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12 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian military veterans and civilians take part in a training in preparation for a potential Russian invasion at an abandoned camp on the outskirts of Kiev. Photo: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia slams US for provoking war as foreign nationals leave Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/22

A number of countries have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine - including Russia

10 February 2022, Ukraine, Kharkiv Region: Soldiers of the Ivan Sirko 92nd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ride a tank during a drill, as tensions remain high over the build-up of Russian forces near the border with Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Warnings fly to flee Ukraine as NATO reportedly eyeing troop build-up

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/22

In this context, Great Britain, the Netherlands and the US urged citizens to leave Ukraine.

27 January 2022, Honduras, Tegucigalpa: US V ice President Kamala Harris (C) arrives for Xiomara Castro's inauguration ceremony as the Honduras's first female president. Photo: Inti Ocon/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US VP to attend Munich Security Conference as Russia tensions flare

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/10/22

In addition to Harris, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are…

HANDOUT - 03 February 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez during their meeting. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

AMERICA

Argentina in talks with Moscow to reduce dependency on US and IMF

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/3/22

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez offered Putin help in deepening Russia's entry into the Latin American market

HANDOUT - 02 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) receives Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, at the Mariinsky Palace, amid rising tensions with Russia. Photo: -/Ukrainian Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Spain

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Spanish newspaper publishes US and NATO responses to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

Washington and the military alliance make it clear that a large part of the Russian proposals are not acceptable to them

FILED - US State Secretary Antony Blinken on October 8, 2021 Photo: El Universal/El Universal via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

US-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US State Department orders embassy staff families to leave Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/24/22

The State Department did not say how many staff in the US embassy would be affected by the changes

Unloading of military equipment sent by US to Ukraine by plane. Photo: @USEmbassyKyiv

World

RUSSIA-US TENSIONS

US sends military aid to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

On board was 90 tons "of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine"

FILED - 10 March 2014, Russia, Sochi: (L-R) flags of the USA, Ukraine and Russia wave on their masts. Representatives of Russia have arrived in Geneva ahead of negotiations with the United States against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis. Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Defence minister: Armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to meet Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Monday

FILED - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 28th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS

Blinken and Lavrov to meet in Geneva to discuss Ukraine crisis

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

While the US and its Western allies are demanding a pull-back of the Russian troops, Moscow is demanding certain security guarantees and an end to the eastward expansion of the NATO military alliance

07 January 2022, US, Baltimore: Members of the surgical team show the pig heart for transplant into patient David Bennett that will be performed in Baltimore. The surgery at the University of Maryland marks the first time a gene-edited pig has been used as an organ donor. Patient Bennett has lived for three days with a pig heart beating inside his chest after an eight-hour procedure. Photo: University Of Maryland School/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

Lifestyle

MEDICINE

US surgeons transplant pig's heart into adult human for first time

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

"It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice," the patient was quoted as saying a day before the surgery was performed

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

US tech giant IBM buys software provider Envizi for undisclosed sum

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

IBM said Envizi will also help expand IBM Consulting's sustainability practice

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty urges Biden to close Guantanamo camp

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/8/22

The camp stands for arbitrariness, injustice and torture, Amnesty's US expert Sumit Bhattacharyya said in Washington

FILED - 09 December 2021, Belgium, Brussels: High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hold a joint press conference after their meeting. Any provocation or aggression against Ukraine would have serious consequences, Borrell said in a message to Moscow ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian officials on Wednesday. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

Borrell warns Russia of consequences for Ukraine provocations

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/5/22

Borrell's efforts are part of an international push to calm a brewing crisis at the Ukrainian border

FILED - Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva. US President Joe Biden plans to talk on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Thursday, the White House National Security Council has announced. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

TENSIONS

Biden warns Putin of tough sanctions ahead of talks over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/31/21

Direct military intervention by the US or NATO is considered unlikely in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine

HANDOUT - 29 December 2021, US, New York: An undated picture released by the US attorney's office shows British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell (R) kissing US financier Jeffrey Epstein on the cheek. Maxwell, 59, was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: -/US Attorney Office via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

SEXUAL ABUSE

Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of enticing Epstein victims

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

The 60-year-old faces up to 65 years in prison

28 December 2021, US, Denver: People lay flowers in the memory of the Sol Tribe Tattooing and Piercing shop owner Alicia Cardenas in Denver. At least five people were killed and several injured, including a police officer, after a series of shootings across the Denver area. Photo: Hector Acevedo/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

SHOOTING

Colorado mass shooting leaves five dead and three injured in Denver

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The suspect was eventually shot and killed

December 12, 2021, Dawson Springs, United States: A Coke machine is removed from a home of a man who died after a tornado tore through rural Kentucky.. Multiple tornadoes touched down in several midwestern states late Friday evening causing widespread destruction and leaving an estimated 70-plus people dead. (Credit Image: © Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

DISASTER

Kentucky governor says 74 confirmed dead in devastating tornadoes

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21

Houses and businesses were simply "wiped out," US President Joe Biden said

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with the Chairman of KAZ Minerals Oleg Novachuk, at the Kremlin, December 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

The Kremlin accuses the West of demonizing Russia over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The G7 group of the world's leading industrialized economies issued an urgent warning to Russia at the weekend against attacking Ukraine, threatening severe consequences should it do so