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NATO secures .2 billion contract to replenish allied supplies and help Ukraine

NATO signed a $1.2 billion contract on Tuesday to produce tens of thousands of artillery rounds.The organization aims to replenish the dwindling stocks of NATO member countries supplying ammunition to Ukraine in its conflict against Russia.The contract involves the purchase of 220,000 rounds of a widely sought after artillery shell.NATO…

Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi erupts, displacing thousands

Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, erupted Sunday.About a quarter-million people live in Merapi’s immediate vicinity. Civilians, many of whom live on the volcano’s slopes, were advised to remain at least 4.3 miles from the mouth of its crater.A 2010 eruption of Merapi killed 347 people and displaced 20,000.Indonesia’s Mount…