“我们知道这是中国的气球，而且它有机动能力，”五角大楼发言人莱德准将周五在发布会上说。这直接挑战了中方有关"无人飞艇因不可抗力误入美国领空"的说法。莱德还表示，这个位于6万英尺高空的气球进入美国领空后改变了航线，军方正在对它进行密切跟踪并继续考虑各种选项。链接：http://bit.ly/3Y4WeXX

The death toll from powerful earthquakes in Turkey and Syria rose to 5,400, leaving thousands more injured and rescue teams racing to reach people buried under buildings.