looming war. Moscow vehemently denies any plan to invade Ukraine.