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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.

IAEA board passes Iran resolution as West pushes Tehran toward talks

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors passed a resolution on Thursday again ordering Iran to urgently improve cooperation with the agency.

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 - 6 days ago

Weather tracker: Deadly bomb cyclone batters north-west US

Low-pressure system brings deaths and power outages to region, while an Arctic blast sweeps swaths of Europe. Large parts of the US have been battered by severe weather this week, as low pressure ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Heavy rain hits West Coast as Northeast sees first snowfall of season

Dangerous weather is battering both coasts just as the Thanksgiving holiday rush gets underway. Major storms walloped the West Coast and Northeast, bombarding millions of Americans with heavy rain ...

Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be ...

Hundreds flee deadly sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan

About 300 families relocate after fresh violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims kills 32 people. About 300 families have fled sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan as fresh clashes killed 32 ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Palestinians See Echoes of Israel’s Gaza War in West Bank Raids

West Bank residents say Israeli forces are adopting tactics similar to the ones they are deploying in Gaza, including airstrikes and the use of Palestinians as human shields.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Who is really escalating the war in Ukraine? It certainly isn’t the west | James Nixey

The policy of the US and Europe remains the same: drip-feeding resources while never giving Ukraine the chance to push Russia out. James Nixey leads the Russia-Eurasia programme at Chatham House ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

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