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North Korea on Thursday warned the United States and South Korea that their continued joint military exercises threaten security on the peninsula and could push tensions to the “brink of a nuclear war.”  Choe Ju Hyon, an international security analyst, said in a report in the North Korean state-run news outlet KCNA that “reckless military…

World Bank President David Malpass believes “advanced economies” are devouring the world’s capital to pay for their national debt, an issue that he said the international community needs to address.  Malpass told radio host John Catsimatidis on his show “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM that he is frustrated that developing countries are experiencing…

The Wall Street Journal slammed the detainment of its reporter in Russia as a “vicious affront to a free press” and reiterated its call for him to be immediately released.  The Journal said in a statement on Saturday that Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on Thursday on charges of espionage in the Russian city of…

Members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) team studying the effects of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, became briefly ill earlier this month, the agency told The Hill on Friday. Investigators reportedly experienced symptoms including sore throat, headache, coughing and nausea, which are similar to those that residents of the…

The Virginia teacher who was shot in January by a 6-year-old student said she is trying to remain “positive” in the aftermath of the incident. Abigail Zwerner told the “Today” show’s Savannah Guthrie in an interview that aired Tuesday that she has faced challenges in her recovery and “some days are better than others.” “But,…

Disney employees are pressing against an upcoming mandate for them to return to work in-person four days a week, launching a petition to ask CEO Bob Iger to reconsider, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The petition that was provided to the Post argues that the plan, which is set to go into effect next month,…

Two Democratic senators called on Congress to adopt a proposal that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) made in 2011 to address a standoff over raising the debt ceiling, which would grant the president the authority to raise the limit on their own. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said in an op-ed…

Two unidentified objects have been shot down over North America in the past two days in the aftermath of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was taken down over the Atlantic Ocean after crossing the United States last week. The U.S. military shot down the first object through Alaskan airspace on Friday, causing it to land…

North Korea warned the United States on Thursday of “overwhelming nuclear force” in response to an increase in the country’s military exercises with South Korea. The North Korean foreign ministry said the stepping-up of military drills from South Korea’s allies could turn the Korean Peninsula into a “huge war arsenal and a more critical war…

Russia’s ambassador to Germany on Wednesday condemned the country’s decision to send tanks to support Ukrainian defenses, saying it is “extremely dangerous” and will push the war to a “new level of confrontation.” Ambassador Sergey Nechaev argued Germany’s action shows it is not interested in a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and wants to have…