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Ukraine gets F-16 assistance from Greece

Greece will help train Ukrainian F-16 warplane pilots and assist the reconstruction of Odesa, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Monday. Kyiv praised a US decision to let Denmark and the Netherlands hand F-16 fighter jets over to Ukraine once its pilots are trained to use them. Training by an 11-nation coalition is to begin this month, and officials hope pilots will be ready by early 2024 in a move that could alter the war with Russia.

GREECE, UKRAINE HAVE SHARED HISTORY AGAINST INVADERS



Outsider Arevalo wins Guatemala election

Two months ago, Bernardo Arevalo was a low-profile lawmaker who few would have bet on to become the next president of Guatemala. However, the bespectacled 64-year-old sociologist pulled off a massive upset in Sunday's election, a win seen as a stinging rebuke to a corrupt ruling elite. Arevalo made his vow to crack down on corruption the main plank of his campaign to govern Guatemala, rated among the 30 most corrupt countries in the world by Transparency International. 

AREVALO'S RAPID RISE FROM OUTSIDER TO FRONT-RUNNER


Rihanna delivers Super Bowl baby bump

Rihanna has given birth to a baby boy, her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, a report said Monday. The music megastar and beauty entrepreneur became a mother for the second time earlier this month, entertainment outlet TMZ said. "Sources with direct knowledge tell us the baby arrived August 3rd in Los Angeles," TMZ said. "We don't yet know the kiddo's name, but we do know it starts with 'R' and it's a boy."

HOW RIHANNA'S SUPER BOWL SURPRISE MADE A BIG SPLASH


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Rihanna recently became the first female artist to join this Spotify club.

Monday's answer: The Indianapolis 500, held at the famed Indianapolis Motorspeedway, is the top-attended sporting event at 350,000 annually.

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