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Strike on Ukrainian public bus leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine | Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were injured by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine that included an attack on a public bus, authorities said Thursday, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued and power outages worsened in the capital Kyiv. Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, said […]
Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on
TALLINN, Estonia | Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting,” as his war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies, NATO’s deputy commander in Europe said Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer spoke to The Associated Press at a security conference in Estonia amid […]
FACT CHECK: Trump made multiple false and misleading claims at the UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, many of which he has repeated frequently throughout his second term in the White House. They covered topics such as U.S. munitions supply, drug seizures, oil and the economy. Here’s a closer look at the […]
NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
VILNIUS, Lithuania | NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, the day after the head of the alliance said strikes close to its territory would only increase its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia’s full-scale invasion. Military officials in Lithuania, a NATO member, said the […]
NATO chief Rutte vows more support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near Polish border
WARSAW, Poland | NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border — one of which hit a train shortly after senior visiting officials had passed through the same station — would drive the military alliance to increase its support for Kyiv, calling Sunday’s attacks a sign of Moscow’s growing […]
Exclusive: US Patriot missile stocks in Europe are ‘beyond critical’ due to Iran war, officials say
WASHINGTON | The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a potential Russian attack. The U.S. defense […]
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal, and other Middle East news
Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement, while the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have stepped up attacks on Saudi-linked targets. Here’s a look at the latest developments across the Middle East on Friday. Full coverage can be found here. Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense agreement Oil-rich Saudi Arabia, […]
Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 9 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland
KYIV, Ukraine | A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed into Poland. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities, including the capital […]
A top EU official pledges military support for Ukraine’s sovereignty against Russia’s invasion
KYIV, Ukraine | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen marked Ukraine’s annual Statehood Day on Wednesday in Kyiv, pledging continued military and financial support for the country’s sovereignty as it holds out against Russia’s 4-year-old full-scale invasion. Ukraine has been under threat since Russian forces illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, followed eight […]
A US license could let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, but it won’t be simple or quick
Speaking Wednesday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said the United States would allow Ukraine to make the U.S.-designed systems that Kyiv has long sought to shield its cities and infrastructure from Russian missiles and drones. “We’ll give them the right to make Patriots. We’ll show them how […]