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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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China Responds to Lindsey Graham Russia Threat

By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]

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Polish Air Force F-16 fighters
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NATO Ally Scrambles Fighter Jets as Russia Strikes Near Border

NATO member Poland has scrambled combat aircraft due to the threat posed to its airspace by long-range Russian strikes on Ukraine, it said on Saturday. Poland’s Armed Forces said fighter jets were deployed and ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems placed on high alert due to overnight Russian strikes on western Ukraine, which borders […]

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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo
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NATO Ally Bordering Russia Withdraws From International Weapons Treaty

Finland has formally notified the United Nations (U.N.) of its intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to Reuters—a move that several European allies have made in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine. Newsweek reached out to NATO via email outside of normal business […]

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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of 10-Hour-Long ‘Escalation of Terror’

By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]

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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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NATO Allies Sound Alarm on Russia Chemical Weapons

By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]

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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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Russia Issues Nuclear Warning on Israel-Iran Conflict—’Extremely Dangerous’

By Jason Lemon is a Senior Politics Editor at Newsweek based in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to taking on the editor role, Jason’s reporting focused on U.S. politics and international affairs. He joined Newsweek in 2018, and had previously worked as an editor at a Middle Eastern media startup called StepFeed. He also worked a year as a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]

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Russian attack in Kharkiv
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Russia Strikes Back With ‘Most Powerful Attack’ of War on Ukrainian City

Kharkiv has been hit by a barrage of Russian drones, missiles and bombs in what has been described as the biggest attack Ukraine’s second-largest city has faced in Vladimir Putin‘s invasion. “Kharkiv is facing the most powerful attack it has had in the entire full-scale war,” posted Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on Telegram after strikes […]

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Rubio and Lammy
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NATO Issues Warning About Defense Spending Amid Threats from Russia, China

Foreign ministers from NATO member states gathered in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday to debate a U.S. proposal to significantly boost defense spending amid growing global threats and shifting American strategic priorities. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized the urgent need for increased investment to counter evolving dangers from Russia, terrorism, and increasingly, China. “When it comes […]

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Ukrainian servicemen from the 24th mechanized brigade
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Russia Deploys FSB’s ‘Presidential Regiment’ to Key Ukraine Fortress Town

Russia has deployed its elite FSB “Presidential Regiment” to protect the strategically important eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, according to Kyiv’s military. The regiment is assisting Russia’s 98th Parachute Division in its efforts to seize the fortress town, where fighting has been ongoing for more than a year, according to Ivan Petrychak, spokesperson for […]

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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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Russia Rejects Zelensky Ceasefire Proposal: ‘Impossible’

By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]

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