Ukraine Sends Volley of Drones at Russia, Hitting Oil Refinery
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Ukraine Sends Volley of Drones at Russia, Hitting Oil Refinery

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ukraine fired a large volley of exploding drones at Russia on Friday, according to Ukrainian officials and the Russian military, in a barrage that set an oil refinery and pumping station on fire and briefly closed multiple airports, including several serving Moscow. The…

Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War
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Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The war of attrition between Russia and Ukraine is killing soldiers at a pace unseen in Europe since World War II. Ukrainian artillery fire, explosive drones and mines are killing Russian troops, as they repeatedly charge across the no-man’s land. As Ukrainian positions…

Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do?
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Biden Made a Global Push to Constrain China. What Will Trump Do?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden and his aides came into office with deep experience in trans-Atlantic affairs. But over four years, they focused too on the Pacific, where China strains to be the dominant player. Their main effort: building up alliances to counter China. President-elect Donald…

How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East
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How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas militants led a deadly cross-border raid on Oct. 7, 2023, they triggered a war with Israel that has devastated Gaza. They also set off shock waves that have reshaped the Middle East in unexpected ways. Powerful alliances were upended. Long-established “red…

Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
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Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip….

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say
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Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted…

Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit
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Keir Starmer Vows Long-Term U.K. Partnership With Ukraine on Kyiv Visit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv on Thursday, a show of solidarity four days before the inauguration of Donald J. Trump. The trip to Ukraine, Mr. Starmer’s first since he became prime minister over…

Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There
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Less Than Half the 250 Hostages in Gaza Remain There

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including citizens of Israel, the United States, Britain, Mexico, Thailand and other countries. Among the captives were the bodies of…

Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin
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Azerbaijan’s Leader, Emboldened, Picks a Rare Fight With Putin

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a tense conversation between two authoritarian leaders accustomed to getting their way. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was offering explanations for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that had killed 38 people days earlier. Perhaps it was a flock of birds,…