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Democrats slam GOP for 'attempts to disenfranchise' military voters

Democrats this week slammed Republicans for attempting to obstruct voting for military servicemembers after some GOP lawmakers filed lawsuits targeting overseas voters. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), an ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

US military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen

The U.S. military struck weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled Yemen, a U.S. official told ABC News.

Trump threatens to use the military against the ‘enemy within’

For Trump, strongman rhetoric and tactics are the first resort.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Israel announces strikes on military sites in Iran.

Blasts reported around Tehran after a year of escalating confrontations.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Watch: Israeli military chief announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Israel strikes military targets in Iran in reprisal that raises risk of regional war

Air attack completed on Saturday morning hit missile and drone manufacturing sites, says IDF. Israel strikes Iran – follow the latest IDF strikes military sites in Iran: what we know so far ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Military briefing: Where Israel struck Iran

First open attack on Tehran breaks ‘psychological barrier’ and could leave it vulnerable to future assaults

Business - Financial Times - October 28

New sanctions target Myanmar's military suppliers

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada on individuals and entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to ...

World - ABC News - October 30

We're not military - why are we being hit, asks injured man in Lebanon

In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.

German Cabinet approves new form of military service

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Trump’s expected military reset: Culture war counteroffensive

President-elect Trump is expected to transform the U.S. military from the Pentagon, with promises to slash spending, thin the top ranks and roll back efforts to make the military more inclusive to ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

BBC boss warns of Russian and Chinese propaganda

The UK is losing out because of cuts to the World Service, the BBC's director general warns.

A Russian economic meltdown is coming next year

As the Russian economy tanks, immiseration and social discontent grow, and money dries up, Putin won’t have the resources to fuel his war machine.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

From hairspray to Heineken: the Kremlin ally snapping up western assets

Alexei Sagal is among a new group of businessmen benefiting from western companies’ exodus

Business - Financial Times - October 15

Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González

As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former associates now ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts

After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methods. A developing Russian campaign of arson, sabotage and even murder plots has left western ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Moldova becomes ‘testing ground’ for Russian election interference

Russian efforts to influence Moldova’s Oct. 20 elections have reached unprecedented levels, with Moscow allegedly spending up to hundreds of millions of dollars on buying votes, pumping out ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Paul Whelan on his lowest point in Russian custody

Paul Whelan, the former Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly six years, spoke to CBS News in his first interview since his release in August as part of a complex prisoner swap. ...

Moldova confronts Russian cash-for-votes in EU referendum

Illicit pension top-ups and money mules found in ex-Soviet republic ahead of Sunday’s vote, officials say

World - Financial Times - October 19

Russian rocket becomes musical instrument of hope

The extraordinary instrument will be featured at a concert, raising funds for Ukraine.

Paul Whelan describes 'torture' of Russian prison

Former Marine Paul Whelan described the “torture” he endured while being held captive in a Russian prison for years. “The Russian government wanted to put pressure on the United States by treating ...

Politics - The Hill - October 20

EU condemns 'unprecedented' Russian manipulation attempts in Moldova

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Invest in UK nurses or risk more strikes, union boss warns ministers

RCN head urges the government to use the Budget to boost spending on the NHS

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Sanctions for Russian disinformation linked to Kate rumours

A Russian network sanctioned by the UK for misinformation was linked to false rumours about the Princess of Wales.

Biden alarmed at Georgia's disputed election and 'Russian laws'

The US president calls on Georgia's government to respond to concern at the scale of violations.

Torture Is a Russian Tactic in Occupied Ukraine, Civilians Say

Moscow is employing a variety of tactics, including torture and forced Russian citizenship, to try to obliterate Ukrainian identity, former detainees and human rights groups say.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Lawmakers want Poland to shoot down Russian missiles

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Lawmakers to Biden: Let Poland shoot down Russian missiles The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian tactics of fear in Ukraine

Ukrainians tell of their fear as BBC Verify analyses videos appearing to show drone strikes on civilians.

Latest news about Russian misinformation in 2024 elections

Officials with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency say Russian efforts to spread misinformation in the 2024 elections include a video about Haitians voting in the Georgia election. ...

Chickpeas for tangerines: Russian exporters ‘taste’ barter system

Moscow pushes Soviet-style trade after western sanctions cause months-long payment delays

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Mysterious Russian Deaths I Sunday on 60 Minutes

Cecilia Vega reports from Spain on the unsolved shooting of a Russian defector. It's part of a pattern of recent falls from top-floor windows, poisonings, and accidental deaths involving a growing ...

Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg joins seniors RJ Davis, Mark Sears, Caleb Love on preseason AP All-America team

Flagg joins five fifth-year seniors on the six-man team.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

Israel's military is looking into whether Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 17

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...