Ukraine Pres. Putin announced a brief unilateral cease-fire from noon today until midnight tomorrow night in honor of Orthodox Christmas, which majorities in both Russia and Ukraine celebrate.Ukraini …

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Ukraine Russia blamed its soldiers' "mass use" of personal cell phones for the New Year's Day Ukrainian strike in Makiivka that killed 89 of them (per the updated Russian Defense Ministry casualty co …

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Ukraine The NYT estimated that it costs Ukraine up to seven times more to shoot down a Russian drone than it costs Russia to launch one. That raises concern that Ukraine might not be able to afford t …

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Ukraine Ukraine's New Year's Day HIMARS strike on Makiivka in Russian-occupied Donetsk apparently killed quite a few Russian military recruits: Russia counted 63 dead; Ukraine claimed the figure was …

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Coming Up This Week Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, aka Lula, was re-inaugurated as Brazil's president yesterday. He criticized the "dictatorship" of his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, and pledged to fight …

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China The U.S. will require travelers from China to show negative COVID tests starting Jan. 5 - even if they enter through a third country or only connect in the U.S. en route to another destination. …

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