🎈 US Air Force vs Chinese Balloon: A ‘Victory’ for the Ages

“Shooting down China’s balloon was indeed the F-22’s first air-to-air kill,” says Rebecca Grant, an Air Force systems specialist and president of IRIS Independent Research.

🤔 Was it worth it?

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‼️Turkish Vice President: Earthquake death toll rises to 5,895 as injured tally hits 34,810

Residents of Turkey’s Diyarbakir hoping their relatives will be found alive in the rubble after a series of devastating earthquakes as search and rescue work continues

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Death Toll From Syria's Earthquake Tops 1,250, Another 2,054 Injured - Health Ministry

Aftermath of earthquakes in Turkey’s hard-hit Hatay province

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Russian emergency teams rescue a man who was trapped under the rubble in the Syrian city of Jableh

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Bern Mulls Allowing NATO to Re-export Swiss-made Weapons to Ukraine

“We shouldn’t have the veto to stop others helping Ukraine. If we do that, we support Russia which is not a neutral position. Other countries want to support Ukraine and do something for the security and stability of Europe. They cannot understand why Switzerland has to say no,” Free Democratic Party of Switzerland leader Thierry Burkart suggested.

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7-year-old boy rescued after being trapped for 36 hours under the rubble in Gaziantep, Turkey

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🥴Biden Met by Boos After Saying GOP Wants to Alter Social Security in Debt Limit Debate

The US president was met with a chorus of boos and even multiple shouts of "liar" from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after he accused Republicans of planning to cut social security and medicare amid a debt ceiling standoff.

➡️Biden: 'If China Threatens Our Sovereignty, We Will Act to Protect Our Country'

US President Joe Biden remarked in his State of the Union address that should China threaten the nation, his administration will respond accordingly.

“Make no mistake: as we made clear last week, if China’s threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country," Biden vowed to the American public, in reference to the downed Chinese balloon that stole headlines over the last week. "And we did.”

“Don’t bet against America,” he underscored, which prompted a chorus of "USA" chants. "It has never been a good bet to bet against America."

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US ‘Cries Crocodile Tears’ About Quakes’ Impact on Syria While Keeping Crushing Sanctions in Place

State Department spokesman Ned Price has expressed his "deepest condolences" to Syrians on behalf of the Biden administration after Monday's devastating earthquakes, and assured that the US stands "in solidarity with" the "people of...Syria affected by those terrible events."

He quickly added that crushing sanctions on Damascus will remain in place. Syrian, Lebanese and British observers explain why America's "condolences" aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

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