5⃣ stories you need to know: The death toll from Turkey-Syria quake passes 17,000, Ukraine says fighter jets 'resolved' as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tours Europe, U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Florida to boost his chances of winning the battleground state, and more pic.twitter.com/VTX7BxV1qx
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 9, 2023
BREAKING: More than 20,000 people are now confirmed to have died in a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 9, 2023
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The Biden administration says China’s military is likely behind an aerial spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries with high-altitude surveillance balloons similar to one the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean coast last weekend. https://t.co/SX0tCKcbsO
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 9, 2023
The House voted unanimously to condemn China's balloon surveillance program as a “brazen violation” of U.S. sovereignty, a rare and swift bipartisan rebuke of Beijing as questions mount about the craft the U.S. says was part of a vast aerial spy program. https://t.co/iU4zRx1frp
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 9, 2023
#UPDATE Beijing on Thursday condemned US President Joe Biden for what it called "extremely irresponsible" remarks in which he said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping faced "enormous problems" ▶️ https://t.co/VPuPAaWNVY pic.twitter.com/2au6AqjtfC
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 9, 2023
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have signed a defensive agreement in Tokyo that aims to boost military cooperation between the two nations.https://t.co/MjfBfx3ynJ
— DW News (@dwnews) February 9, 2023
American forces and their allies in Asia are ready for battle after years of joint combat exercises, a US general tells @AP in an interview, adding Russian setbacks in Ukraine should serve as a warning to potential Asian aggressors like China and N. Korea. https://t.co/7AVheXYubr
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) February 9, 2023
#UPDATE More than 200 detained members of Nicaragua's opposition were heading to the United States on Thursday after being freed by the government of President Daniel Ortega (pic, left), family members and opposition figures said ▶️ https://t.co/9kAxeqIbdH pic.twitter.com/rOvAQTKKex
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 9, 2023