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US seizes 1.1 million bullets from Iran, sends them to Ukraine

Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Russia has long turned to Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine. Now Ukrainian forces will be using bullets seized from Iran against Russia troops.

Bawendi, Brus, and Ekimov Win Nobel Prize Chemistry Amid Controversy

Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Three scientists won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for their work on quantum dots that could illuminate tumors, but their names were leaked before the decision.

UN report: there is “overwhelming risk” of continued Atrocity Crimes in Ethiopia

Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

A United Nations Commission of Rights experts warned Tuesday there is an “overwhelming risk” that atrocities and crimes against humanity will continue to occur in war-torn Ethiopia, despite last year’s ceasefire agreement between government forces and the Tigrayan…

Thai Police Detain Teenager After Shooting Kills, Injures Several People At Bangkok Mall

Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Police in Thailand have detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of killing two people in a shooting at Bangkok’s luxurious Siam Paragon shopping mall, one of Asia’s most visited touristic spots.

US and Russia to hold nationwide emergency drills on the same day

Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Amid heightened tensions between the two countries over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US and Russia have each announced they will be holding nationwide emergency alert exercises on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, Newsweek reports.

President Zelensky: ‘Ukraine To Start EU Membership Talks’ (Worthy News Radio)

Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has made clear his nation expects to start talks on joining the European Union as early as this year despite divisions within the EU about that issue. Zelensky made the announcement after a surprise…

Mexico Church Mourns 10 Killed In Baptism Service

Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

At least 10 people, including three children, died after a church roof collapsed during a Baptism service in northeast Mexico, officials confirmed Monday.

Ukraine hit Russia’s navy base in Crimea so hard that it is likely pulling some missions back to safer waters, UK intel says

Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023

A UK intelligence assessment said some of Russia's naval operations in the Black Sea had been relocated following recent Ukraine attacks on its Crimean base.

Pope Francis suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2023

Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda.

Hungarian and US Colleague Win Nobel Prize for Controversial COVID Vaccine

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2023

Hungary celebrated Monday after this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Karikó and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman for developing technology that led to controversial mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

1 Million Attend Poland Opposition Rally

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2023

Authorities in Warsaw said Sunday that about a million people attended the Polish capital's biggest opposition rally on record ahead of upcoming elections that could determine the level of support for neighboring war-torn Ukraine.

Turkey Targets PKK Militants After Blast Rocks Ankara

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2023

Turkey confirmed late Sunday that it struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, hours after a suicide blast hit the interior ministry in Ankara, the capital.

US: Tehran can make nuclear bomb in less than two weeks

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

Iran has the infrastructure in place and the know-how to make a nuclear weapon in less than two weeks, according to the U.S. Department of Defense’s 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction report.

US acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

The United States has quietly acknowledged that Iran's paramilitary Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully put an imaging satellite into orbit in recent days in a launch that resembled others previously criticized by Washington as helping Tehran's ballistic missile…

Putin calls for 130,000 new recruits for Russian military

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

In a sign of the toll Moscow's invasion is having on Russian troop levels, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday for the military to enlist 130,000 more recruits.

Slovakia’s Elections Challenge Unity On Ukraine

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

The coalition supporting wartorn Ukraine faces more internal troubles after the party of a pro-Russian former prime minister won Slovakia’s parliamentary elections.

Armenia Asks Aid As Nearly 120,000 Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh (Worthy News Radio)

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

Armenia has asked the European Union for assistance to help it deal with a massive refugee influx from Nagorno-Karabakh as nearly all 120,000 mainly Christian Armenians living there have fled after Azerbaijan recaptured the region last week in…

Massive Fires In Indonesia Impacting Malaysia, Southeast Asia

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia, the nation’s worst in years, have caused haze to reach areas of Malaysia where it has worsened air quality, officials said Saturday.

Pakistan Blasts Kills More Than 50 People

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2023

At least 52 people were killed on Friday in an apparent suicide attack at a religious gathering in southwest Pakistan, officials said, the latest sign of the country’s deteriorating security situation and growing Islamic extremism.

Taiwan unveils first domestically made submarine as tensions with China grow

Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023

Taiwan revealed the island’s first domestically built submarine on Thursday, a major breakthrough in its defense capabilities as tensions with China continue to rise.

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• Ships Struck Near Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Tensions Escalate
• Iranian Crown Prince Urges Citizens to Await ‘Final Call’ as Pressure Mounts on Tehran
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