Ukrainian drones launched a unprecedented attack on Moscow and the Moscow Region, with Russian defenses successfully intercepting and neutralizing most of them, leading President Vladimir Putin to accuse Ukraine of engaging in a campaign of fear and terrorist activity, while the West expresses concerns over potential nuclear action by Russia in response.
Students from a high school in Ghent, Belgium, were forced to leave after Muslim teenagers spit on their LGBT flag while shouting “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is the greatest.”
"Chemical weapons have wrought unthinkable horrors upon our world, and should never again be developed or deployed—period. That’s the commitment the world made when the Chemical Weapons Convention created the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in 1997—and it’s a commitment we must renew every day until our world is free from the threat of chemical weapons," Biden said.
Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people.
Republican lawmakers on Friday lambasted President Biden for his response to the death of an American in Syria, arguing that he's showing weakness and failing to deter America's adversaries.
