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Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

JUSTIN MARK February 24, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 24, 2023 @ 1145 GMT** | In this handout photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the new, empty Soyuz MS-23 capsule blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Russia has launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride sprang a dangerous leak at the International Space Station. **(Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)**

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked at the International Space Station.

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Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn

JUSTIN MARK February 23, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 23, 2023 @ 1845 GMT** | Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may have had a stellar fast track that produced big galaxies. **(AP)**

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may have had a stellar fast-track that produced these “monsters.”

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Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening

JUSTIN MARK February 23, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 23, 2023 @ 2045 GMT** | Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban-appointed deputy prime minister for economic affairs, right, speaks with Pakistan’s defense minister, Khawaja Mohammad Asif, during a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Pakistan’s defense minister was in Afghanistan on Wednesday, meeting with officials there in an effort to resolve this week’s closure by the Taliban administration of a key border crossing between the two neighboring countries, officials said. **(Deputy Prime Minister Minister Office via AP)**

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week.

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Russia, China show off ties amid maneuvering over Ukraine

JUSTIN MARK February 23, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 23, 2023 @ 2130 GMT** | Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief Wang Yi during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. **(Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)**

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Russia and China showcased their deepening ties Wednesday in meetings others are watching for signs that Beijing might offer the Kremlin stronger support for its war in Ukraine.

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Putin raises tension on Ukraine, suspends START nuclear pact

JUSTIN MARK February 22, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 22, 2023 @ 1800 GMT** | Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. **(Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)**

WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States, announcing the move Tuesday in a bitter speech in which he made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine.

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G-20 finance chiefs to tackle global economic threats

JUSTIN MARK February 22, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 23, 2023 @ 1700 GMT** | A delegate walks past a display of flags of participating countries at the venue of G-20 financial conclave on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Top financial leaders from the Group of 20 leading economies are gathering in the south Indian technology hub of Bengaluru to tackle challenges to global growth and stability. India is hosting the G-20 financial conclave for the first time in 20 years. **(AP Photo)**

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Top financial leaders from the Group of 20 leading economies are gathering in the south Indian technology hub of Bengaluru this week to tackle myriad challenges to global growth and stability, including stubbornly high inflation and surging debt.

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China blasts Pentagon official’s Taiwan visit, military ties

JUSTIN MARK February 22, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 22, 2023 @ 2030 GMT | FILE** – An American flag flies in front of the facade of Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems facility, in Woburn, Mass on June 10, 2019. China on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed it has sanctioned Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island democracy. **(AP File Photo)**

BEIJING, China (AP) — China on Wednesday sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed it has sanctioned Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island democracy.

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Gaza rockets, Israeli strikes follow deadly West Bank raid

JUSTIN MARK February 22, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 22, 2023 @ 2030 GMT** | Israeli troops entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare, daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others. **(AP)**

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian militants in Gaza launched rockets at southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the coastal enclave early Thursday after a gunbattle triggered by an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank killed 10 Palestinians.

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Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

JUSTIN MARK February 21, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 21, 2023 @ 2030 GMT** | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, talks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. **(AP Photo Via Pool)**

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — There are reports of more collapsed buildings Turkey in Syria after another 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two week ago. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, is reporting six people have been injured in Aleppo from falling debris, while the mayor of Hatay says a number of buildings have collapsed, trapping people inside.

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N. Korea makes fresh threats, US bombers fly after ICBM test

JUSTIN MARK February 19, 2023 No Comments

**FEB 19, 2023 @ 2030 GMT** | 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. **(South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)**

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea.

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