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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war. In a statement Thursday on the Telegram messaging app, Ukraine’s air force did not specify the […]
Anna Vartanian was happy to put a gift under the Christmas tree that will eventually make its way to a Ukrainian child at a special event Tuesday night. “Each child wants to have a present, especially at Christmas,” said Vartanian, who fled the war in Ukraine with her family. “It’s a very magical day for […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the negotiating lines for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, Israel and Hezbollah inching closer to a truce, and a major national security trial in Hong Kong. Land, Troops, and NATO Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a cease-fire deal with Ukraine once U.S. President-elect Donald […]
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14 Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov died on Saturday, November 16th, after “inexplicably” falling from the fifth floor of a building. The preliminary cause of death was labeled as an accident, with Russian authorities launching an investigation, according to RIA Novosti, a Russian state media outlet. CNN reported that he died two days before he […]
Braslia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “more voices” to end the Ukraine war and a ceasefire in Gaza, as he conducted a state visit to Brazil’s capital, Chinese state media said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva echoed those points as he met with Xi in a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia, and stressed a […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s looming return to office is causing sleepless nights in Europe. Diplomats expect Trump 2.0 will cause more headaches because the world is less stable today than it was in 2017. Chief among their fears is the growing partnership between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. “Trump is getting one global theater. […]
Ukraine’s military reportedly fired U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time on Wednesday, with pro-war bloggers claiming that the weapons targeted southwestern Russia’s Kursk region. Kursk region Governor Alexei Smirnov said Russian air defense systems intercepted two Ukrainian missiles but he did not specify what type of missiles they were. “A missile’s […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched UK’s Storm Shadow missiles deep into Russia for the first time. The attack was carried out to hit military targets, Bloomberg reports with reference to an unnamed Western official. Ukraine fired up to 12 Storm Shadow missiles at the Kursk region of Russia. Fragments of the missiles were found […]
PMQs – snap verdict That was very missable. Alex Burghart, who was standing in for Kemi Badenoch, started well, with a very short, direct question, but after that it rapidly got worse. He used his first three questions to focus on inflation, trying to make an argument about Labour letting price rises get out of […]