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Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of a bacterial infection, Norwegian police said Friday. A final autopsy by Norway's...
NATO's new chief makes Ukraine support a top priority and says he will work with any US president
BRUSSELS (AP) — The new head of NATO vowed on Tuesday to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and expressed confidence that he can work with whoever is elected president of the United States, the alliance's most powerful member, in November. “There can be no...
Putin allows criminal defendants to escape trial if they enlist in military
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law measures that allow defendants in criminal cases to avoid prosecution if they join the military. The measures, whose enacted versions appeared on a government website Wednesday, come as Russia's need for military...
4 Russian journalists accused of working for a Navalny group go on trial in Moscow
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday after being accused of working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, which was designated by authorities as an extremist organization in 2021. ...
A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding three others, authorities said, on a morning when Ukrainians across the country were observing a minute’s silence for their...
Russia proposes record defense spending as it pursues victory in the Ukraine war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5% of its spending next year for defense, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3% this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. The government’s draft budget released Monday proposes spending just...
Today in History: September 30, Berlin Airlift concludes
Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15...
What to know from the UN: China, Russia have their say, and a frog metaphor makes a cameo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia got their turns at the U.N. General Assembly podium on Saturday, but — per usual — their top leaders didn't speak. Instead, they turned to their foreign ministers, WANG YI and SERGEY LAVROV. Wang's speech, per usual for China at the U.N.,...
Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a UN speech that's full of bile toward the West
Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western attempts at global domination and machinations in Ukraine -- and even inside the United Nations...
Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion and in the midst of the U.S. presidential election. “We both want to see this end, and...
