China nearly triples nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon report says

(WASHINGTON) -- China has nearly tripled its nuclear warhead arsenal since 2020, according to the Pentagon's latest China military power report released Wednesday."DOD estimates the PRC has surpassed 600 operational nuclear warheads as of mid-2024," a senior U.S. defense official told...

Russia detains suspect in Moscow blast that killed general

(LONDON) -- Russian investigators detained a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan in connection with Tuesday's assassination of a general in Moscow, an attack in a residential neighborhood for which Ukraine claimed credit.Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed by an explosive device that appears to have...

A dozen people found dead inside restaurant at popular ski resort

(LONDON) -- Twelve people are dead at after their bodies were found inside a restaurant at a popular ski resort in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, authorities said.The Mtskheta-Mtianeti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Georgia said that the bodies were...

Middle East live updates: Israel says it plans to reoccupy Gaza Strip

(DAMASCUS, SYRIA) -- Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say...

Earthquake damages US Embassy in Vanuatu

(PORT VILA, VANUATU) -- The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.The embassy, which is in the capital on the island of Efate, "sustained considerable damage during the earthquake and...