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Putin completely unhinged… or calculating?

For two decades, Vladimir Putin has struck rivals as reckless, impulsive. But his behavior in ordering an invasion of Ukraine — and now putting Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert — has some in the West questioning whether the Russian president has become dangerously unstable. In recent days, Putin has… Read More

Great Barrier Reef gravely damaged after sun bleaching

It was the silence of the sea that first rattled the teenage snorkeler, followed by a sense of horror as she saw the coral below had been drained of its kaleidoscopic color. This once-vibrant site on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — a site she’d previously likened to a busy capital… Read More

Europe postpones joint Mars mission due to war

The launch of a joint Europe-Russia mission to Mars this year is now “very unlikely” due to sanctions linked to the war in Ukraine, the European Space Agency said Monday. The agency said after a meeting of officials from its 22 member states that it was assessing the consequences of… Read More

Big Tech cracks down on Russia’s state-owned channels

As Russia’s war in Ukraine plays out for the world on social media, big tech platforms are moving to restrict Russian state media from using their platforms to spread propaganda and misinformation. Google announced Tuesday that it’s blocking the YouTube channels of those outlets in Europe “effective immediately” but acknowledged… Read More

Travelers to New Zealand will no longer need to self-isolate

New Zealand is ending a requirement that incoming travelers isolate themselves as it continues to remove coronavirus border protections in the face of a growing domestic outbreak. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said the requirement that vaccinated travelers isolate for a week after arriving would end on Wednesday. Initially… Read More

Shocking combat footage from Ukrainian-Russian war

Ukrainian troops slowed — but have not stopped — Russia’s advance on key cities over the weekend, while a Ukrainian delegation arrived at the border with Belarus on Monday for talks with Russian officials, though prospects looked uncertain at best. European Union defense ministers were also to meet, to discuss… Read More

Omicron breaks Hong Kong’s virus strategy

For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron variant showed up. The fast-spreading mutation breached Hong Kong’s defenses and has been spreading rapidly through one of the world’s most densely populated places,… Read More

Ex-official says space station is ‘largely isolated’ from tensions

Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.-Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut… Read More

Eight people found dead on burned-out ferry

Fire Service rescuers in western Greece have discovered six more bodies on a ferry severely damaged by a fire en route to Italy last week, raising the death toll to eight. Authorities said the bodies were found on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia Thursday and Friday during an extensive search of… Read More

[Watch] Shocking videos emerge from Russia’s bloody Ukraine invasion

Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in a shocking invasion that has fueled fears of a wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia halt the bloody war of conquest. Amid… Read More