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    Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
  • Dragon seperates from the International Space Station on Wednesday, January 14.
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    4 astronauts depart ISS, leaving behind just 3 crewmates to staff the orbiting lab
  • This photo posted by US European Command on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, shows the oil tanker M/V Bella 1.
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    Live Updates January 7, 2026 - US seizes Venezuela-linked tankers
  • Tents of a government-run humanitarian aid point, where residents can warm up, charge their devices, and get hot drinks and psychological support, are installed next to apartment buildings during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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    Hundreds of thousands of households in Kyiv are without power after Russian strikes, as temperatures drop well below freezing
  • A woman cries on the playground where a Russian rocket killed 20 people, including 9 children, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Wednesday April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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    Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines
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  • Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?
  • Trump’s gunboat diplomacy presents peril – and opportunity – for Putin
  • What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker
  • US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
  • Tourists are discovering a fascinating destination on the edge of Europe — but it’s on a US warning list
  • Notorious CIA spy whose treachery caused the deaths of countless sources has died in federal prison
  • UK and France agree to send troops to Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia
  • Trump’s Venezuela raid plunges Greenland and the Western military alliance into uncertainty
  • US is making plans to intercept Venezuela-linked oil tanker that Russia has claimed jurisdiction over, sources say

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    Video Exclusive: CNN looks inside an Oreshnik missile 2:04
  • US military forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela on Monday. CNN’s Zachary Cohen explains what led to the ship's seizure.
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  • Bill Taylor, US ambassador to Ukraine, arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees October 22.
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  • <p>Antony Blinken, former Secretary of State in the Biden administration, spoke with Fareed about whether Trump's Ukraine strategy will bring a lasting peace.</p>
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  • One kilogram gold bars at the ABC Refinery smelter, operated by Pallion, in Sydney, Australia. Gold prices have soared higher this year.
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    Gold is set for its best year since Jimmy Carter was president
  • Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
  • Europe is facing a huge decision on an unprecedented plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine
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  • Europe strikes a deal to phase out Russian natural gas imports by late 2027

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  • US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
  • A painted flag, a Russian bluff and an 18-day chase across the Atlantic
  • US seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean
  • US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

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