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European leaders can’t seem to agree whether Ukraine can join the European Union. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is on a two-year timeline for membership, while French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron has estimated it will take “decades.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar gives fiery speech before ousted from Foreign Affairs  USA TODAY See Omar’s fiery speech as GOP votes to remove her from committee  CNN Ocasio-Cortez explodes over vote to boot Omar, slaps notebook against podium: ‘Targeting women of color’  Fox News

Biden, Trump, Pence not alone: Classified document mishandling common  USA TODAY

Is Trump Way Up or Way Down?  The New York Times

By Philip Pullella and Paul Lorgerie KINSHASA (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts

A man wanted in connection with a drive-by killing in Essex has been arrested by police in Morocco.

In an era of orbital satellites so advanced that they are able to make out objects half the size of cars from space, a spy balloon might seem like a bit of a relic.

Northeast U.S. Braces for the Coldest Wind Chill in Decades  The New York Times Cold temps to break records in Northeast  CBS Evening News New England prepares for ‘wicked’ deep freeze as ice storm coats South  Reuters The coldest wind chills in decades

Pentagon says it is tracking Chinese spy balloon over the US  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

A 30-year-old dog who lives in Portugal has been named as the world’s oldest by Guinness World Records.