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The Global Hunt for Putin's 'Sleeper Agents'
A quiet suburban mom, a hard-drinking war correspondent and an Arctic researcher were hiding in plain sight, championed by the Kremlin’s No. 1 fan of spy fiction.The Wall Street Journal - 14h -
Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.The New York Times - 19h -
Russia bombards Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles day after Putin speech
Mayor accuses Moscow of genocide, saying latest strike shows Putin’s indifference to women and children. Russia has fired eight ballistic missiles on Kyiv a day after Vladimir Putin claimed his ...The Guardian - 1d -
Watch BBC's Steve Rosenberg challenge Putin on his 25 years in power in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was speaking at an annual end-of-year press conference.BBC News - 1d -
Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’
Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’. Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine had made Russia “much stronger” and ...The Guardian - 1d -
Putin praises Kohl and Chirac as statesmen
Yahoo News - 2d -
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy calls Putin a ‘fantasiser’ over peace talks claim and says he wanted to ‘annihilate’ Ukraine’s army
Ukrainian leader responds to Russian president’s claims that countries were on the verge of a deal to end hostilities in April 2022. Poland summoned the chargé d’affaires of Belarus (a diplomat of ...The Guardian - 2d -
Putin on Russia's economy, Trump and Syria's Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference where he discussed the state of the economy and the war against Ukraine. Putin also said he has not yet met Syria's ousted leader ...CBS News - 2d -
Putin denies Russia was defeated in Syria
President plays down Moscow’s military support for Assad regime and claims Kremlin ‘achieved our goals’Financial Times - 2d -
Hope on the horizon for cross-border sewage crisis
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Hope on the horizon for cross-border sewage crisis Southern Californians who have long been ...The Hill - 2d -
Prominent pro-Putin ballet star Sergei Polunin says he's leaving Russia
Ukrainian-born ballet phenom Sergei Polunin was rewarded for backing Putin's attacks on his native country, but he appears to have fallen from Moscow's graces.CBS News - 2d -
Putin Stays Silent on Syria in Meeting With Russia’s Military
In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that winning in Ukraine was his top priority.The New York Times - 4d -
Calls for Archbishop of York to resign over Church failings in sex abuse case
Stephen Cottrell knew that a priest was banned from being alone with children, but the priest remained in post.BBC News - 5d -
New stained glass window for 12th Century church
The artwork by Thomas Denny has been unveiled in St John's Church in Tisbury.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 14 -
Crossing allowing safer access to hub completed
A new puffin crossing allowing pedestrians access to the Roundhouse community hub goes into use.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 14 -
When church bells stop us in our tracks
Often the things we dismiss as interruptions to our busy lives are in fact opportunities for reflectionFinancial Times - Dec. 14 -
Elden Ring: Nightreign Won't Have Cross-Play
From Software has confirmed that Elden Ring: Nightreign will not have cross-play. However, players in the same family of systems will be able to play with each other across generations.. In an ...GameSpot - Dec. 13 -
World's largest "psychedelic church" to shut down San Francisco location
The world's largest psychedelic church is about to close its doors in San Francisco.CBS News - Dec. 12 -
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians told not to travel to West as Putin could use new missile in ‘coming days’
Oreshnik missile is ‘just another attempt by Russia to terrorise Ukraine, which will fail’, says US officialYahoo Sports - Dec. 12 -
Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals
The long-standing policy has prevented ICE agents from arresting immigrants at so-called "sensitive locations" except under certain circumstances.NBC News - Dec. 11 -
Man arrested in 1985 church murders after original suspect exonerated
Erik Sparre was arrested in the 1985 killings of Harold and Thelma Swain after the original suspect, Dennis Perry, was exonerated on DNA evidence, authorities said.CBS News - Dec. 11 -
German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
Putin Just Suffered a Huge Defeat
This time, when Bashar al-Assad started to fall, Russia was not there to catch him.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
Syria's Assad is in Russia, Putin's deputy foreign minister confirms to NBC News
Russia is providing sanctuary to Bashar al-Assad, after the swift collapse of the Syrian leader's regime, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told NBC News.NBC News - Dec. 10 -
Bashar al-Assad is ‘secured’ in Russia, Putin’s deputy foreign minister confirms
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov tells NBC News’ Keir Simmons that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “is secured and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary ...NBC News - Dec. 10 -
Israeli Ground Forces Cross into Syria, Officials Say
Israeli ground forces have overtly crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since the 1973 October War, passing the demilitarized border zone, two Israeli officials said.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Assad’s downfall is a humbling blow to Russia. How will it affect Putin's prestige?
The Kremlin’s failure to prevent Bashar Assad’s swift downfall in Syria has exposed the limits of Russia’s power and dented its international cloutABC News - Dec. 9 -
The west should not succumb to cynical regret over Syria
Lots could still go wrong but the demise of one of the world’s most cruel dictators is welcomeFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
First Presidency creates new Canada Area of the Church
Yahoo News - Dec. 7 -
Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest allyABC News - Dec. 6 -
Netanyahu and Trump may cut a cynical and costly Gaza deal
With Trump’s reelection, the Middle East could soon witness a deal of extraordinary cynicism: Ending the war in Gaza in exchange for Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank.The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Migrant crossings at points of entry reach new levels
More immigrants entered the U.S.through points of entry than in between them in November for the first time in historyThe Hill - Dec. 6 -
Church abuse victims 'disgusted' by Welby's speech
A survivor of child abuse linked to the Church said he was "dismayed" by the archbishop's statement.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
Bitcoin price crosses $100,000 threshold for first time
A massive rally sparked by Donald Trump's election has pushed Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, across the $100,000 mark for the first time. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly ...CBS News - Dec. 5 -
'Deus in machina': Swiss church installs AI Jesus to connect the digital and the divine
A computer generated avatar of Jesus Christ has been developed using artificial intelligence or AI and allows worshippers in Switzerland to talk to him.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Germany's Baerbock accuses Russia of 'cynical game' at OSCE meeting
Yahoo News - Dec. 5 -
Russia sees 'no grounds for negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin spokesperson says
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that Russia sees "no grounds for negotiations yet" to end Moscow's war.ABC News - Dec. 4 -
The Romanian liberal battling pro-Putin candidate for presidency
Elena Lasconi would be country’s first female president but voters are tilting towards ultranationalist Călin GeorgescuFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Russia's Putin implicated in forced removals of Ukrainian children: Report
Yahoo News - Dec. 3 -
Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending
Yahoo News - Dec. 3
