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A senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is not bluffing about using tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine and warned that the conflict could spill over into other countries. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of the Security Council of Russia, made the comments after President Biden quietly authorized Kyiv to launch U.S.-supplied weapons at military targets just over the border in Russia that are supporting an offensive against the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. “This is, alas, neither intimidation nor bluffing,” Medvedev said Friday, speaking on the potential to use strategic nuclear weapons, per Reuters. UKRAINE SEEKS TO STRIKE RUSSIAN TARGETS WITH WESTERN WEAPONS, ZELENSKYY SAYS Dmitry Medvedev, a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, rig...

Developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths in the country by 2030, a new study by the United Nations children’s agency said Friday. It would also contribute $296 million to the country’s fragile economy over the next 20 years by reducing maternal, adult and infant mortality, UNICEF said. Conducted by the agency’s Economist Impact Unit, the study comes as Pakistan is experiencing an intense heatwave that has sickened thousands of people, further burdening the country’s health care system. 28 CONFIRMED DEAD IN PAKISTAN AFTER BUS PLUNGES INTO ROCKY RAVINE Temperatures in various parts of Pakistan soared as high as 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) Friday. Authorities were also battling forest fires, which Pakistan has ...

CDC issues alert over bird flu case Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel on what to know about bird flu and why it is important to not look directly at the solar eclipse without proper glasses Western countries led by the U.S., France and Germany pushed for a deal to bolster pandemic response rules at a major World Health Organization meeting after states failed to finalize a pandemic treaty. A separate deal on updates to existing health rules known as the International Health Regulations that includes a new, tiered alert system for global health emergencies, is seen as within reach. Some states called for the less contentious International Health Regulations update to be dealt with first, while others said they should be dealt with together. Western countries led by the...

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The United Kingdom’s first national election in five years is shaping up as a battle for the country’s soul, with some saying it poses an existential threat to the governing Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010. The center-right Conservatives took power during the depths of the global financial crisis and have won two more elections since then. But those years have been filled with challenges and controversies, making the Tories, as they are commonly known, easy targets for critics on the left and right. BRITISH PM ANNOUNCES UNEXPECTED EARLY ELECTION AS CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN TURMOIL: ‘SUICIDE MISSION’ The Labour Party, which leans to the left, faces its own challenges in shaking off a reputation for irresponsible spending and proving that it has a plan to govern. Both pa...

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A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said. State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza. Two others were injured, they said. MEXICO MAYORAL CANDIDATE MURDERED AFTER HAVING REQUEST FOR SECURITY IGNORED “A confrontation broke out between armed civilians during a political campaign event,” prosecutors said in a statement. It was unclear whether López Maza was the intended target of the attack, because shootings have become so common and widespread in the area. A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed in a shooting at a campaign rally in the viol...

Norway will tighten its restrictions on entry from Russia, barring those with tourist visas issued before 2022 or by other European countries. The decision is in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, according to Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl. Norway has a 123-mile border with Russia in the Arctic. Norway on Thursday said it will further tighten its restrictions on the entry of people from Russia, saying those with tourist visas issued by Norway before regulations were tightened in 2022 or issued by another European country will be barred from entering the Scandinavian country as of next week. Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl said the tightening was a response to “Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.” Norway has a 123-mile-long border with Russia in the Arctic. RUSS...

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