Politics Dec 19 Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria dented Russia at annual news conference By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
World Dec 17 A senior Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine Kirillov was under sanctions from several countries, including the U.K. and Canada, for his actions in Moscow's war in Ukraine. By Associated Press
World Dec 16 Ukraine claims North Korean troops were killed fighting alongside Russian forces This is the first reported casualties since the Pentagon and Ukraine announced North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to help it in the almost 3-year war. By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Dec 14 Ukraine strikes southern Russia with drones as Kyiv reels from consecutive aerial attacks The Ukrainian strikes came a day after Russia fired 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones at its neighbor, further battering Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, around half of which has been destroyed during the war. By Associated Press
World Dec 13 Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure with massive cruise missile and drone attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
Dec 11 Trump and Biden teams insist they’re finding common ground to navigate foreign crises By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Trump and Biden national security teams have come to an understanding that they have no choice but to work together as conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine have left a significant swath of the world on a knife’s edge. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 8:58 How cotton from Central Asia is helping fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine By Simon Ostrovsky, Dan Sagalyn It's been nearly three years since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and despite huge losses on both sides, there is no sign that Putin's war machine is letting up. Cotton is used to make gunpowder and explosives… Continue watching
Dec 09 Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security in effort to end war in Ukraine By Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:29 News Wrap: Trump calls for ‘immediate cease-fire’ in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy In our news wrap Sunday, Trump called for an “immediate cease-fire” between Ukraine and Russia and said in an interview that he plans to end birthright citizenship in the U.S., New York police released new photos of the suspected killer… Continue watching
Dec 07 Trump meets with France’s Macron and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during visit to Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president-elect's visit to France, ahead of a celebration of the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral five years after a devastating fire, comes as Macron and other European leaders are trying to win Trump’s favor and persuade him to maintain… Continue reading