Tension in Tbilisi and Political Upheaval in France

U.S. President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, having previously said he would stay out of legal proceedings against him. The Syrian government and Russia have carried out air strikes in northwestern Syria as President Bashar al-Assad vowed to crush insurgents who swept into the city of Aleppo. Urgent action is needed to help manage the rapid increase in satellites and space junk above Earth. And as the Panama Canal suffers because of severe drought, a plan for a major dam to help water supplies faces local opposition.

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