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• Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of wanting to wipe out Russia and issued a veiled nuclear threat in a landmark address to the nation.

China has had an unusually busy and bizarre week. 

The sensors from the first suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says. 

Rescue crews pulled young children from collapsed buildings, as survivors wait for help rescuing loved ones

The world is bracing for what’s to come as Beijing reacts to the US shooting down a Chinese balloon it says was spying on it.

Presence of Chinese balloon is likely to complicate efforts to reset relations with Beijing

An alleged spy balloon spotted over the US is a Chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says.

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic made this comment as part of his objection to sending military aid to Ukraine.