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As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen
4 days, 10 hours ago

As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk. “We thinned their ranks – they have losses, although Kim didn’t just send ordinary servicemen,” a Ukrainian soldier told Al Jazeera, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Some ‘liberators’ they are,” she said sarcastically referring to Moscow’s pledge to …

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Russia continues drone attacks against civilians in Ukrainian city of Kherson
5 days, 10 hours ago

Russia continues drone attacks against civilians in Ukrainian city of Kherson

NPR  

Russia continues drone attacks against civilians in Ukrainian city of Kherson People in the Ukrainian city Kherson {kHAIR-son} say Russian soldiers are using remote-controlled drones to attack civilians. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: People in Kherson in southern Ukraine say Russian soldiers are using remote-controlled attack drones to hunt civilians, targeting people for sport and to spread terror. NPR was unable to …

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Russians in Kursk region ‘shaken’ as Ukraine launches new offensive
5 days, 10 hours ago

Russians in Kursk region ‘shaken’ as Ukraine launches new offensive

Al Jazeera  

Fighting intensifies in western Russia months after Zelenskyy hinted that holding territory in Kursk could embolden his plans for victory. “All this cannot help but cause concern among citizens living in the city of Kursk, since the sound and shockwaves from downed drones and missiles are noticeably carried throughout the city’s outskirts,” Furtsev continued, adding that locals are experiencing heightened …

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
5 days, 21 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Members of Ukraine’s Khyzhak Brigade …

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Why are Russians celebrating Christmas on January 7?
6 days, 5 hours ago

Why are Russians celebrating Christmas on January 7?

The Hindu  

As everyone is busy chasing resolutions for the new year, Christians in Russia are getting into the Christmas spirit — they are waiting to break their 40-day fast with a giant feast joined by friends and family. Therefore, in some Eastern Orthodox churches, including the largest one in Russia, people celebrate Christmas on January 7. The newly created Orthodox Church …

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
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1 week, 1 day ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?
1 week, 3 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war map 2025: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline?

The Independent  

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Deliberate wage theft now a crime nationwide
1 week, 3 days ago

Deliberate wage theft now a crime nationwide

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: Hello, happy new year and welcome to PM for 2025. David Taylor: So it's your sort of educated forecast that the Reserve Bank would have one eye out for that $0.60 against the greenback level in terms of its impact on inflation? Alison Xiao: Just before New Year's Day two years ago, Jade Wendt got a phone call …

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In New Year speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin says ‘everything will be fine’, mum on economy, Ukraine war
1 week, 3 days ago

In New Year speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin says ‘everything will be fine’, mum on economy, Ukraine war

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted his countrymen with a bouquet of confidence as the country moves into 2025 but offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. "Dear friends, in just a few minutes 2025 will be ushered in, completing the first quarter of the 21st century," Putin said in the televised remarks. He also praised …

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Putin faces new test with Trump’s return
1 week, 4 days ago

Putin faces new test with Trump’s return

CNN  

CNN — December 31, 1999: Russian President Boris Yeltsin took to the airwaves to make a surprise announcement, telling his fellow countrymen that he would step aside for his prime minister to take over as president. “ one of the things I want to do and quickly – and President Putin said that he wants to meet with me as …

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Rewind 2024: From BCCI-PCB drama to Russians competing as neutrals in Olympics, how sports was dominated by politics
1 week, 4 days ago

Rewind 2024: From BCCI-PCB drama to Russians competing as neutrals in Olympics, how sports was dominated by politics

Firstpost  

Given how action-packed the year 2024 was in terms of major sporting events – Paris Olympics, men’s and women’s T20 World Cups, UEFA Euro, Copa America and more – it is only natural for politics to have had an influence on several of those events. Some of the most iconic moments in sport, after all, were politically charged – from …

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He's built his own underground hospital, once operated on four gravely wounded victims at the same time and tearfully tells of amputating the limbs of children maimed by Putin's bombs. But, says Ukrai
1 week, 6 days ago

He's built his own underground hospital, once operated on four gravely wounded victims at the same time and tearfully tells of amputating the limbs of children maimed by Putin's bombs. But, says Ukrai

Daily Mail  

This city is so close to the front line that the air-raid sirens go off after the Russian bombs have detonated. The underground operating theatre created by Professor Parkhomenko so he can operate on wounded patients even during Russian bombing campaigns Firefighters working to extinguish a fire following a drone strike on an industrial facility in Kharkiv in May this …

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White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight
2 weeks ago

White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight

Daily Mail  

The White House said there are 'indications' that Russians shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38. This is the horrific moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing President Joe Biden is away on holiday in St. Croix and has no events on his …

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Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words
2 weeks ago

Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words

Daily Mail  

Speculation is growing that Russian forces intentionally sent a doomed Azerbaijian Airlines plane into a 'death spiral' using electronic jamming in a bid to cover-up firing a missile at it on Christmas Day. The moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing Damage to the fuselage of the plane after the horror …

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Claims Russian air defences shot down plane
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Claims Russian air defences shot down plane

ABC  

Isobel Roe: The Russian military is being accused of shooting down the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet which crashed and killed 38 people in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Reuters news agency is reporting the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation, which has found a Russian air defence system is likely to be responsible. Kathleen O'Connor: Russia's civil aviation authority says preliminary information …

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Shock after Sydney to Hobart deaths
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Shock after Sydney to Hobart deaths

ABC  

Isobel Roe: Hello and welcome to The World Today. New South Wales police say both sailors were struck by the boat's boom, the swinging pole that makes up the base of the sail. John Stanley: Well, the boom, I don't know exactly what happened, but what happens is when the boat's running down a seaway and as the sea conditions …

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Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abylkalikov, 38, a former professor at one of Russia’s …

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Christmas on the frontline with Ukraine’s Khartiya drone brigade
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Christmas on the frontline with Ukraine’s Khartiya drone brigade

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The brigade’s spokesperson, Sergeant Volodymyr Dehtyarev, said Khartiya is …

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How one man became a Ukrainian traitor and Russian spy
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How one man became a Ukrainian traitor and Russian spy

Live Mint  

Spying runs in the family for Oleh Kolesnikov. His is among more than 3,200 state treason cases launched by Ukrainian authorities since Russia's full-scale invasion, including feeding information to Moscow to assist missile strikes and spreading Russian propaganda, according to the SBU. Reuters interviews with three informants convicted by Ukraine and two SBU Ukrainian counter-intelligence officers spoke to the divided …

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Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abylkalikov, 38, a former professor at one of Russia’s …

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Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Battles of attrition in West Asia & Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

If 2024 was the year when war returned with a vengeance to the centre of inter-State relations, it also witnessed some critical developments in warfare, featuring attrition, manoeuvre, and adaptation. Until the incursion and occupation of Kursk, which is now under a sustained Russian counter-assault, the Ukrainians continued to fight in a war of attrition paired with small unit action …

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The bone thief hired to spirit a World War II spy back to Russia
2 weeks, 4 days ago

The bone thief hired to spirit a World War II spy back to Russia

Live Mint  

LVIV, Ukraine—Late one evening last summer, a gaunt man snuck through the darkness into a Soviet military cemetery here in western Ukraine to do something the Russian government has been trying to do for decades: Retrieve the bones of a famed spy revered within the walls of the Kremlin. Before his death, he infiltrated the Nazi high command during World …

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Russia news: A newly declassified document suggests things with Russia could have turned out very differently.
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Russia news: A newly declassified document suggests things with Russia could have turned out very differently.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The most famous of these is George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” of February 1946, which urged “a long-term patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” Kennan, who was chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, wrote …

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