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KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine—In a large bedroom in eastern Ukraine, a woman in her eighties wearing a fluffy pink bathrobe hunches over a table by her bed. The room is filled with icons of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, and Saint Nicholas, figures she believes protect her against evil curses and the…

LONDON: A senior Labour official has suggested the party’s stance on Gaza might have affected its performance in local elections in the UK. A series of votes took place this week nationwide to elect new mayors in multiple major cities, as well as council members and police and crime commissioners.…

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday railed against the prospect of NATO personnel being deployed in Ukraine, saying his country's soldiers should be given a "maximum reward" for killing troops from the alliance. Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and close ally to Russian President Vladimir…

U.S. World Business Arts Lifestyle Opinion Audio Games Cooking Wirecutter The Athletic Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine Hits Major Russian Warship, but Loses Ground in the East A major military success at sea against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was tempered by Ukraine’s acknowledgment that it had all but retreated from the…

Ukraine claimed a late Christmas present on December 26: A Russian landing ship based in Crimea. The Novocherkassk (named for a city at the intersection of Rivers in Rostov Oblast) is a 370-foot landing ship. It serves primarily to move troops and supplies during amphibious assaults. Russia claims that it…

Ukraine said Tuesday it believed Russia had poisoned the wife of its military intelligence chief, in an apparent assassination attempt targeting the heart of Kyiv's leadership. Issued on: 29/11/2023 - 08:01 2 min Marianna Budanova, who is an advisor to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, was hospitalised after a prolonged deterioration…

Ukrainian hackers say they have infiltrated a key system operated by Russia's Defense Ministry, an intelligence community has reported. The group, which calls itself Cyber Resistance, shared details of its operation with the Ukrainian publication InformNapalm. Members of the group reportedly hacked the defense ministry's Department of Information and Mass…

Foreign Affairs The ‘Peacemaker’ Hit List Until the Biden administration answers Sen. J.D. Vance’s questions, Republicans should prevent sending a single dollar to Ukraine. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Ukraine is getting desperate.  The long-touted and long-delayed counteroffensive has made meager gains and failed to break through Russia’s…

NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country as well-placed to bridge gaps in the Group of 20 top economies and solve global problems, but many were skeptical ahead of the weekend’s summit given grave divisions within the bloc over the Russia’s war in Ukraine. He was…