Finland will close its entire border with Russia on Wednesday night after accusing Moscow of orchestrating a surge of asylum seekers.
Kyiv investigates a video said to show two surrendering Ukrainian soldiers being shot by Russians.
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' is "authentic." Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski talks about why Merriam-Webster selected that word, what words he considers "runners up," plus some of the new words added to the dictionary in 2023. And listeners call in to share the words that mattered to them this year. Philip Roth's National Book Award-winning novel Sabbath's Theater has found new life on the stage, thanks to a new theatrical adaptation from John Turturro and Ariel Levy....
The Russia-Ukraine War Is Just About Over Authored by Peter van Buren via The Ron Paul Institute, The handwriting was on the wall. An Op-Ed in the New York Times entitled “I’m a Ukrainian, and I Refuse to Compete for Your Attention” summed things up nicely: a media junket the author’s friend had been organizing to Ukraine was canceled. The TV crew instead left for the Middle East. The United States controls how the war in the Ukraine proceeds and always has. Former German...
On Friday, Russian state media reported that dictator Vladimir Putin had ordered the size of the Russian military to increase by 170,000 active members. This is the second time in a year that Putin has increased the size of his military. According to a statement on the Kremlin website, the overall size of the Russian military now stands at 2,209,130 personnel, of which 1,320,000 are active-duty service members. According to deputy chair of the Russian Security Council and long-term Putin...
"The drones arms race over Ukraine thunders on," drone expert Steve Wright told Newsweek.
European Parliament announced the adoption of its position on the proposal
Six Nepali soldiers embedded in Russian army have been killed fighting in Ukraine so far
US Republicans block funding bill that included aid for Ukraine; former Ukrainian MP shot dead in Moscow park Continue reading
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s address to US senators cancelled at last minute; Vladimir Putin makes rare trip abroad since international arrest warrant issuedSee all our Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskiy cancelled a planned address to US senators on Tuesday, with the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, announcing the president would not be able to attend the classified briefing because “something came up at the last minute”. The Ukrainian president had been expected to speak to senators over...
White House says it is running out of money to fund weapons for Ukraine; Hungarian PM demands EU leaders avoid decision on Ukrainian membership talksSee all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading
The conflict in Syria continues unabated, a sign of Moscow’s determination to outlast its enemies.