Russian Military on the Move, Warships Heading for the Black Sea
On Thursday, Jan. 20, Russia announced that it would be sending its fleet, complete with warships, aircraft...
North Korea Signals Potential Restart of Missile and Nuclear Tests
North Korea has indicated that it is considering restarting long-range and nuclear weapons tests. According...
Washington Wants to Supply Ukraine With Helicopters; Russia Moves S-400 Missile System Into Belarus
The Biden administration is planning to send helicopters as part of military aid to Ukraine. Russia has...
Russia Looking to Place Pro-Moscow Leadership in Ukraine
Britain is accusing Russia of plotting to put a pro-Moscow government in Ukraine. In a report published...
German Navy Chief Resigns Following Pro-Putin Comments
On Jan. 22, Germany’s Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach, stepped down from his post following comments that supported Russian President Vladimir Putin. He had also suggested that Ukraine would never take back Crimea from...
Why the Biden Administration Has Not Picked an Ambassador for Ukraine
While tensions are flaring between the United States and Russia over the Ukraine issue, some are flabbergasted that Washington is yet to appoint an ambassador to Ukraine. It has been over a year since Biden...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Involved in Car Crash, 1 Woman Suffers Injuries
On Jan. 21, Hollywood star and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles. According to the police, the incident involved a four-vehicle accident that took place at...
US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month High
The number of weekly jobless claims in the U.S. hit a three-month high on Jan. 15. The 286,000 claims are higher than the previous weeks’ 231,000 and beat the Dow Jones estimate of 225,000. This...
US Judge Rules in Favor of the Otto Warmbier Family Against North Korea
A federal judge recently ruled in favor of the parents of Otto Warmbier in a case against the North Korean regime. Warmbier had been imprisoned in North Korea and then died in 2017 after his...
China’s Q4 GDP Slowest in 1.5 Years
China, the world’s second-largest economy, got off to a strong start in 2021 following the economic turbulence resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. But after posting a record growth of 18.3 percent in the...
Cycad Plant Poaching: Ancient Species Hunted to Extinction
Cycads (Order Cycadales) are a non-flowering dioecious plant with fossil records reaching back 300 million years. These gymnosperms thrived during the Jurassic Period, along with the dinosaurs. While many species survive today, Most of those...
All Foreigners Entering the US Now Require Vaccine Passports On Entry
Effective Jan. 22, all essential and non-essential travelers to the U.S. must provide evidence of fully vaccinated status, regardless of whether they enter at land, sea, or airports, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced...