The alignment between Pyongyang and Moscow has raised international concerns about alleged arms cooperation, in which the North provides Russia with munitions to help prolong its fighting in Ukraine.
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Trump is joined by South Carolina leaders at New Hampshire rally as he tries to undercut Haley
The South Carolinians urged voters to carry Trump to a win in New Hampshire before the contest moves to their state and its decisive early contest set for next month.
Officials report at least 25 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
A further 20 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, including two children, said Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while Israel announces death of another hostage
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday hit a car near a Lebanese army checkpoint in the southern town of Kafra, killing at least one person and injuring several others, Lebanese state media reported.
Reformed mobster wanted ‘one last score’ when he stole Judy Garland’s ruby slippers
Terry Jon Martin’s defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old’s motive for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Winter blast in much of U.S. poses serious risks like black ice, frostbite and hypothermia
Wind chill describes what the air temperature feels like to human skin from the combination of wind speed and temperature.
911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, missing and those in caught chaos of fire
Several callers reached out to 911 throughout the morning asking for wellness checks for relatives or friends they couldn’t reach.
Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he opposes any form of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza
Zelensky calls Trump’s rhetoric about Ukraine’s war with Russia ‘very dangerous’
The Ukrainian leader also shared his concern about the U.S. taking unilateral action that failed to consider Ukraine’s perspective, noting the dearth of details around Trump’s ‘peace plan.’
Israeli airstrike on Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned the Israeli strike in a statement saying that ‘without any doubt, the blood of these high-ranking martyrs will not be wasted.’