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Trump, Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers
"Maybe there's nothing there, maybe it's bigger than we thought, we don't know," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, warning that the US was operating with limited information.
Mali troops re-enter strategic northern town in years-long fight against insurgents
Russia preparing 'massive attack' against Ukraine, Zelensky warns as he urges partner support
High-voltage line linking Romania, Moldova to be named after Trump
South Korea accused by Ukraine of aiding Russia with 176,000 tons of fuel amidst critical shortage
"These shipments began precisely when Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries were reducing processing volumes and creating a fuel shortage within Russia."
Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help
Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria.
Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea in return for its help in Ukraine
Revealed Russian winter assault plans cripple Ukraine power grid, heat, water systems - report
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to verify the NYT report in an interview with Reuters, adding that Ukraine would "respond in any way (we can)."
Silver coin hoard found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim
The coins are of the pre-1916 denga denomination, and were found hidden within a small, ceramic jug decorated with engobe buried in a shallow pit near the city’s trading district.
Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic
Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.
85 years later: Babyn Yar and the fight against deliberate erasure - opinion
On September 29 and 30, 1941, German forces, aided by local collaborators, murdered 33,771 Jews at Babyn Yar. In just two days, the lives of children, parents, and grandparents were cut short.
Debris found at Western embassy in Kyiv, mayor says
Debris had been found at the premises of one of the Western embassies in the center of Ukraine's capital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday, citing preliminary information.
Czech Republic would be ready to respond if Russia attacks Baltic countries, Czech PM Babis says
Babis, whose government includes a pro-Russian party, has halted Czech contributions to military aid to Ukraine and also opted out of EU and NATO financing and military aid pledges for Kyiv.
Trump considers Russia sanctions relief deal in exchange for prisoner releases - report
Trump is weighing a proposal to lift some Russia sanctions if Moscow releases political prisoners. The plan could expand US ties with Russia but faces opposition from Ukraine and European allies.
