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Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia, US condemns in 'strongest terms'
This is the first such case of an American journalist detained in Russia for allegations of spying since the Cold War. Espionage in Russia carries a maximum jail term of 20 years. In a statement on Thursday, Russia's intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the 31-year-old reporter was detained in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg for "acting on the instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex".
Missing Indian-American teen found safe in Florida: Police
The 15 year-old had reportedly run away from her home in Arkansas due to fear of her family being deported amid mass layoffs in the tech industry. She was last seen on January 17 near Conway Junior High School. Today is a good day. Tanvi Marupally has been home with her family , safe and sound, exactly where she should be.
Turkey's Parliament approves Finland's NATO membership bid
There were 276 votes in favour on Thursday for the Nordic nation to become a part of the military alliance, reports Turkey's state-run Anadolu News Agency. The vote means that all 30 current member states of NATO have now ratified Finland's accession, a requirement for it to join the alliance.
Over 20 far-right Austrian MPs walk out of Parliament during Zelensky's speech
Austria's "permanent neutrality" has been part of its constitution since 1955. The law states that "Austria will never in the future accede to any military alliances nor permit the establishment of military bases of foreign states on her territory", reports the BBC.
Nine US servicemen of elite unit killed in chopper collision
The incident, involving the 101st Airborne Division, happened during a training mission near the Fort Campbell military base at around 10 p.m. local time (2 a.m. GMT) on Wednesday, the BBC reported. It said the US military officials termed the incident as a "truly tragic loss".
Russia to continue notifying US of ballistic missile launches
Russian media quoted Ryabkov as saying on Wednesday that Russia had halted all information exchanges with the US, following Moscow's decision to suspend its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). On Thursday, Ryabkov clarified that Russia would adhere to the restrictions outlined.
Georgia suffers negative population growth in 2022
The report, issued by the National Statistics Office on Thursday, indicated that the number of the new-born population was about 42,300 in 2022, a decrease of 7.9 per cent year on year, Xinhua news agency reported. Among the new born, 21,800 were male while 20,400 were female, said the report. According to the data, the mortality rate of infants stood at 7.6 per thousand in the year of 2022 across the country.
Ukraine seeks to join EU within year after start of membership talks
"Our goal is to start EU membership negotiations in 2023. I think it will take about a year for Ukraine to become a full member," Kuleba was quoted as saying by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Xinhua news agency reported. Ukraine is performing the tasks put forward by the EU for the membership "much faster than anyone expected", the minister stressed.
Indian-American Richard Verma confirmed for top US State Dept position
In his new role, Verma will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and supervising State Department operations such as foreign assistance and civilian response programmes. Verma previously served as US Ambassador to India (2015-17) during the Obama Administration, becoming the first person of Indian descent to hold that position.
Trump indicted on charges relating to hush money to porn star
While there has been no formal announcement from the Manhattan prosecutor that he has been indicted, several media outlets reported on Thursday that the grand jury had voted to indict Trump on charges relating to hush money paid to a porn star. Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for Trump, who handled the payment and was the key witness against Trump, issued a statement confirming the indictment.
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