FirstFT: Putin vows to turn targets in Kyiv ‘to dust’

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Putin threatens to turn Kyiv targets ‘to dust’

Russian president says Ukrainian government buildings could be hit with new Oreshnik ballistic missile

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin threatens to target Kyiv ‘decision-making centres’ with new missile after US and UK-made weapons used in Russia

President boasts that Russia produces ten times more missiles than all Nato countries combined and threatens attack with new Oreshnik missile . Reuters has a quick snap that there are power cuts in ...

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World - Financial Times - November 18

Putin threatens Kyiv decision-makers after striking energy grid

Russia says it is selecting Ukrainian targets and may hit government offices in the capital.

Putin threatens to hit Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles and praises Trump

Russian president says ‘intelligent’ US president-elect will find solution to Ukraine war. Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Kyiv with Oreshnik missiles, an intermediate-range weapon that ...

World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy urges ‘firm and decisive’ international response to ‘latest act of Russian madness’

Russian leader claims experimental ballistic missile cannot be intercepted and says Moscow will keep testing and begin serial production . Russia ’s use of an experimental hypersonic missile to ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Top Justice Department official worries Putin could target enemies in America

Mysterious deaths of Putin critics around the world highlight Russia's long and violent reach. A top U.S. Justice Department official explains his concerns for the U.S.

Nato says new Russian missile won’t deter support for Ukraine – live updates

Russia’s use of intermediate-range ballistic missile widely condemned; Zelenskyy says latest strike a ‘severe escalation’. Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

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World - Financial Times - November 5

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World - Financial Times - November 8

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World - Financial Times - November 7

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World - Financial Times - November 11

FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep

Also in today’s newsletter, France boycotts COP29 and renowned conservative lawyer dies

World - Financial Times - November 14

FirstFT: Russia fires its first intercontinental ballistic missile

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World - Financial Times - November 21

Joel Embiid’s Dust-Up Is a Symptom of a Larger Problem in Philadelphia

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Sports - The New York Times - November 5

Flattery, distraction and golf: world leaders dust off their Trump playbooks

Handling the US president-elect’s erratic personality seen as key to future relations with Washington

Business - Financial Times - November 8

Warren Gatland will ‘let dust settle’ before deciding on his future

Wales head coach may take new role at the WRU The 61-year-old admits the negativity is ‘challenging’ Warren Gatland will “let the dust settle” on Wales’s awful autumn before he considers his ...

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Trump vows to be 'open and available' to press

President-elect Trump is promising to make himself available to the press and keep an open mind when dealing with journalists when he takes office next year. "In order to Make America Great Again, ...

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Germany will stand up to Russian intimidation, says foreign minister

Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country will not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy as it had in the past

World - ABC News - November 19

Mexican peso and Canadian dollar fall after Trump’s tariff pledge

European equities slip while US Treasury yields edge higher

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World - Financial Times - November 12

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World - Financial Times - November 20

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