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From the Poland missile blast to an interrupting baby elephant – Here's your November 17 news briefing

From the Poland missile blast to an interrupting baby elephant – Here's your November 17 news briefing

To start off, we're looking into: Poland missile blast likely an accident – On Tuesday, Ukraine said Russia attacked the country with more than 90 missiles, the biggest offensive in more than a month.

Poland missile blast isn’t likely to have come from Russia, say officials

Poland missile blast isn’t likely to have come from Russia, say officials

Early Wednesday, the Polish Foreign Ministry said the missile was likely Russian-made, but the whole situation was still under investigation.

Russia

Russia’s “dirty bomb” accusations could be a “false flag” operation says the West

Earlier this week, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu accused Ukraine of planning to use a “dirty bomb” – a powerful explosive with radioactive materials that scatter through the air when exploded. But, three NATO nuclear powers – the US, the UK and France dismissed Russia’s claims with a joint statement, suspecting

Russia nuclear

NATO and Russia proceed with nuclear exercises despite rising tensions

Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, much of the West, and especially NATO, has done its best to stay out of actual combat, partly because NATO getting involved directly could trigger a nuclear response from Russia. And, Putin gave a speech last month that essentially said Russia

Turkey SCO

From Turkey trying to join the SCO to the Grand Theft Auto VI leaks – Here’s your September 20 news briefing

To start off, we’re looking into: Will Turkey join the SCO? Last week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan hosted the leaders of many countries. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security bloc headed mainly by China. Although some view the SCO as an anti-Western

Turkey SCO

Turkey is seeking full membership to the SCO

Last week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan hosted the leaders of many countries. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security bloc headed mainly by China. Although some view the SCO as an anti-Western and anti-NATO body, the Central Asian member-states have collaborative relationships with the

NATO Arctic

Russia and China pose challenges in the Arctic, says NATO

As a NATO member, Canada has been criticized for its relative lack of military spending. But, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Canada’s started stepping up, pledging to invest C$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) to improve the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD is an