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German UN ambassador: Berlin to support Ukraine 'as long as it takes'
Germany pledged continued support for Ukraine in its defence against Russia during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday to…
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Russia just joined the exploding drone boat fight, hitting Ukraine with one after watching so many of its own warships sink
Russia said on Thursday that it used a naval drone to strike a Ukrainian reconnaissance ship. It marked what appears to be Russia's first…
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European leaders go to Moldova to mark its Independence Day ahead of a key election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland traveled Wednesday to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of…
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Russia outsmarts France with nuclear power move in Niger
Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara…
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Ukrainians Can’t Reach the Bodies of Their Fallen Loved Ones
Oleksandr, Bohdana’s mum and her younger step-sister Credit - Courtesy of Bohdana Teslenko Myroslava Melnychenko knows the village, the…
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Inside Donetsk as residents flee attacks on Ukrainian region Putin wants to control
The Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine has long been in Moscow's sights. Vladimir Putin reportedly wants to freeze the war in return for…
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Russia Bombed a U.S. Factory in Ukraine. Here’s How Trump Responded.
If another country were to bomb an American-owned factory on foreign soil, one might expect—at the very least—harsh condemnation from the…
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Immigrants from Central Asia find hostility and violence in Russia
The immigrant worker from Uzbekistan entered the bank in Moscow, but when he reached the teller, she refused to serve him and she wouldn't…
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How Trump Is Misreading Russia
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Russia Immediately Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Ukraine Wins
“But I think it’d be going too far to say that Putin has agreed to a meeting with Zelenskiy,” Rogin added. “In fact, the Kremlin put out a…
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Trump says Ukraine's Zelenskyy can end Russia war 'immediately' ahead of high-stakes meeting
President Trump placed the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia by giving up Crimea, which has been…
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Russia is experimenting in Ukraine's robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels
Russia has increasingly been trialing new types of ground drones as Ukraine's robot war heats up. Designs include a "dronobus" for fiber…
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Oil slips as Russia supply concerns ease after Trump-Putin meet
Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Monday as the United States did not exert more pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war by…
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Russia's long-range bombers kept up attack tempo, showing fleet's 'resilience' despite Ukraine's Spiderweb attack: UK MOD
Russia's bombers are still attacking Ukraine steadily despite Operation Spiderweb, the UK MOD said. It observed over 70 cruise missiles…
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“My Undesirable Friends: Part I” Is a Staggering Portrait of Russian Journalists in Dissent
Because the Russian alphabet has no direct equivalent of the letter “H,” speakers often substitute a “G” sound; “Harry Potter” thus…
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Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia's Belgorod and Volgograd regions
At least three people were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's border region of Belgorod, the governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov,…
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The Kremlin's recruiters are crushing their targets and might get their 2025 goals bumped up, Ukraine spy chief says
Russia is hitting up to 110% of its recruitment goals every month, a top Ukrainian official said. The deputy head of GUR said the Kremlin…
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Ukraine studied drug cartels to learn how to sneak drones into Russia for its 'Operation Spiderweb' attack
"Operation Spiderweb" was built off knowledge of drug cartel operations, said the head of Ukraine's SBU. In a new interview, Vasyl Malyuk…
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Trump, 79, Confuses Russia and Alaska
Donald Trump on Monday seemed to forget the location of his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin—once again raising…
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Trump says there will be "swapping of territories" between Russia, Ukraine
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at…
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US to scale back human rights accusations against 3 countries: Report
The administration of President Donald Trump is scaling back criticism of certain foreign governments over their human rights records,…
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Putin decree allows Russia to increase greenhouse gas emissions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree that would allow Russia to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth…
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Zelensky says 1,200 POWs to be exchanged with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr on Sunday confirmed a previously discussed prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange with Russia, which had already…
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Ukraine and Russia strikes hit homes and oil depot near Black Sea
A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine's southern city of Mykolaiv, local officials say. At…