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Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov called Canada's plans to transfer a Russian transport aircraft to Ukraine unacceptable and illegal.

"The aircraft must be unconditionally returned to its owners. This is the only solution," the diplomat said.

ROBOT dog walks a REAL dog in China

Countdown till robots order humans around starts now

Or is it a false panic and we’re stepping into a bright future?

Officer: What company do you work for?

Pantsless illegal driver: California

Officer: Is there anybody else in the truck?

Trucker: My company

Newly-released footage shows another ticking time bomb on American roads

US massing major naval force off Venezuela—up to 16,000 troops, 8 warships, and a nuclear submarine — WaPo

The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its 5 escorts are also heading there

Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione HAILED as ‘ambassador’ at Brooklyn jail — FOX

Guards reportedly like him, inmates seek his help, and he never breaks any rules

From accused killer to model inmate — America loves a redemption arc

Unverified photo of Mangione behind bars:

US films Hamas ‘LOOTING’ Gaza aid — CENTCOM

US MQ-9 monitoring ceasefire records militants seizing truck and supplies

US claims Hamas ‘ATTACKED’ the driver before taking off.

Sky turns RED in Kemerovo region of Russia — in city of Yurga winds carry fire across 23,000 square meters

Fire is spreading rapidly through dry grass and 'storm-force winds'

US Marines stage MASSIVE landing drill in Caribbean

HUGE landing craft, mortars, and machine guns light up the shoreline

Exercise comes as tensions with Venezuela escalate

Trump's call to resume nuclear testing after decades revives a Cold War debate

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.

President Trump's unexpected declaration on Thursday that he was ordering the US military to resume nuclear testing prompted visions of a return to the worst days of the Cold War, when the United States, Russia and China were regularly detonating new weapons, first in the atmosphere and outer space, then underground.

It was an era of terrifying threats and counter threats, of dark visions of Armageddon and theories of deterrence by mutually assured destruction. That age supposedly ended with the arrival of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that nations agreed to in the mid 1990s. But not enough of the signatories ratified it for the treaty to formally come into force.

Moscow restarts military flights to Syrian air base amid efforts to strengthen Damascus alliance

Russia and Syria have unexpectedly maintained ties following the US and Israeli backed regime change in Damascus last year.

Russia has resumed military flights to the Hmeimim Air Base in Syria after a hiatus of nearly six months, as the two countries move to establish closer relations, Bloomberg reported on 30 October. Citing the flight tracking website Flightradar24, the newspaper said that at least two Russian aircraft flew to the Russian air base in Latakia Governorate, on the Syrian coast.

A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il 62M transport plane flew from Libya to Latakia, then to the Moscow region on 26 October. Antonov An 124 100 Ruslan heavy cargo planes have arrived at the airport on three occasions since 24 October. Bloomberg also cited an anonymous source close to the Kremlin as saying that Russia is resuming flights to Hmeimim...

A narrow Pacific waterway is at the heart of US plans to choke China's vast navy

The US has deployed troops and anti ship missiles into the northern Philippines as part of almost continuous, joint war drills throughout the country. One goal is to block the Bashi Channel and deny Chinese warships access to the Pacific Ocean if Beijing launches an attack on Taiwan. As a former Philippine military chief told Reuters: You can't invade Taiwan if you don't control the northern Philippines.

The ability to conduct operations deep into the Pacific would be vital for the Chinese navy if it wanted to counter US and Japanese attempts to intervene in a Taiwan crisis. Chinese naval and air forces would also need to operate in the Western Pacific to stymie any counter measures by the US and its allies if Beijing imposed a blockade on Taiwan. "We should have the ability to deny the Chinese control of the Bashi Channel," retired Rear Admiral Rommel Ong, told Reuters in an interview.

BREAKING: A large crowd of teens outside of the Navy Yard metro station in Washington DC have gathered once again, starting fights with members of the National Guard.

Massive police response in the DC Navy Yard neighborhood as a result.

*NEWS INTERRUPTION*

UPDATE: Disorderly groups have dispersed.

Roads remain closed as MPD maintains a large presence in throughout Navy Yard.

DC Police Department