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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Putin Escalates Threats to the West With New Ballistic Missile Launch

The intermediate-range missile did not carry nuclear weapons, but it is part of a strategic arsenal that is capable of delivering them.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Zelenskyy says Putin is 'terrified,' calls ballistic missile launch 'escalation'

Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.

Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine

President says missile was in reply to Kyiv’s strikes in Russia with western missiles, and appears to directly threaten US and UK . Ukraine war – latest updates Vladimir Putin has said Russia ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Putin warns West as Russia hits Ukraine with new missile

Russia's president says the attack on Dnipro is a response to Ukraine's use of long-range US and UK weaponry.

Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATO

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Putin says Russia used new missile in strike on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine. The new attack follows Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil this week that used U.S.-made ...

As Ukraine Fires U.S. Missiles, Putin Sends a Chilling Message

The Russian leader ominously declares that America risks nuclear war as it expands its aid.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Merkel Memoir Recalls What It Was Like Dealing With Trump and Putin

The new book by former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany also aims to justify decisions she made that are still affecting her country and the rest of Europe.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Steve Rosenberg: After days of escalation, what will Putin do next?

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg assesses the Russian leader's next move.

Putin’s Ukraine missile a warning to west before second age of Trump

The current escalations will set a new status quo for life under Trump – what does the president-elect have planned?. Like Chekhov’s gun coming off the wall in Act V, it was probably only a matter ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Putin claims new missile used in Ukraine is 'incapable' of being intercepted

The Kremlin said Friday that its attack using a new ballistic missile was a warning to Ukraine's "reckless" Western allies.

Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'

Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile.

Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’. Vladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

With Memes and in State Media, Many Russians Cheer on Putin’s Threats

While support for Vladimir V. Putin’s threats resounded in pro-war venues, some Russians reacted with worry, gallows humor and apathy to the suggestions of striking the West and using nuclear weapons.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

The Papers: 'Two thirds back assisted dying' and 'Putin ready to cripple Britain'

The upcoming vote on legalising assisted dying and the rising threat of Russia leads several papers.

How a pro-Putin TikTok star topped Romania’s presidential poll

Social media clips show Călin Georgescu riding on white horse, performing martial arts

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Russian food prices are soaring — but no one dares blame Putin and the war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has exchanged "butter for guns" and blamed the price rises on "unfriendly" countries.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Sen. Rounds blasts those who would give concessions to Putin in Ukraine

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) pushed back against the idea that the Russian war in Ukraine could end in peaceful negotiation, saying those who hold that view “may be deceiving” themselves. In a speech ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Regrets, feminism, and Trump’s ‘fascination’ with Putin: key takeways from Merkel’s memoir

The former German chancellor’s book Freedom gives insights on Brexit and her East German upbringing. Angela Merkel was notoriously discreet and privacy-conscious as Germany’s chancellor, rarely ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

The new face of European illiberalism

Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration

World - Financial Times - October 31

Meta faces day in court

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta to face trial in FTC antitrust suit Meta must face trial in an antitrust case brought by the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

11/17: Face the Nation

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Republican Rep. French Hill and Democratic Rep. Jim Himes join as we take a look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's controversial picks ...

Barbados PM asks Donald Trump for face-to-face meeting on climate

Exclusive: Mia Mottley, who has championed climate action, says she would seek common ground with US president-elect. Mia Mottley, the climate-championing prime minister of Barbados, has invited ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Christian voters face an uncomfortable choice

While Christians can find much about the left and the right to dislike, Harris has at least sought to moderate her past progressive stances, while Trump personifies the worst aspects of the right.

Politics - The Hill - October 30

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