By Kevin Zhang Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday morning after a 48-hour period in which a bank run and capital crisis led to the second-largest failure of a financial institution in American history. California regulators closed down the technology-focused lender and …
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By Kevin Zhang Terrorist group al-Qaeda confirmed on Sunday, March 5th, that a senior member of the jihadist group in Yemen has been killed in air strikes, said the SITE Intelligence Group. According to AFP, local security and government sources have stated …
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By Kevin Zhang Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Tuesday that Moscow was withdrawing from the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, in a bold move igniting tensions with Washington over the war in Ukraine. …
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By Kevin Zhang North Korea has just fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile on Saturday, according to South Korea’s military. Pyongyang’s first test in seven weeks comes just days prior to military exercises between Seoul and Washington. Seoul has said that its …
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By Kevin Zhang Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a press release on Saturday that an “unidentified object” had been shot down by an American fighter jet over Canadian airspace with his authorization. “I ordered the take down of an unidentified …
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By Kevin Zhang The death toll from a strong earthquake in southeast Turkey near the Syrian border has reached 3,400. Confirmed deaths have increased rapidly since the first earthquake early on Monday morning. Around 12 hours later, another powerful quake hit a …
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By Kevin Zhang Israeli police have arrested 42 people in connection with a deadly shooting in a synagogue in East Jerusalem on Friday. Seven people were killed, and at least three more injured, in the deadliest attack of its kind in years. …
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By Kevin Zhang The U.S. hit the debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion set by Congress on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and escalating pressure on the Capitol to avoid a …
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By Kevin Zhang Thousands of flights across the U.S. were delayed Wednesday after a Federal Aviation Administration pilot alert system failed overnight, causing a nationwide halt on flights. The FAA lifted the ground stop on departing flights around 9 a.m. ET as …
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By Kevin Zhang U.S. President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Thursday that they would be sending additional armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine, following a similar pledge on Wednesday by French President Emmanuel Macron. As the war in Ukraine continues, western …
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