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  Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned against "pumping up" Ukraine and other countries, such as Georgia and Moldova, with weapons, saying this threatens security of the European continent and provokes instability in the region. “The tendency to pump up Ukraine and other countries with weapons is the type of actions that threaten the security of the continent and provoke instability,” Peskov told reporters on Thursday's regular conference call when asked to comment on remarks about supporting Ukraine and other countries in the region with arms made by British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday. Truss suggested Wednesday it is essential to arm not just Ukraine with heavy weapons, but also Moldova, Georgia and the Western Balkans. “Some argue we shouldn’t provide heavy weapons for fear of provoking something worse. But my view, is that inaction would be the greatest provocation,” Truss said. “And we must ensure that, alongside Ukraine, the Western Balkans and...

  Fear is   driving   American politics, and it will shake up Washington. Polling suggests Americans are afraid the economy will crash and things in Ukraine are a threat to America. Fear isn’t coming out of thin air. We live in times of war, inflation, sickness, and environmental challenges. But fear won’t solve anything and can cause even more problems in America than we already have. Division at home Historically, when the American people are afraid, they vote out the party in charge. Right now, Democrats control the White House and have a slim majority in Congress. And really, most people  aren’t very political . Even though the last decade has been full of pent-up emotion, most people don’t want to be thinking about politics all the time. They’re not super partisan, and they don’t care about the nonstop political reality show on cable news. The basics are simple: enough money to cover your bills and a safe place to call home. Economic issues in America Voters hav...

An  EgyptAir crash  in 2016 that killed 66 people in the Mediterranean was likely caused by a fire that started in the cockpit, according to the conclusions of French experts contained in documents revealed on Wednesday. According to a 134-page document seen by Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera and sent to the Paris court of appeal in March, a fire on board was likely to have been caused by the conjunction of two factors. These were a leak from the co-pilot's oxygen mask and the combustion of a cigarette smoked by the pilot or co-pilot. After the crash in 2016,  a U.S. intel source confirmed to CBS News the wreckage showed "signs of damage because of high temperature" and that a flight data recorder  indicated there was smoke on board   EgyptAir flight MS804 suddenly disappeared from radar screens on May 19, 2016 on its way to Cairo from Paris, killing everyone on board. Egypt's aviation minister had initially said a terrorist attack, rather than lack of main...