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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to give a "peace speech" to the United Nations on the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war.

U.S. fighter jets have shot down four objects over American and Canadian airspace in the past nine days.

It comes after U.S. F-22 fighter jets shot down three objects in the airspace above the U.S. and Canada this month.

A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 1,300 people.

Belarus in recent months has conducted several military exercises, fueling speculation that its troops could fight alongside Russia in the Ukraine war.

The official, Sergey Surovikin, was once described as "absolutely ruthless, with little regard for human life."

Videos from the scene show an angry mob clashing with law enforcement, and invading and ransacking government buildings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked military leaders for the "unique weapon."

The New Year's Day incident reportedly occurred between a mathematics teacher and a school worker.

The capacity for enriching uranium rose as a result of the strategic action plan passed by Iran's parliament in 2020, the country's atomic energy chief said.

Dmitry Sitiy was hospitalized following the explosion in the Central African Republic. He is said to have received previous threats via mail.

Jørund Viktoria Alme, a transgender woman, said she uses a wheelchair most of the time despite not physically needing to.

"Iran is fully responsible for the safety of our wrongfully detained citizens, who should be released immediately," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Anti-government protests have gripped Iran since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Tehran-born actress and activist Shohreh Aghdashloo fled Iran before the Islamic Revolution, when she was 25. She sees new hope in the protests today.

A well-known weather reporter in Mexico shared the images on his Facebook page saying the object had fallen from the sky.

The viral disease is usually endemic to West and Central Africa but there has been an unprecedented spread around the world this year, concerning scientists.

The pro-free speech journalist has raised over $100 million for Ukrainian child refugees by auctioning his Nobel Peace Prize.

The world hasn't seen a routine smallpox vaccine for decades. Countries are now ordering shots since the smallpox vaccine also protects against monkeypox.

The cases and deaths have almost entirely been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the disease frequently spreads.

April 12 is the 61st anniversary of the first ever human spaceflight—a momentous achievement for the former Soviet Union.

"It was a wild thing. Everyone told us not to go," Leto explained in a recent interview.

Ukraine is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage sites considered to be of universal human value, all of which could now be under threat.

For comparison, fewer than 2,500 U.S. service members have died in Afghanistan, a war that spanned two decades.

The popular song competition announced in a statement that Russia will still be able to compete amid the Ukraine attacks.

Calvin Middleton's father found his 16-year-old son unconscious in a church bathroom after he complained of feeling sick.

Thieves made off in a car with the French bulldog called Venus, leaving its owner desperate for help.

Before he died, Rhys Langford, 19, said he wanted to help save six-year-old Jacob Jones' life by raising money for treatment.

A family member told Newsweek that treatments offer hope but that they need to start soon to achieve optimum results and that paying for them is a problem.

"China does not have the right to host the Olympics while committing all the torture, cruelty and genocide against Uyghurs," said one protestor.