Iran Confirms Nuclear Talks With China, Russia
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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Trump ‘Considering Large-Scale’ Sanctions on Russia
By Barney Henderson is Newsweek’s Content Editor, based in London, U.K. Barney joined Newsweek from The Times of London, and previously worked for The Daily Telegraph of London for 13 years, and The Hindustan Times in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of both King’s College, London, with an MA in Terrorism, Security & Society, […]
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Zelensky: US Citizens in Ukraine Hotel Struck by Russia
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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China, Russia Target Disgruntled Americans Fired by DOGE: Report
Russian and Chinese intelligence services are intensifying efforts to recruit former U.S. federal employees dismissed by President Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), CNN reports. Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry and China’s Embassy in Washington for comment by email. Why It Matters Led by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, DOGE has been working to […]
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US Siding With Russia, Belarus in UN Vote Sparks Anger
United States opposition to a European-drafted United Nations resolution that condemned Moscow’s full-scale invasion has sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic. At the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, the U.S. joined Russia and Moscow’s closest ally Belarus, as well as North Korea, in opposing a resolution condemning Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In another […]
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Russia Fires First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Ukraine: Kyiv
✓ Link copied to clipboard! For the first time since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, Russia has reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) targeting the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force on Nov. 21. This development marks a significant escalation in the conflict, with Dnipro, a […]
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Decentralized Energy Powers Ukraine’s Resilience Against Russia
Amid relentless Russian missile attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has been leading efforts to restore power. In an interview during the U.N. climate talks in Azerbaijan, Timchenko shared data on a back-and-forth battle showing how electricity generation rises and falls with every rebuild and subsequent […]
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What Putin Has Said About Nuclear Weapons As ATACMS Authorized Against Russia
President Joe Biden will give Ukraine authorization to use US-provided long-range weapons to conduct strikes into Russian territory, prompting concerns among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump that it will cause Vladimir Putin to escalate the conflict. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “On his way out of office, Joe […]
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NATO Fighter Jets Scrambled As Russia Launches ‘Massive Attack’ on Ukraine
NATO member Poland scrambled fighter jets close to the alliance’s border with Ukraine after Russia launched a “massive” aerial attack on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure overnight. The Polish military said early on Sunday that “Polish and allied aircraft have begun operating in our airspace” after Russia attacked Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as […]
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Photo Shows North Korean Artillery Arriving in Russia
A photo circulating on social media shows North Korean artillery pieces that have been shipped to Russia as Pyongyang continues to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine. A Russian Telegram channel published the photo on Thursday, showing two guns being transported by rail. They have been identified as North Korean M1989 Koksan 170 mm self-propelled howitzers. […]
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