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Blinken postpones China trip following balloon discovery

Emily Wang Fujiyama, Tara Copp and Lolita C Baldor, Associated Press

The decision came despite China's claim that the balloon was a weather research satellite that had blown off course.

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Pope in South Sudan warns leaders as peace process stalls

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EU prepares more Russia sanctions as Kremlin readies offensive

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Pope lands in South Sudan to urge peace as fighting kills 27

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China says ‘spy balloon' is for research and accidentally strayed off course

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Ukraine may also get old Leopard 1 tanks from German stocks

Associated Press Reporters 03 Feb, 2023

It was not immediately clear when any deliveries might be possible – but it appeared unlikely to be a quick process.

Judge hears from eight witnesses in Dani Alves sexual assault case

Joseph Wilson, Associated Press 03 Feb, 2023

The 39-year-old has spent the last two weeks in pre-trial detention at a prison outside Barcelona after being denied bail.

Children ‘badly hurt by landmine which exploded as one played with it'

Associated Press Reporters 03 Feb, 2023

Landmines have been laid in Yemen since the 1960s but the outbreak of war in 2014 sparked a rise in their use.

EU officials hold Kyiv talks in show of support for Ukraine

Susie Blann, Associated Press 03 Feb, 2023

EU assistance for Ukraine has reached almost 50 billion euros (£44.7 billion) since the fighting started, according to EU officials.

Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting former girlfriend

Associated Press Reporters 03 Feb, 2023

An Australian magistrate dismissed the common assault charge against the tennis star.

China ‘looking into report of spy balloon over United States'

Associated Press Reporters 03 Feb, 2023

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said people should not judge ‘before we have a clear understanding of the facts'.

Chicago woman, 69, ‘kept mother's body in freezer for nearly two years'

Associated Press Reporters 03 Feb, 2023

Investigators are trying to determine if the 96-year-old mother's benefits were still being claimed, a local newspaper reported.

Funeral home finds person inside body bag still alive

Associated Press 03 Feb, 2023

The 66-year-old woman was still breathing when she was discovered in the zipped bag by workers.

Pentagon: Suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US

Associated Press Reporter 03 Feb, 2023

A senior defence official said the balloon was large enough that, despite its high altitude, commercial pilots could see it.

Hawaii whale dies with fishing nets and plastic bags in stomach

Associated Press Reporter 02 Feb, 2023

The animal's body was first noticed on a reef off Kauai on Friday.

Putin commemorates Stalingrad battle on 80th anniversary of victory over Nazis

Jim Heintz, Associated Press 02 Feb, 2023

The Russian President laid a wreath at the eternal flame of the memorial complex to the fallen Red Army soldiers in Volgograd.

Russia hits more civilian targets as EU officials visit Kyiv

Susie Blann, Associated Press 02 Feb, 2023

Kramatorsk is a major hub for the Ukrainian military in the east.

EU officials visit Kyiv as Russia hits civilian target

Susie Blann, Associated Press 02 Feb, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

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