"'Gut instinct' told Lt Col Stanislav Petrov that apparent launch of US missiles was actually early warning system malfunction."

The US has 4600 nuclear weapons. Calling them a "deterrent" lulls people into supposing they cannot start a nuclear disaster.

Colder northern cities also face flooding due to global heating.

Ibrahim Halawa was visiting Egypt at the time of al-Sisi's coup, and joined in a protest. He was arrested and accused of murder, based on no evidence, and was jailed and tortured for 4 years along with hundreds of others. Last week he was acquitted.

The US State Department wants Israel to return millions of dollars of military aid because it broke the attached condition -- not to lobby for even more aid.