Putin Says Moscow Will Use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is under threat

Putin Says Moscow Will Use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is under threat

Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his country's readiness to use nuclear arms if it sees a threat to its sovereignty. He also warned that Western arms deliveries to Ukraine were "a very dangerous step", and said Moscow it reserves the right for "asymmetrical" retaliation elsewhere in the world. The threats came in response to recent decisions of the US and several EU countries allowing Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to […]

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Georgia appeals court puts Trump election subversion case on hold

A Georgia appeals court has put the state's election subversion case against Donald Trump on hold indefinitely while it considers a request to disqualify the lead prosecutor over a conflict of interest. The decision is the latest indication that it's highly unlikely the former president's trial will begin before November's presidential election. As Ira Spitzer reports.

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Germany Rocked by Another Violent Attack on Political Candidate

A far-right political candidate has been attacked in Germany in the lead-up to Sunday's European Union election. It's the latest in a spate of violent incidents targeting German candidates from across the political spectrum. Reporting for us is Trent Murray.

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Pro-Palestinian protestors arrested at Stanford after occupying president’s office

More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protestors have been arrested at Stanford University after barricading themselves inside an administration building. The student demonstrators are demanding that the university divest from companies that they say support the Israeli military. Reporting for us is Ira Spitzer .

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Liftoff for Boeing-NASA’s historic partnership mission to space

Boeing's Starliner mission successfully launched on a test mission Wednesday morning, that will allow two astronauts to journey to the International Space Station. It's part of a decade-long project alongside NASA to get people back and forth to space alongside commercial partners. Caroline Malone reports.

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Netanyahu says Israel ‘prepared for very intense operation’ on Lebanon border

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel was "prepared for a very intense operation" along the border with Lebanon, where Israeli troops have exchanged near-daily fire with Hezbollah fighters. Exchanges between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, have intensified over the past week, with repeated Israeli strikes deeper into Lebanese territory. "We are prepared for a very intense operation in the north. One way […]

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Modi makes history, BJP alliance scrapes past majority

Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party along with its allies have made history securing a slim majority in India's elections. The Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority for the first time in a decade as voters defied predictions of another landslide. India's opposition alliance caused a major upset to the incumbent BJP especially in the party's crucial stronghold regions. Priyata Brajabasi has more.

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Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party dance at a party office in Guwahati, India, during counting of India’s national election on June 4, 2024. AP Photo/Anupam Nath By Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the […]

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Philippines rejects South China Sea gun-pointing allegations

The Philippines has denied that their troops stationed on a warship grounded in part of the disputed South China Sea pointed their guns at Chinese coast guards during a resupply mission. It's the latest incident between the two countries, which have seen more frequent and combative encounters in recent months. As Laura Westbrook reports.

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