Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelensky responds to Trump’s ‘peace deal’ as UK issues warning over Putin’s lies
Volodymyr Zelensky has slated Donald Trump’s reported idea of giving up swathes of territory to Russia, branding it “primitive”.
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NATO at 75: Is Canada losing its grip on the world's greatest military alliance?
Inarguably bigger and more seasoned than it was when it was born from the ashes of the Second World War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — the West's great military alliance — celebrated a milestone Thursday: three-quarters of a century of keeping the peace in Europe.
McConnell putting 'main part of my focus' on opposing Russia in Ukraine: 'A worldwide problem for democracies'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in a local radio interview Monday that he is putting "the main part of my focus in the coming years" on opposing Russia in Ukraine, noting that it is "a worldwide problem for democracies."
An airstrip is being built on a Yemeni island during the ongoing war, with 'I LOVE UAE' next to it
As Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to target ships in a Mideast waterway, satellite pictures analyzed by The Associated Press show what appears to be a new airstrip being built at an entrance to that crucial maritime route.
‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen
The U.S. warning to Russia couldn't have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin's government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter.
Not just Trump – Congress also gives Biden a golden State of the Union opportunity
A senator-turned-vice president-turned-president down in the polls against a prominent New Yorker as he is hamstrung by right-wing Congress captive to extremists. Israel on the brink and an emboldened Russia.
Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan was considering what became known as “Star Wars,” a plan to shield America from Soviet missiles by deploying up to thousands of weapons in space. At the same time, as a young science writer, I was reporting on how the rays from a single nuclear detonation in orbit could wipe out whole fleets of battle stations and laser death rays. “Star Wars: Pentagon Lunacy,” read one of the headlines.
New Nuclear Threats From Putin, Timed for a Moment of Anxiety
President Vladimir V. Putin has threatened to reach into Russia’s arsenal of nuclear weapons at three points in time in the past two years: once at the outset of the war against Ukraine two years ago, once when he was losing ground and again on Thursday, as he senses that he is grinding down Ukrainian defenses and American resolve.