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The newly elected President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, said that he sees no point in meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin because of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine.

Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons.

The IMF mission arrived in Kyiv to discuss with the Ukrainian authorities and partners economic challenges and priorities for strengthening Ukraine's capacity.

In the updated WTA rankings, Elina Svitolina retained her place in the top twenty tennis players in the world. Diana Jastremska and Angelina Kalinina improved their positions.

U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin handed over his duties to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks after being hospitalized for an urgent bladder problem.

U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on February 11 due to urgent urological problems requiring supportive treatment and close monitoring.

Israeli strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza reportedly killed 37 people and injured dozens.

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.