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Sorrow turns to tension over Turkey earthquake response
Many in Turkey express frustration that rescue operations have proceeded painfully slowly, and that valuable time has been lost during the narrow window for finding people alive beneath the rubble.
Survivors still being found as quake death toll tops 28,000
Rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins – one of them just 7 months old.
Russian military contractor says war in Ukraine could drag on for years
Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Russia could launch a new broad offensive to try to turn the tide of the conflict as the war approaches the one-year mark.
U.S. House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance
In a Congress riven by partisan splits, the shared anxiety over China’s stealthy balloon surveillance program and the reach of Beijing’s global military provided an unusual opening for bipartisan agreement.
U.S. says China balloon could collect intelligence signals
Before the U.S. offered new information, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson repeated the nation’s insistence the large unmanned balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that had blown off course.
White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon
Before Monday, U.S. officials had said that at least three times during the Trump administration and at least one other time during Biden’s time as president balloons have crossed American airspace.
Ukraine defense minister expects help from Western warplanes
Several Western leaders have expressed concern that providing warplanes could provoke the Kremlin and draw their countries deeper into the conflict.
Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions
The balloon’s presence further strained U.S.-China ties. America’s top diplomat abruptly scrapped a trip to Beijing.
Powerball jackpot grows to $747 million after no winner
The jackpots grow so large because the tough odds offer just a minuscule chance of matching all six numbers and winning the top prize.