A secret document obtained by POLITICO revealed that high level corruption in Ukraine is hampering western efforts to defeat Russia. According to the U.S. strategy confidential document, the Biden administration is worried about increasing misuse of American dollars.
The Iranian government has released five American prisoners and are out of Iranian airspace, according to local media. The plane carrying the Americans landed in Doha, Qatar, from where they’ll head back to the US.
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 shook Morocco, killing more than 800. The earthquake struck at 23:11 local time followed by aftershocks a few minutes after. The rescue teams are currently working around the country and the fatalities are expected to surpass 1,000.
The US President has justified sending the controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine amid increasing pressure to counter Russian military advancements. Joe Biden said the decision was a very difficult one as the cluster bombs have the potential to cause widespread civilian harm, but the US has made sure the weapons will only be used in defense, White House statement said.
25 years of research was destroyed in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York when a cleaner turned off the freezer containing important research material . The cleaner who was on duty turned off a lab freezer containing 25 years of key samples, because it was producing annoying sounds. The research institute has incurred $1 million in damages, the lawyer said.
Residents in the US and Canada witnessed extraordinary scenes when wildfires from Canada took over the US atmosphere. Air quality has worsened in North America as cities along the US East Coast issued pollution warnings.
The teen birth rates in the US have decreased to historic low levels in 2022, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report mentioned that the birth rate in teenagers dropped by 3% in 2022 which was 13.9 per 1,000 females in 2021.
We’ve heard the scientists in the past that have constantly talked about how rising sea levels are threatening New York City. But now experts have warned about another risk, New York City is sinking due to the huge landmass.
FBI files have revealed a secret plot of the IRA, the Irish Republican Army, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the United States in 1983. The 103 pages document that was posted to the FBI online records site revealed a plot of assassinating the queen in California around 40 years ago.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sang ‘American Pie’ at the white house on Monday. South Korean president is on 6-day visit of the Washington to discuss nuclear threats from North Korea. President Joe Biden praised and gifted a guitar signed by artist Don McLean the South Korean President Yoon Suk.
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladamir Putin for alleged war crimes. The Internation Criminal Court or the ICC accused the Russian President of committing war crimes against Ukrainian civilians including children. The arrest warrant was also issued for Senator Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights appointed by Putin in 2021.
US officials have raised concerns about the Chinese cranes operating at US ports. Officials in the US are suspecting the Chinese-made cranes of spying for the Chinese government. Pentagon has compared the Chinese cranes to a Trojan horse, spying over the in and out shipments of the US.
