Russian Drone Strike on Bus Kills Entire Family
A family was among nine people killed in a drone strike in the northeast of Ukraine, local authorities have said. Saturday’s strike on a bus in Ukraine’s Sumy region showed Russia had no intention of ending the war, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. This illustrative […]
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3rd Largest US Transit System Poised for Strike: Here’s Who May Be Affected
NJ Transit engineers are preparing to walk off the job on Friday amid ongoing negotiations between their union and the massive commuter agency, potentially disrupting daily commutes for some 350,000 riders who work in New Jersey and New York City. The Context NJ Transit is the third largest transit system in the country and operates […]
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Zelensky Rebukes Trump for Calling Russian Strike Mistake: ‘This Is Murder’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized remarks from President Donald Trump, who called a deadly Russian ballistic missile attack on the major Ukrainian city of Sumy a “mistake.” The Context Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday that Russia launched two ballistic missiles at the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy as residents attended church services marking Palm […]
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Donald Trump Reacts To Deadly Russian Missile Strike: ‘They Made A Mistake’
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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Golf-Ball Sized Hail Threatens Multiple States as Severe Storms Strike
A powerful spring storm system is unleashing dangerous weather across the central United States, with golf-ball sized hail, damaging winds, and the risk of tornadoes threatening communities from Texas to the Ohio Valley. Why It Matters This multi-state severe weather outbreak poses a significant threat to lives and property across the South and lower Midwest. […]
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US Intel Block Blamed for Russian Missile Strike on Americans
Political commentators have blamed the U.S.’s decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine for a Russian missile strike that hit a hotel in Kryvyi Rih where Americans were staying. Newsweek reached out to the CIA for comment via a form on their website outside of business hours. A damaged building in Kryvyi Rih in central […]
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Ukrainians Call for THAAD Air Defenses Amid Reported Russian ICBM Strike
A Russian attack on a city that Ukraine said included the use of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has reinforced calls for the U.S. to supply Kyiv with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The Ukrainian air force’s statement that among the nine missiles launched Thursday at the city of Dnipro was a […]
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