China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications
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‘Unlimited’ enemy troops, no sleep: Ukrainian soldiers fight to hold on to Russia’s Kursk region
South Korean parliament votes to lift president’s martial law declaration
Lawmakers in the South Korean National Assembly voted to overturn President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree.
Stolen Ukrainian children put up for adoption on websites funded by Vladimir Putin
Landmark report identifies 314 youngsters forcibly placed in Russia’s programme of coerced adoption and fostering
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law
(S. Korea) Yoon declares emergency martial law
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law late Tues...
Killers of Ukrainian basketball players sentenced in Germany
A regional court in Essen, Germany, has sentenced four teenagers to eight and a half and ten years in prison for the murder of two Ukrainian basketball players, Volodymyr Yermakov and Artem Kozachenko.
US announces $725 million Ukraine weapons package: Full list of equipment
NATO Chief Warns Trump: Unfair Ukraine Piece Deal Could Empower China, North Korea and Iran
Russia accused of exporting repression tactics as Georgia police use extreme violence against protesters
Democracy advocates warn that police violence in Georgia shows hallmarks of Russian training methods documented in other authoritarian states
Trump suggests Canada become 51st state after Trudeau said tariff would kill economy: sources
President-elect Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his country should become the 51st state if it can't fix trade and immigration issues without ripping off the U.S.
Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
Ukrainian soldiers paint a bleak picture of a battle they don't understand, and fear they will lose.
Tensions Rise Among Russia’s Elite as Economic Growth Slows
Russia fails to halt Aleppo offensive with war planes diverted to Ukraine
Syrian rebels have seized large swathes of territory in the north while Moscow is busy with another war
Truong My Lan: Vietnamese tycoon in race to raise $9bn to avoid execution
Vietnamese law states that if she can pay back 75% of what she took, her life will be spared.
Oxford names "Brain Rot" Word of the Year
Oxford names "Brain Rot" Word of the Year
New Mexican cruise tax could hit US travelers directly in wallet
Russian military suffers devastating losses in Tolstyi Lug, Kursk Oblast
Six to ten armored vehicles in each wave approached Ukrainian positions, leaving behind fields scattered with burning wreckage.
Hezbollah fires mortars into Israel for first time since cease-fire
Two mortar shells fired from Lebanon land in unpopulated area in Mount Dov sector; terror group claims responsibility for attack, describing it as a 'defensive response and a warning'
Disappointed by failed campaigns, far-right candidates in Ireland turn to claims of election rigging
One conspiracy theory alleges criminal charges were dropped against a candidate for splitting “the nationalist vote”.