JUST IN: 🇰🇵 🇷🇺 North Korea begins welcome ceremony for Russian President Putin.

Leopard, jaguar, lion, tiger and white tiger at the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation in Monterrey, Mexico. [📹 blackjaguarwhitetiger] x.com/i/status/18046…

Arriving in Bangkok #AssangeJet

Julian Assange’s flight VJT199 has just taken off from Bangkok, heading towards US airspace and Saipan Island. All eyes on #AssangeJet.

Landing in 30 minutes. Julian Assange is in US airspace. Follow flight VJT199: flightaware.com/live/flight/VJ… #AssangeJet

NOW: Julian Assange has arrived on US territory at Saipan Island to formalise the plea deal that should never have had to happen. #AssangeJet

Expected to depart in 2 hours, 58 minutes. To Canberra, Australia. Flight VJT199 #AssangeJet: flightaware.com/live/flight/VJ…

Pentagon chief speaks with Russia's defense minister via phone for first time ➡️ go.france24.com/Ulq

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JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia officially declares NATO an "enemy alliance." Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's appointment as NATO's secretary general will not "change anything" for Russia, which still sees the alliance as an enemy, the Kremlin said. "It is unlikely that this choice can

JUST IN: 🇧🇴 Bolivia military coup attempt fails, the leader of the attempted coup, Juan José Zúñiga has been arrested by his own troops.

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata appeals for blood donations for sick puppy straitstimes.com/asia/indian-ty…

🇷🇺 Russian President Putin says it's God's job to forgive terrorists, my job is to send them to him.

Japanese stocks have plunged in a sell-off that echoed across Asian markets on Monday, as traders brace for global volatility from weak US economic data on.ft.com/4c7IcLu

Asia markets slump after global rout last week bbc.in/3AapLZr

BREAKING: Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index sinks 8% in worst losses since 1987. apnews.com/article/stocks…

🚨 Stock market crashes all over the world. Indian stock market wipes out more than 10 lakh crore in a single day.

Flight of the Shima Enaga, a Japanese bird who looks like a cotton ball