Feb 8, 2023
Death toll rose to 8,574 in Turkey on Wednesday; In Syria, the confirmed toll climbed to more than 2,500 overnight.
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Turkey said almost 3,000 buildings had collapsed; Some of the heaviest devastation reported near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep.
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The Syrian government has approached the European Union for assistance through the civil protection mechanism.
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Another NDRF relief and rescue team to reach Turkey soon. The MEA has said 10 Indians are stuck in various remote areas of Turkey but reported safe, while one is missing.
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Biden in his State of the Union speech said the country needs more resources to reduce gun crime and stressed on the need to ban on assault weapons amid a rise in mass shootings.
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He called on Republicans to embrace his program of raising taxes on the wealthy and extending social aid to the needy.
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Biden’s speech was characterized by the 'finish-the-job' mantra, a phrase he repeated a dozen times.
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Biden also highlighted the 'serious challenges' America faces across the world and warned China that the US 'will act to protect sovereignty if threatened' by China.
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He further spoke on the Russia-Ukraine war and stated that America will stand with Ukraine 'as long as it takes'.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday addressed the British Parliament and thanked the British people for their support since the Russia's invasion.
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Zelenskyy's daring visit to Britain in a bid for more advanced weapons comes as Kyiv braces for an expected Russian offensive.
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Zelenskyy urged allies to send his country jets, saying combat aircraft would be “wings for freedom.”
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UK PM Rishi Sunak announced that Britain will train Ukrainian pilots on 'Nato-standard fighter jets.'
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More than 10,000 Ukrainian troops have also been trained at bases in the UK, some on the Challenger 2 tanks that Britain is sending.
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The US held briefings with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that entered US airspace in late Jan, officials said.
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Report quoted US officials as saying the spy balloon was linked to an extensive military surveillance effort centred on China's Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
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US officials spoke of dozens of similar missions since 2018 across five continents, with some targeting Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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