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Business InsiderHere's what we're seeing Russia's warships and aircraft doing in new satellite images of Syria amid regime change
The sudden collapse of the Assad government has raised questions about the future of Russia's military footprint in Syria.
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Russia threatens to retaliate after Ukrainian ATACMS strike in Rostov
Moscow on Wednesday accused Kyiv of firing US-supplied ATACAMS missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region and threatened to retaliate. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's "destructive" approach made peace impossible. Russia on Wednesday vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region.President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch a hypersonic ballistic missi
- The Telegraph
Why Zelensky’s refusal to conscript more men has torpedoed his relationship with Washington
Volodymyr Zelensky may have just called last orders on his relationship with Joe Biden in one of the most open assaults on the outgoing president to date.
- The Telegraph
Taxpayers to foot £1bn pensions boost for civil servants
Public sector workers will be handed another £1bn a year in pension contributions on top of their latest pay rise.
- The Telegraph
‘You’ll lose’, Russian agents told Assad as they organised his escape
Russia organised for Bashir al-Assad to flee to Moscow via its air base on the Syrian coast as rebels broke into Damascus on Sunday, Kremlin sources have said.
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Laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test by British Army
The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target, the Ministry of Defence said.
- The Daily Beast
Bill Clinton Tells ‘The View’ How He’d Feel About Biden Pardoning Hillary
Bill Clinton weighed in on whether he believes President Joe Biden should preemptively pardon his wife Hillary Clinton ahead of Trump’s re-taking office in January during his Wednesday sit down on .The View Co-host Sunny Hostin asked Clinton whether he thinks Hillary Clinton should receive a pardon, especially following threats to further investigate her from Trump’s pick for the head of the FBI, Kash Patel. “They got a problem with her because,” Clinton began, laughing, “first, she didn’t do an
- The Independent
Keir Starmer claims fresh Brexit reset victory as UK strikes £360m EU fishing deal
Fishing rights were a constant source of tension following the UK’s exit from the EU
- HuffPost
Trump’s Utterly Absurd Take On Birthright Citizenship Involves Walking Infants
The president-elect appeared very confused about how American citizenship is conferred.
- CityAM
It may already be too late for Labour
The popularity of the Labour party has plunged since the election, and history tells that once a certain narrative has taken hold, it’s very difficult to turn it around, says Paul Ormerod Since the general election in July, the popularity of both the Prime Minister and the Labour Party has fallen sharply. Labour’s share of
- HuffPost
Trump Must Pay $500M Civil Fraud Fine, President Or Not: NY AG
The New York attorney general’s office told Trump’s lawyers there was “no basis” for the president-elect to evade paying the massive civil fine.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Jr. Reacts To Kimberly Guilfoyle Ambassador News Amid Breakup Rumors
The president-elect's son congratulated Guilfoyle after he was apparently pictured holding hands with another woman.
- HuffPost UK
Putin Conveniently Forgets There Is An International Arrest Warrant Out For Him In Latest Speech
The Russian leader is suddenly very much in favour of "adherence to international law".
- The Independent
Fox News host floats idea Trump could expand America through a land purchase
The suggestions comes as Donald Trump has been trolling Canada about becoming a U.S. state
- The Telegraph
India’s new Russia-made warship comes with Ukrainian engines
An Indian navy warship commissioned in Russia features engines manufactured by a Ukrainian company.
- The National
UK Government splashes £1200 of taxpayer cash on two folders
A UK Government department splashed £1200 of taxpayers’ money on two folders, figures show.
- The National
Israel launches ‘largest strike attack’ in country's history on Syria
ISRAEL has attacked more than 250 targets in Syria overnight, with one Israeli security source describing it as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.
- Bloomberg
Assad’s Fall Jolts Iran’s Increasingly Vulnerable Leadership
(Bloomberg) -- The tanker carrying oil from Iran had been sailing to Syria with critical supplies when it was forced into a U-turn just before entering the Suez Canal. Word of President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall had reached the vessel, with the cargo’s sender reduced from a powerful, longtime sponsor of his regime to a mere spectator of its demise.Most Read from BloombergBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCloud Computing Tax Threatens Chicago’s Silicon Valley DreamSan Franc
- The Daily Beast
Marjorie Taylor Greene Russian Pipe Bomb Hoax Kills Innocent Woman
A woman is dead after police in Georgia received an email from a Russian IP address claiming the sender had left a pipe bomb in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s mailbox. A police officer with the bomb squad who was driving to meet his colleagues at headquarters hit another car, killing its driver, the Rome Police Department said in a press release. “I’m heartsick right now,” Greene wrote in a post on X.
- Reuters
Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow is not willing to make concessions on Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Moscow was not ready to make concessions when it came to Ukraine and that President Vladimir Putin's own proposals on how to end the conflict needed to be implemented. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made her comments in the context of a call by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end "the madness." Zakharova said Russia was ready to engage with the new U.S. administration on Ukraine, but had not yet received any serious, workable options to address what she said were Russia's legitimate security concerns and worries about the rights of Ukraine's Russian-speaking population.