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A woman in Simferopol, Crimea, watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address on Tuesday. Putin announced Russia is suspending participation in the New START nuclear weapons treaty.

What happens now after Russia suspends the last nuclear arms treaty with the U.S.?

9:21am February 22, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?

Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks to supporters and opponents a of a proposed ordinance to add caste to Seattle's anti-discrimination laws rally at Seattle City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

4:38am February 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States.

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, top, flies in formation with U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023.

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The U.S. and South Korea staged a joint air exercise after the North's missile launch

7:34am February 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity against its rivals.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, shake hands prior to a bilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. The 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19, 2023 at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich.

4 takeaways from this year's important Munich Security Conference

7:17am February 19, 2023

by Esme Nicholson

The war in Ukraine dominated the annual conference in Germany, as Vice President Kamala Harris accused Russian forces of crimes against humanity.

Sailors recovered debris from the Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast. The other objects shot down has not been recovered.

U.S. and Canada call off search for unidentified airborne objects that were shot down

2:52pm February 18, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

Both the U.S. and Canada have called off searches for three unidentified airborne objects shot down over North America. No debris has been found.

The Pentagon's multi-billion-dollar program to develop advanced missile warning balloons is just one of many projects over the decades that has been sabotaged by a gusty breeze.

Militaries have sought to use spy balloons for centuries. The real enemy is the wind

4:13pm February 17, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

A view from the 220-meter (670 feet) summit of Mt. Bi looks down on the airport's single runway jutting out into into the sea on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan, Aug. 22, 2012.

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Taiwan reports that a Chinese weather balloon was found on an outlying island

4:44am February 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said the balloon carried equipment registered to a state-owned electronics company in the northern city of Taiyuan.

Business owner "Annie" weights down copies of the Chinese Daily News newspaper showcasing pictures of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023.

China accuses the U.S. of indiscriminate use of force in shooting down of balloon

12:24am February 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend.

FILE - Pervez Musharraf addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 10, 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed US war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died.

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Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died

10:46am February 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin walks past military guards during arrival honors at the Department of National Defense in Camp Aguinaldo military camp on Feb. 2, 2023 in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.

The U.S. and the Philippines agree to a larger American military presence

8:34am February 02, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

The Department of Defense announced the move that is widely seen as a way to deter China's influence in the region amid a visit to the Philippines by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

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