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American actor Idina Menzel has responded to viral footage of a young girl from a bomb shelter in Ukraine who warmed the hearts of people around the world by belting out the hit 'Frozen' soundtrack 'Let It Go'.

Actor-comic Amy Schumer has announced that her dramedy series 'Life & Beth' will return for a second season at Hulu. According to the reports, the renewal comes under a month after the release of the show's all 10 episodes.

President Vladimir Putin urged Washington's new envoy on Wednesday not to interfere in Russia's affairs as he accepted credentials from US ambassador John Tefft amid raging tensions.

A new conflict has erupted in the Middle East. Israel and the United States have launched a joint operation named 'Epic Fury' against Iran. Strikes have begun near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. US President Donald Trump announced major combat operations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the goal is to remove an existential threat.

His death united world leaders and demonstrators in grief, but it also left Russia without a charismatic counterweight to Putin's increasingly repressive policies

Bush administration, proposed to spend $85 million to promote political change inside Iran.

Megyn Kelly says she was “in tears” over Kid Rock’s Turning Point USA “All-American Halftime Show,” praising it as “perfect” while taking a shot at Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language Super Bowl LX set. Her posts landed as TPUSA’s YouTube show drew about 6.1 million viewers and Bad Bunny’s halftime smashed the all-time record at 142.3 million.

President Joe Biden this past week found himself in search of a foreign policy sweet spot: somewhere between pulling a screeching U-turn on four years of Trumpism and cautiously approaching the world as it is. In recent days, Biden has piled new sanctions on Russia, announced he would withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan in less than five months and backed away from a campaign promise to sharply raise refugee admission caps.

The Trump White House received backlash for suggesting France should be grateful for U.S. help in WWII after a French politician suggested the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty. Responses highlighted France's crucial role in America's independence, the German defeat by Russia, and French support for American freedom over Indian aid against the British.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt's putdown came in response to remarks by Raphael Glucksmann, a left-wing politician in France, who said “It (Statue of Liberty) was our gift to you. (US)"

US President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Nikki Haley came to each others defense against a rampaging Donald Trump, whose open incitement to Russia to attack NATO allies if they did not pay for protection continued to convulse Washington and European capitals. Biden meanwhile defended Haley against Trump's crude suggestion that her husband had left her over an alleged affair.

Putin has said his nuclear threat isn't a bluff. His top associate, Dmitry Medvedev, said Tuesday that Russia has the right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Kyiv threatens Russian statehood.

Amidst US-Russia tensions over the Ukraine war, Moscow is actively seeking to strengthen its ties with India, particularly through defense deals and diplomatic initiatives.