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Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after two earthquakes

Thousands of Venezuelans are feared dead today after two earthquakes, including the country's strongest in over a century, wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas — trapping people beneath ...

Maker of Ukraine’s “Flamingo” missile aims to produce air defense systems by end of year

Ukraine's Fire Point is accelerating plans to develop a European missile defense system after an agreement with German radar maker Hensoldt — and hopes to have its first interceptors ready by the e...

Trump asks Congress for more Iran war funds, defying check on war powers

President Trump's administration asked Congress yesterday for $87.6 billion in additional funding, with most of it related to the Iran war — setting the stage for another fight with lawmakers alrea...

US military requires flu vaccine for some after outbreak in Texas training center

Over 220 recruits have been diagnosed with influenza and four have been hospitalized in the outbreak this month. Tap for the full brief.

Russia denies pressing Belarus to widen Ukraine war

Russia today denied exerting pressure on Belarus to support an expansion of the war in Ukraine — while Belarus said it was the West trying to drag it into the war. Tap for the full brief.

Russian politician who favors Ukraine ceasefire imprisoned for seven years over social media posts

One of his two posts had referred to U.N. data about the number of people killed in the conflict and another to events in Bucha, a town north of Kyiv, in March 2022. Tap for the full brief.