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Putin 'miscalculated' Russia's ability to occupy Ukraine: Biden
Putin 'miscalculated' Russia's ability to occupy Ukraine: Biden
World
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a normally rational actor who badly misjudged his prospects of occupying Ukraine. In remarks released by CNN ahead of its broadcast of the interview later Tuesday, Biden said that while he believed Putin himself was rational, he had underestimated the ferocity of Ukrainian defiance.

'Murder, She Wrote' star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96
'Murder, She Wrote' star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96
World
by  AFP

Actress Angela Lansbury, who became a household name through her role as a writer-detective in "Murder, She Wrote," died on Tuesday, her family announced. Lansbury was nearly 60 years old when she netted the role that made her famous: the mystery writer and amateur sleuth in the smash television series "Murder, She Wrote."

BoE chief says '3 days left' on bond intervention
BoE chief says '3 days left' on bond intervention
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey said Tuesday bond investors have "three days left" until the British central bank phases out emergency bond-buying efforts. The statement was a reiteration of the timetable on the emergency program, which was expanded earlier Tuesday by the central bank in the latest in a series of responses to upheaval in financial markers.

On Ukraine's southern front, soldiers hope to reach Kherson by winter
On Ukraine's southern front, soldiers hope to reach Kherson by winter
World
by  AFP

Charred, rusting skeletons are all that remain of three Russian rocket launchers that were left destroyed near the frontline in southern Ukraine, where Kyiv's forces have been pushing back Moscow's invading troops. For months, Kyiv's forces have been striking Russian warehouses with ammunition and infrastructure that allows them to supply their troops, such as bridges.

NASA spaceship deflected asteroid in test to save Earth
NASA spaceship deflected asteroid in test to save Earth
World
by  AFP

NASA on Tuesday said it had succeeded in deflecting an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth. NASA believes the best way to deploy such weapons would be at a distance, to impart force without blowing the asteroid to smithereens, which could further imperil Earth. ia/bgs