President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new US aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelect and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress.
Ukraine will get most of the assistance as it struggles to combat Russia’s overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more weapons for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
A number of horses ran amok in London and several people were injured, with the army called in to help locate the animals, authorities in the British capital said on Wednesday.
Australian police arrested seven teenagers in a wave of anti-terror raids Wednesday, with top officers claiming the network may have been plotting an attack and posed an “unacceptable risk” to the public.
Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
Australian police said seven people who posed an “unacceptable risk and threat” to the public have been arrested after anti-terror raids that involved more than 400 officers Wednesday.
Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.