Trump's new Cabinet marks a departure from 2016, when his top team was seen as more conventionally Republican.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The World Aquatics governing body of swimming has eased rules that now allow approved athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in team events at international meetings. World Aquatics says athletes who have been competing as neutrals in individual events during the invasion of Ukraine can team up and compete in swim relays, artistic swimming and synchronized di...

On Thursday's Front Page: A Georgia judge has sentenced Jose Ibarra to life in prison for the killing of Laken Riley, South Korea's spy agency has confirmed that North Korean troops are operating alongside Russian units, and more.

Kyiv said the intercontinental ballistic missile was used in an attack on the city of Dnipro.

The launch appeared to be a signal directed at the West after Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles this week.

In September, President Biden announced a surge in security assistance and additional actions to help Ukraine as it continues to resist Russias aggression. And today, the United States is imposing significant new sanctions on over 50 financial institutions to further degrade Russias ability to use the international financial system to fund and prosecute its brutal…The post

An analysis of the Trump administration's possible approach to Russia in pressing for negotiations with Ukraine.The post To ‘End’ War in Ukraine, Trump Might Be Tougher on Putin Than Critics Think appeared first on Just Security.

WASHINGTON (AP) Russia’s third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday in a move intended to curtail Russia’s ability to evade the thousands of sanctions imposed on the nation since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022....

What You Need to Know: North Korean troops, reportedly from the elite 11th Corps "Storm Corps", are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, marking a significant escalation in the war. With reports suggesting 11,000 North Koreans already deployed and potentially up to 100,000 planned, their presence amplifies concerns that this localized conflict could ev...

Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine have remained stable this week despite the fact that Gazprom cut off supply to Austrias OMV over the weekend. Gazprom is sending 42.4 million cubic meters of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Thursday, Reuters quoted the Russian gas giant as saying. This volume has not changed since early last week when Austrian energy company OMV said it would seek en...

When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing

State of the Union: The use of an intercontinental ballistic missile appears to be a response to the use of long-range American missiles against targets in Russian territory.The post Report: Russia Uses Nuclear-Capable Missile Against Ukraine appeared first on

Retired American General Mark MacCarley said that, after Russia's attack on Dnipro, there is fear in Kyiv that Moscow will target the capital next.

The Biden administration is taking a calculated risk in its decision to permit long-range missile strikes inside Russia.

“President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, has little experience working with the nation’s spy agencies and a long track record of echoing […]

Ukraine this week launched U.S.-made missiles at targets inside Russia.

What You Need to Know: The Biden administration has approved the transfer of anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, aiming to strengthen defensive lines amid ongoing Russian aggression. This controversial decision diverges from the U.S.'s prior restrictions on such transfers, though the provided mines are "non-persistent," designed to self-deactivate after a set ...

What You Need to Know: The Iowa-class battleships were reactivated in the 1980s to counter the growing Soviet naval threat, particularly the Kirov-class battlecruisers.