Headlines for December 22, 2022

In Washington, Ukraine’s President Asks U.S. Congress for More Aid to Fight Russia, Biden Pledges More Military Aid to Ukraine, Won’t Press for Negotiations with Russia, European Officials Find No Evidence Russia Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines, Russia to Add 500,000 Troops After Putin Admits War in Ukraine Is “Extremely Difficult”, China and Russia Hold Naval War Games as U.S. Deploys B-52s and Stealth Fighters to South Korea, Japan Unveils $320 Billion Plan for Largest Military Buildup Since World War II, WHO Calls on China to Share COVID-19 Data, U.S. Life Expectancy Fell in 2021 as Drug Overdoses and COVID-19 Cases Surged, Up to 20 People Have Died on Rohingya Refugee Ship That Has Been Adrift for Weeks, Netanyahu Finalizes Deal to Form Israel’s Most Extremist Government Yet, U.S. Imposes More Sanctions on Iran as Prospects Dim for Revival of Nuclear Deal, Pentagon Fails to Submit Information on U.S. Role in Deadly 2017 Nigerian Airstrike, Fiji Deploys Military Amid Fallout from Disputed Election, Former EU Lawmaker José Bové Says Moroccan Prime Minister Tried to Bribe Him, Former FTX Execs Plead Guilty to Fraud, Will Cooperate in Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried, Roanoke, Virginia, to Honor Henrietta Lacks with New Statue