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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.
Ukraine plans to propose to the IMF to expand sales of domestic bonds, raise taxes, and cut spending to secure IMF funds if US aid remains blocked.
The Slovak parliament has approved the closure of the country's anti-corruption agency, despite street protests and warnings from the EU.
Ukraine's ambassador to the US said that Ukraine is running out of equipment such as missiles and interceptors, but she hopes that US lawmakers will break the deadlock and provide more aid.
Tucker Carlson's two-hour interview with Vladimir Putin was criticized by the Ukrainian Center for spreading propaganda and disinformation instead of objective journalism.
NATO authorizes the rapid deployment of military groups to Romania in the event of security threats that threaten the country's independence or sovereignty.
The head of the European Parliament's budget committee says that the €50 billion aid package for Ukraine for 2024-2027 falls short of the needs by €22 billion.
Nordic and Baltic lawmakers expressed concern over delays in providing military assistance to Ukraine and called for a clearer American strategy to counter Russian aggression.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with U. S. senators from both parties during his visit to Washington to discuss further assistance to Ukraine.
Donald Trump won almost all the Republican votes in the Nevada primary and 26 delegates, further cementing his status as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2024.
The U. S. Supreme Court appears likely to refuse to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president in 2024 over his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots, questioning whether states or Congress have the authority to set such standards.
Five Marines aboard a missing helicopter that crashed in California were found dead.
The European Union hopes to disburse the first tranche of a new €50 billion financial support package to Ukraine within weeks, but further disbursements will depend on Ukraine's compliance with reform requirements.
The U. S. military struck Houthi military equipment, including unmanned surface ships and anti-ship cruise missiles in Yemen, which posed a threat to U.S. and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin will chair a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on February 14 to discuss the war in Ukraine and the international support needed to defend its territory.
Biden criticized Israel's military response to the October 7 Hamas attack and called it "excessive.
Putin's interview with Tucker Carlson demonstrates the Kremlin's connection to the Trump Republican Party and could boost Donald Trump's chances of re-election by convincing Republicans to continue blocking US military aid to Ukraine.
The Justice Department said that although Biden inadvertently kept classified documents in his home, he would not face criminal charges.