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People clean debris in front of a residential building damaged during a Russian air strike in Kyiv on June 6, 2025.
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Russia is shifting tactics again, assaulting Ukrainian cities with swarms of killer drones
A girl evacuated from the Kursk region along with other children, including those from orphanages, sits on a bed at a temporary accommodation center located in a children's camp in Korolyov outside Moscow, Russia, on August 30, 2024.
Yulia Morozova/Reuters
Group tracking Russian abductions of Ukrainian children prepares to shut down following Trump admin funding cut
President Donald Trump walks to the White House from Marine One on June 9 in Washington, DC.
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As Trump’s ‘two week’ deadline for Russia expires, he faces a series of unresolved foreign conflicts
A general view of the Royal Courts of Justice, more commonly known as the High Court, in London, Britain, November 2, 2020.
Toby Melville/Reuters
World’s largest aircraft owner can now claim over $1 billion in insurance over jets stuck in Russia
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen looks on during a press conference on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 10, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Europe heaps harsh sanctions on Russia, saying ‘strength is the only language’ Moscow understands
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Germany plans rapid expansion of outdated bunkers amid fears of Russian aggression
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Desperate to get its illegally detained civilians out of Russia, Kyiv offers Ukrainian collaborators in exchange
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How protests over designer handbags threw Mongolia into political crisis and sparked a prime minister’s resignation
Trump compares Ukraine-Russia war to kids’ brawl: ‘Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight’
Pentagon diverting key anti-drone technology from Ukraine to US forces in the Middle East

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<p>Retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis tells Fareed why Ukraine’s recent drone attack on Russian bases was a “Trojan horse” moment — and shares some advice for President Trump on how he should deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
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A girl evacuated from the Kursk region along with other children, including those from orphanages, sits on a bed at a temporary accommodation center located in a children's camp in Korolyov outside Moscow, Russia, on August 30, 2024.
Yulia Morozova/Reuters
Group tracking Russian abductions of Ukrainian children prepares to shut down following Trump admin funding cut
As Trump’s ‘two week’ deadline for Russia expires, he faces a series of unresolved foreign conflicts
Trump compares Ukraine-Russia war to kids’ brawl: ‘Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight’
Pentagon diverting key anti-drone technology from Ukraine to US forces in the Middle East
Trump says Putin told him in phone call he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attacks

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