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Too Little Too Late: US Allies Say Biden Strategy Cost Ukraine Chance of Victory
White House says Pakistan developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching US | The Express Tribune
Deputy National Security Advisor claims country's conduct raised questions about aims of its ballistic missile program
Reviving antisemitic trope, Putin says Jews are tearing apart Russian Orthodox Church
Trump threatens tariffs If EU doesn’t buy more US oil and gas
The US is the world’s largest producer of crude oil and the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas. LNG buyers — including the EU and Vietnam — have already talked about purchasing more fuel from the US, in part to deter the threat of tariffs.
Retired Mossad agents to reveal secrets of Hezbollah pager operation in US interview
Investigative program '60 Minutes' set to release special episode including exclusive interview on pager operation attributed to Israel
Putin admits Russian inflation is an 'alarming signal' and the economy is 'overheating'
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that inflation is a problem in Russia and that the country's economy is overheating.
Syrian villagers near the Golan Heights say Israeli forces are banning them from their fields
Residents of a Syrian village near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say Israeli forces have set up a position in an abandoned army base and are preventing local farmers from accessing their fields.
After defending president, Korea’s ruling party suggests scrapping presidential system
More Than Twice as Many U.S. Troops Are in Syria Than Previously Disclosed
Denmark allocates $292 million to bolster Ukraine’s air defense, minister says
The announcement comes amid intensified Russian attacks against Ukraine, including one of the largest aerial strikes on Dec. 13, which targeted energy infrastructure across Ukraine.
Zelensky calls Putin a ‘dumbass’ for challenging a missile ‘duel’
Syrian girls' right to schooling unrestricted, new education minister says
Ukraine will not allow transit of Russian gas with Azeri label, Zelenskyy says, dashing Slovak hopes. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out the possibility of allowing the transit of Russian-made gas under the label of Azerbaijan.
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
North Korean troops are suffering heavy casualties in Russia
North Korea's decision to deploy troops to the Kursk region of Russia was seen as an escalation of the conflict. It was said that the North Korean leader hoped his forces would return home battle-tested and ready to fight for the homeland. US officials say Russia has deployed some 8,000 North Koreans in the region, the border area where Ukrainian forces seized Russian territory in a surprise attack over the summer. But as The World's Daniel Ofman tells us, far fewer troops may return home than Pyongyang expected.
Zelenskyy calls Putin a ‘dumbass’
Syrian mass graves show the worst abuses 'since the Nazis,' top prosecutor says
“We are talking about a system of state terror," Stephen Rapp, former U.S. war crimes ambassador at large, said of how people lived in Syria under the Assad regime.
I should have invaded Ukraine earlier, Putin tells Russians in TV marathon
Putin tells an end-of-year press conference there should have been "systemic preparation" for the full-scale invasion.