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Germany Tells Nations, Rubio World Order 'No Longer Exists'

At Munich Security Conference, Merz warns US won't find it easy to 'go it alone'

(Newser) - The Munich Security Conference opened Friday with a clear message from Europe to the US: We still need you, but we're finished being bystanders. "The international order based on rights and rules is currently being destroyed," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the gathering, saying that, in fact,...

IOC Boots Ukrainian Over Memorial Helmet
Ukraine Olympian's Memorial
Helmet Gets Him Booted
2026 Olympics
Feb 12, 2026 6:33 AM CST

Ukraine Olympian's Memorial Helmet Gets Him Booted

Vladyslav Heraskevych suggests Ukraine's fallen deserve the spotlight more than him

(Newser) - He knew he risked being kicked out of the Olympics. Still, the Ukrainian skeleton racer decided honoring his fallen compatriots on a global stage was more important than going for gold. Vladyslav Heraskevych, who continued to wear a helmet depicting fallen Ukrainian athletes and sports fans killed during the war...

Russian Strike Kills Father, 3 Young Kids in Ukraine

Mother, 35 weeks pregnant, survived

(Newser) - A Russian drone smashed into a home in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three small children, officials said Wednesday. The family's pregnant mother was wounded but survived. The strike completely destroyed the brick house and set it on fire, trapping the family under...

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet
IOC Bans Ukrainian
Athlete's Tribute Helmet
2026 Olympics
Feb 10, 2026 8:46 AM CST

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet

Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to pay tribute to fellow Ukrainians felled by Russia war

(Newser) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych won't be allowed to slide in 2026 wearing a helmet that shows the faces of compatriot athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee has told Ukraine's Olympic delegation. In a letter shared with CBS News , the IOC said it...

Ukraine's Abandoned Dogs Are Turning Wild
War in Ukraine Exposes
Natural Selection in Dogs
NEW STUDY
Feb 9, 2026 9:35 AM CST

War in Ukraine Exposes Natural Selection in Dogs

Lighter, leaner dogs more likely to survive on the frontline, where wild traits are appearing

(Newser) - War hasn't only affected Ukraine's people, but also their pets. A recent study in the Evolutionary Applications finds that since Russia's invasion, many former pet dogs near the frontline, surrendered or left behind, have started to resemble wild canids like wolves or coyotes. Researchers collected data on...

Russia Says It Has Suspect in General's Shooting

Senior intelligence official is hospitalized in critical condition

(Newser) - Russian officials said Sunday that they have a suspect in the shooting of a senior intelligence officer in custody after he was arrested in Dubai and extradited. The Federal Security Service identified him as Lyubomir Korba, a 63-year-old Russian citizen, the Guardian reports. He's accused of shooting Lt. Gen....

Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia Have June Deadline From US

Ukrainian leader says trilateral talks among US, Ukraine, Russia may take place in Miami next

(Newser) - The US has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline isn't met, the Trump administration...

Musk Helps Ukraine Hit Russia in Its 'Achilles' Heel'

SpaceX's Starlink cuts off satellite internet access to Russia on the war's battlefields

(Newser) - Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine are suddenly finding their Starlink connections dark, and Moscow's pro-war bloggers say it's no glitch. At Ukraine's request, Elon Musk's SpaceX has tightened control of its satellite internet service, blocking unregistered terminals inside Ukraine and cutting off what...

Russian General Gunned Down in Moscow

Deputy chief of Russian military intelligence Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was critically injured

(Newser) - A senior figure in Russia's military has been gunned down in his own stairwell. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy head of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, was shot several times in his apartment building in northwest Moscow on Friday and was hospitalized in critical condition, according...

As Russia Moved Closer, She Dug Up Husband's Grave

War widow moves spouse's remains to Kyiv as Russian forces near their hometown of Slovyansk

(Newser) - A Ukrainian woman just did something most spouses will never face: She dug up her husband's grave and moved it out of fear the Russians might soon control the soil he was buried in. In a piece for the BBC , correspondent Sarah Rainsford follows Natalia, whose husband, Vitaly, was...

Ukraine and Russia Return to the Negotiating Table

2-days talks are being held in Abu Dhabi

(Newser) - Peace talks are back on in the UAE, even as the war they're meant to resolve grinds on. US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations began a new round of negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the second trilateral meeting in as many months aimed at ending Russia's full-scale invasion,...

Russia Rains Down Missiles, Drones on Shivering Ukraine

Record number of ballistic missiles target Ukraine's power grid amid frigid winter

(Newser) - Russia fired around 450 long-range drones and 70 missiles of various types at Ukraine in a major attack overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Ukraine's air force says it intercepted just 38 of those missiles, per the BBC . The bombardment of at least five regions of Ukraine...

Casualties in Ukraine War Approach Staggering Milestone

Analysts say number of killed, wounded, or missing is almost 2M

(Newser) - A new analysis suggests the human cost of the war in Ukraine is approaching a staggering milestone. A forthcoming report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that by this spring, Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded, or missing will near 2 million. The think tank puts Russian...

Trump Impeachment Witness Is Running for Senate

Democrat Alex Vindman challenges GOP Sen. Ashley Moody, says she's in billionaires' pocket

(Newser) - Alex Vindman is testing whether his fame from the first Trump impeachment can translate into a Senate seat in increasingly red Florida. The retired Army lieutenant colonel and former National Security Council official launched a Democratic bid Tuesday for the seat now held by Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, an appointee...

Putin Holds Marathon Talks With Trump Envoys

Kremlin says 'territorial issue' in Ukraine still needs to be resolved

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with President Trump's envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue needs to be resolved to reach a peace deal. The Kremlin meeting, which lasted past 3am Friday, came hours after Ukraine's President Volodymyr...

Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

Woman Accused of Luring Recruits to Russia's Front Lines

Foreign students, laborers allege deception, threats at the hands of Polina Azarnykh, per BBC probe

(Newser) - A construction worker's passport going up in flames has become a symbol of one woman's apparent mission to funnel foreign men into Russia's war in Ukraine and leave them stuck there. Per a BBC investigation, "Omar," a 26-year-old Syrian who spoke under a pseudonym, says...

EU's Top Diplomat: The World Sucks, Start Drinking

Kaja Kallas' joke about throwing one back comes amid wars, protests, Iran sanctions push

(Newser) - Europe's top diplomat appears to be feeling the strain of global crises—enough to joke that now might be the moment to take up drinking. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief and former Estonian prime minister, reportedly told senior members of the European Parliament in a closed-door...

The Obstacle to Peace in Ukraine? Not Putin, Trump Says

Kremlin backs the view that Zelensky is the hurdle, which reportedly runs counter to US intel agencies

(Newser) - Blame for the stalled Ukraine peace talks, President Trump says, lies in Kyiv—not Moscow. In an Oval Office interview with Reuters , Trump asserted that Vladimir Putin is "ready to make a deal" to end Russia's nearly four-year invasion, and that it is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who...

Kyiv Mayor Tells Residents to Leave Due to Heat Issues

Meanwhile, Russia launched its new ballistic missile at capital, killing at least 4

(Newser) - Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. The intense barrage and launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile came days after Ukraine and its allies reported major progress toward agreeing on...

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