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In a significant shift of policy, US President Joe Biden has granted permission for Ukraine to utilize long-range missiles provided by the US to target Russia. This move, confirmed by a US official to CBS, marks a departure from previous restrictions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has persistently advocated for the lifting of limitations on these missiles, known as ATACMS, enabling ...

Hundreds of illegal South African gold miners remained stuck underground Friday at an unused mine. South African authorities are refusing to allow supplies down to the miners, who they say are criminals. Police initially thought some 4,000 illegal miners were underground at the closed Stilfontein mine, about 150 kilometers from Johannesburg. However, they’ve revised the figure to several hundred but ...

Donald Trump has revealed his decision to appoint Karoline Leavitt, his campaign spokeswoman, as the White House press secretary in his upcoming administration. At just 27 years old, Leavitt will make history as the youngest person to hold this position in the United States. In a statement, Trump expressed his confidence in Leavitt’s capabilities, highlighting her experience as a former ...

U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for likely the final time on Saturday. This was revealed by senior administration officials. The two leaders are expected to hold talks spanning a range of global hot spots. This is all happening on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, a hacker, has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history. In 2016, Lichtenstein hacked into the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, making off with nearly 120,000 bitcoins. Working alongside his wife, Heather Morgan, who went by the alias Razzlekhan in her hip hop music career, ...