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North Korea Declares Itself a Nuclear Weapons State

According to the official news agency KCNA, North Korea has approved a law declaring itself to be a nuclear weapons state. Kim Jong-un, the country's leader, described the choice as "irreversible" and rejected the idea of any denuclearization negotiations, the...

President Biden to Sign $430 Billion Inflation Reduction Bill

U.S President Joe Biden has confirmed that he is looking forward to signing a $430 billion bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act 2022 that was passed by the Senate on Sunday, August 7th. According to the Senate, the bill...

Almost 30% of All Tree Species in the Wild are Facing Extinction

Almost 30 percent of tree species in the wild are facing extinction, according to a report published by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International. The group's report, entitled "the State of the World's Trees," concluded that 17,510 out of Earth's 58,497...

Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem Alerts President Biden of “Attacks by Israeli Radicals”

Meeting US President Joe Biden at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem on Friday, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Patriarch Theophilos III spoke out against what he called “unprecedented attacks by Israeli radical groups” meant to repel Christians from...

Joe Biden Names First Black, Openly LGBTQ White House Press Secretary

President Joe Biden on Thursday chose Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White House Press Secretary—the first Black and the first openly LGBTQ+ individual to serve as the public face of a United States administration. Jean-Pierre will take over from Jen...

Biden Calls for Putin to be Tried for War Crimes after Bucha Killings

Joe Biden called for Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes on Monday following the killings of civilians in the city of Bucha, Ukraine. Biden said the images coming from Bucha warranted calling Putin a "war criminal," adding, "but...

US Astronaut’s ISS Return, Courtesy of Russia, Hangs in Balance: NASA

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei is slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Russia's Soyuz capsule later this month, despite tensions over the war in Ukraine, NASA said on Monday. Russia-US cooperation aboard the...

NATO Chief Tells Putin to “Stop This War” as Military Alliance Strengthens

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “immediately” stop the war in Ukraine, adding that efforts to undermine the alliance had failed. “President Putin must stop this war immediately (and) engage in diplomacy in...

Russia Asked China for Ukraine Military Assistance, US Officials Say

Russia asked China for military support as well as economic assistance for its invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported on Sunday. The requests came after the invasion occurred, with one official declining to detail the Chinese reaction but indicated that they...

Deterrence vs. Irrationality: NATO, Russian Strategy on Nuclear Weapons

NATO and Russia's strategy on nuclear weapons are clearly miles apart. NATO’s current nuclear policy, based on its 2010 Strategic Concept and the 2012 Deterrence and Defense Posture Review, focuses on credible deterrence and defense in a mix of nuclear,...