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NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has sharply criticized Donald Trump's statement to attack NATO members who do not fulfill their financial obligations, saying that any attack on the Alliance will be met with a united response, and that undermining allies increases the risks to soldiers.

U. S. Ambassador Bridget Brink expresses condolences to Kharkiv, where a whole family was killed during one of the latest shelling by Russia

The President of the European Council criticized Trump's statements about encouraging Russian attacks on NATO allies as only serving Putin's interests and not bringing more security or peace.

Today, February 11, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Hypatia of Alexandria, who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries, is considered to be one of the first women to leave a significant mark in the exact sciences.

At a rally in South Carolina, Trump called for an end to the war in Ukraine and expressed opposition to additional Senate aid to Ukraine and Israel.

During a press conference, U. S. President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as "the president of Mexico," which sparked discussions on social media in both countries.

A russian oil tanker quickly turned around off the coast of Portugal after being hit by US sanctions.

Two high-ranking German generals visited Ukraine on February 8, where they met with Valeriy Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who was dismissed the same day.

Zelenskyy and Macron discussed the preparation of a bilateral agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine and thanked France for creating an artillery coalition to provide Ukraine with artillery systems and ammunition.

Four russian military aircraft were spotted in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone on February 9, according to NORAD.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the IDF will conduct a large-scale operation in the city of Rafah in Gaza to disband Hamas battalions, and more than 1. 3 million Palestinian refugees living there will be evacuated first.

The date of the Chinese New Year is calculated annually according to the lunar calendar, and this time the holiday falls on February 10. According to the Chinese horoscope, the symbol of the year will be a green wooden dragon, and the year 4721 will come according to the Chinese calendar.

NATO plans to take over the coordination of arms supplies to Ukraine to protect against possible changes in US policy if Trump wins the next election.

The US Senate votes to begin debate on a bill to provide $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

The White House sharply criticized the special counsel's report, which stated that President Biden suffers from memory lapses, denying the allegations as inaccurate and politically motivated.

The American Museum has returned antiquities stolen from Ghana by British troops 150 years ago, which belonged to the royal family of this West African country.

During a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Biden called the Republicans' delay in providing aid to Ukraine criminal negligence.

A small plane crashed on a highway near Naples, Florida, killing two of the five people on board after it landed on the roadway.

President Zelenskiy discussed the need for long-range weapons and air defense systems such as the Patriot during a meeting with U. S. congressmen in Kyiv on Friday.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a bipartisan U. S. Congressional delegation led by Mike Turner to discuss Ukraine's defense needs and thank the United States for its support.

The new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Minister of Defense discussed military assistance from Germany, France, and the United States, including supplies of materials, ammunition, and weapons.

From now on, climbers on Mount Everest will be required to carry their own feces back to base camp and present bags for inspection to prove that nothing was left on the mountain.

The US and the Philippines conducted joint naval and air patrols in the South China Sea as part of annual military exercises, with a US general saying that this does not affect America's focus on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The FCC has banned automated calls containing artificially generated voices to combat fraudulent calls using advanced artificial intelligence technologies.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko said that deepening cooperation with American partners in the nuclear industry could help remove Russia from global nuclear markets.

Ukraine's government is working to overhaul its business regulatory system, abolishing hundreds of documents to help stimulate the war-torn economy.

The US Deputy Secretary of Energy assured the Senate Committee that the pause in issuing new permits for the export of liquefied natural gas will not affect the approved deliveries to the EU.

A bipartisan delegation of the U. S. Congress led by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner arrives in Kyiv.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with his "lookalike," Democratic Senator Chris Coons, during a visit to the United States. The politicians took a photo together and joked about their resemblance.

In January 2024, Chinese banks issued a record high volume of new loans to support the economy amid a deep real estate crisis and a prolonged stock market decline.