An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.
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An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Stephen James Hubbard left America behind decades ago, first for Japan, then Cyprus and finally Ukraine. He didn’t like the government — any government, really. He was a wanderer, growing up in a small town in Michigan and traveling the world before ending…

Russia’s Energy Ministry Mulls Compulsory Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment

Russia’s Energy Ministry Mulls Compulsory Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Russia is planning to increase its oversight on crypto mining in the country, in order to improve the government’s control over compliance with bans on crypto mining in some regions. The Ministry of Energy is considering the creation of a formal, mandatory registry…

Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere
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Opinion | Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines We are witnessing one of the worst and most costly foreign policy blunders in U.S. history. Less than three weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, he, Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have halted the U.S. Agency for International Development’s aid…

Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
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Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Humanitarian initiatives can enhance American “soft power,” supporters say, which can buy the United States good will and leverage in countries across the world for a comparatively small fraction of federal spending. In 2023, U.S.A.I.D. funding represented .07 percent of the U.S. federal…

Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The time had come to bend the knee — or at least bend to reality. A delegation of Russian diplomats arrived last Tuesday in a caravan of white SUVs for a summit in Damascus and an unenviable assignment: lay the groundwork for Russia…

Kremlin Chokes YouTube Service, but Russians Find Ways Around It
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Kremlin Chokes YouTube Service, but Russians Find Ways Around It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines He blocked Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He signed a censorship law that led TikTok to disable its functions. President Vladimir V. Putin has clamped down on free expression in Russia to a degree unseen since the Soviet era. Now he is taking aim…

Opinion | Tulsi Gabbard Fits Right Into Trump’s Vision for America
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Opinion | Tulsi Gabbard Fits Right Into Trump’s Vision for America

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At a campaign rally in Virginia in June, Donald Trump hinted at the new kind of relationship America might have with Russia, China and North Korea if he were to be re-elected. “If you have a smart president, they’re not enemies,” Mr. Trump…

Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans
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Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Ilya Rusinov returned to the Russian work force after rehabilitating a vertebra damaged in the Ukraine war, his first job was teaching in a school. But he had also launched a side project, a patriotic club he called Zveno, or “Squad,” that…

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…

Zelensky Could Face Tough Re-election Prospects, Polls Show
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Zelensky Could Face Tough Re-election Prospects, Polls Show

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since Russia invaded his country three years ago, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has survived a military assault on his capital, assassination plots, corruption scandals in his government, political infighting and ominous setbacks in his army’s fight against Russia. He had enough support…