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The Chinese Foreign Ministry also criticized a unanimous resolution by House lawmakers condemning China’s use of the suspected spy balloon.

Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missile and drone strikes against targets in eastern and southern Ukraine early Friday.

The call comes as the number of people who died in two massive earthquakes climbs above 20,000 in Turkey and Syria.

Russian troops have launched a new offensive across Eastern Ukraine and are battering the town of Chasiv Yar with artillery day and night. NBC News’ Richard Engel is there speaking to families who have lost so much in the ongoing conflict.

The death toll from the earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria has surpassed 20,000. Rescue efforts are still underway to find survivors in the destruction. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez has more details on the crisis with reporting from Matt Bradley.

Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday.

The House on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution condemning China’s use of the surveillance balloon over the United States.

Reports of him having been rescued may be premature. The Ghanaian winger starred for Chelsea, Newcastle United and several other teams in England before moving to Turkey.

Thousands spent the night in the debris-encrusted streets of Adiyaman with little shelter and huddled around small fires.

Trickbot’s malicious software at one point was counted among one of the internet’s most pernicious security threats, capable of stealing financial data, spreading across networks, and dropping ransom software.

A relative told local TV station WPIX that her sister, her husband and their two young children had left their home in Corona, Queens to visit the husband’s family. They were on the top floor of a five-story building that collapsed after the earthquake struck, she said.