US officials still say it was a surveillance balloon, which China denies

The State Department says it's not on the agenda

Sweden's PM says Russian taxpayers should pay for rebuilding

<I>The Washington Post</I> reports that some 'optimists' think a deal to end the war could happen before the end of the year if Ukraine gains territory

Erdogan has said Turkey could approve Finland's NATO bid without Sweden

The White House acknowledged there are flying devices such as weather balloons that are 'not nefarious at all'

Ukraine is seeking the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles

JP Morgan plans to raise private capital for a Ukrainian investment fund

Journalist Seymour Hersh reported that President Biden authorized the bombing of the pipelines

According to NORAD's commander, the objects the US started shooting down were previously filtered out as clutter

NATO is rushing to get the tanks to Ukraine's armed forces as Russia is making more gains in the Donbas

The NATO chief says the war is depleting the alliance's stockpiles

The White House says the US hasn't sent 'surveillance balloons' over China

House GOP leadership is also planning to make the trip knowing it will escalate military tensions in the region

The strike is the first known US airstrike in Somalia this month