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  • A US flag flies on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2026. The US government entered a partial shutdown on January 31 as a midnight funding deadline passed without Congress approving a 2026 budget, though disruption was expected to be limited with the House set to move early next week to ratify a Senate-backed deal. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Live Updates Latest on the Trump administration: Democrats and Republicans sharply divided over DHS funding
  • US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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    Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires
  • President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, on Monday.
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    Fact check: Trump repeats lies about inflation, immigration and elections in NBC interview
  • A Starlink satellite internet system is set up near the frontline town of Bakhmut, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, in March 2023.
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    Ukrainian Defense Ministry says Starlink terminals used by Russia in Ukraine are ‘cut off’
  • A Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher rolls on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2024. Russia celebrates the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a sign of Russia’s eroding superpower status
  • (Left to right) Charles Njoki, Patrick Kwoba and Francis Ndarua, who all signed up to fight for Russia.
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    ‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine
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  • Russian invasion of Ukraine: Latest news, analysis and videos
  • These nets used to catch fish. Now they’re catching Russian drones
  • Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold
  • Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
  • Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request
  • Russia is using Starlink to make its killer drones fly farther
  • Russia strikes civilian train in Ukraine, killing five, in an attack Zelensky calls ‘terrorism’
  • Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
  • Secret US cyber operations shielded 2024 election from foreign trolls, but now the Trump admin has gutted protections
  • Beware the ‘Anchorage Formula’: Why Russia has invented an agreement with the US to mask its disdain for peace talks

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  • Charles Njoki, Patrick Kwoba and Francis Ndarua who all signed up to fight for Russia.
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    Video Trump’s week included marking his one year of second term and a critical itinerary in Davos 4:23
  • <p>CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh examines the heightened desire for control over the Arctic as climate change opens new avenues for military and economic ventures. </p>
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    Video New Russian strikes on Ukraine cripple the country’s energy grid 2:38
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    Video Former U.S. Amb. to Denmark: ‘NATO will never be the same’ if the U.S. takes military action in Greenland 2:02
  • NUUK, GREENLAND - JANUARY 17: People hold Greenlandic flags and placards as they gather by the United States Consulate to march in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Greenlandic, Danish and other European leaders are hoping they can still avert an intervention by the United States to forcefully acquire the island as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to insist the U.S. must have Greenland, suggesting even by military means if necessary. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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    Video ‘Insulting to your NATO allies’: Experts on Trump’s escalating attacks on Greenland 15:47
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    Video Denmark’s military drills in Greenland are focused on Russia, Arctic commander says 3:05

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  • View of El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela.
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    Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that
  • Trump slashes tariffs on India after he says Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
  • 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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  • US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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    Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires
  • Fact check: Trump repeats lies about inflation, immigration and elections in NBC interview
  • Secret US cyber operations shielded 2024 election from foreign trolls, but now the Trump admin has gutted protections
  • Trade an alliance for an island? That’s a bad deal
  • Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN

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