Russia notifies US of intention to conduct annual nuclear drill

Washington confirmed Tuesday that Russia has notified the US of its intention to carry out its annual nuclear force exercises, Euronews reports. Russia is obliged under the New START Treaty to give advance notice of nuclear missile launch drills.

Britain’s New Prime Minister Facing Opposition

Britain’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has faced opposition in Parliament for the first time since he was elected as the nation’s first British Asian government leader. Sunak was confronted with questions after less than two days on the job.

Germany’s president in Kyiv amid strikes and prisoners setback for US

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner against her nine-year prison sentence for possession and smuggling of drugs. The announcement raised the prospects of a prisoners swap between Russia and the United States, which had condemned the ruling as tensions rise over the war in Ukraine. Amid the standoff, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier went to Kyiv for his first trip to Ukraine since Russia invaded amid new Russian air strikes.

Russia and Syria agree to restore ancient Arch of Ba’al temple

Syria and Russia have signed an agreement to restore Syria’s Arch of Triumph, an ancient monument that stood at the entrance to a largely destroyed temple used for the worship of Ba’al in the ancient city of Palmyra, Israel365 reports.

Al-Shabaab Islamic terrorists attack second hotel in Somalia

The Al-Shabaab Islamic terror group affiliated with al-Qaeda on Sunday killed nine civilians and wounded 47 others in Somalia during its second attack on a hotel in three months, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.

US Army Near Ukraine After Nuclear Threats

Thousands of U.S. elite troops have deployed to Europe for the first time in nearly 80 years amid concerns Russia may use a nuclear bomb in wartorn Ukraine.

G7 Condemns Russia’s Kidnapping of Nuclear Plant Leadership

The Group of Seven (G7) of the world’s leading economies has condemned Russia’s alleged kidnapping of the leadership of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Their concern comes as Ukraine suffers massive blackouts following Russian strikes on critical infrastructures.

Hungary’s PM ‘Flees’ Budapest Amid Protests

Hungary’s embattled prime minister fled Budapest on Sunday as tens of thousands of protestors condemned his perceived autocratic policies and falling living standards, critics said.

New Zealand cattle and sheep farmers protest “burp” tax

New Zealand cattle and sheep farmers have engaged in over 50 nationwide demonstrations, protesting the government’s proposed plans to tax climate-heating gasses that farm animals release when burping, Sky News reports.

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