At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Kamala Harris declared that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, citing “gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation”. Wang Yi, top foreign policy adviser to Chinese President Xi Jinping, proposed that “territorial and sovereignty integrity of all countries will be respected”. Harris concluded by emphasizing the importance of justice being served to the perpetrators, saying “this warfare can not continue to rage on”.
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Vice President Kamala Harris declared at the Munich Security Conference that the US government has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. She warned that those responsible for these crimes will be held accountable, and that the US will not stand by and allow them to go unpunished. Harris also stressed the need to uphold international rules and norms, and to prevent other nations from following Russia's example.
Key takeaways: The US has officially declared that Russia committed crimes against humanity during its war in Ukraine. The US has imposed sanctions on Russia…
Tragedy struck the soccer world on Saturday as the body of Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu was recovered from the ruins of a 12-story building in Antakya, Turkey, following an earthquake on February 6th. Atsu had recently joined Turkish club Hatayspor and had scored the winning goal for his new team just hours before the earthquake. His agent announced the news of his death on Twitter, and Hatayspor released a statement saying his body will be sent to Ghana. The soccer world is mourning the loss of Atsu, with many expressing their condolences.
President Joe Biden has called for new protocols and safeguards to protect against foreign espionage and surveillance in response to the U.S. military shooting down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. The search for two other unidentified objects shot down near Alaska and the Great Lakes region have concluded with no sign of debris. The Navy, Coast Guard and FBI have collected all of the balloon's debris, which could reveal what information it was able to monitor and collect.
US Northern Command has concluded its recovery operations for a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month, as well as two other objects shot down in US airspace. Despite systematic searches using a variety of capabilities, the searches were ultimately fruitless and the country may never know what the objects were, how they were propelled, and where they came from.
US military forces conducted a successful raid in northeast Syria on Thursday night, resulting in the death of a senior ISIS leader and the injury of four US service members and a working dog. Three of the service members are in a stable condition, while the fourth has returned to duty. The US and its allies have been successful in driving ISIS out of most of the territory it once held.
President Joe Biden addressed the recent shooting down of three unidentified objects in North American airspace, stating that the US has no indication that the objects are related to China’s spy balloon program and are likely from private entities. He warned that the US will take down any object that presents a threat to the safety and security of the American people, and that his remarks were his first formal comments on the incident. Diplomatic tension between the US and China has arisen due to the shooting down, with China insisting that the balloon was not intended for spying.