Dec 26 Watch 9:57 Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed Azerbaijani plane, U.S. official says By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to the plane's tail section that could have been… Continue watching
Dec 26 North Korean troops suffering heavy battlefield losses in Russia, Ukrainian intelligence says By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Ukraine’s military intelligence said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka in Russia's Kursk region inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units. It said North Korean troops also faced supply issues and shortages of drinking water. Continue reading
Dec 25 Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day By Illia Novikov, Associated Press At least one person was killed and Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings. Continue reading
Dec 19 Putin boasts of Ukraine gains, denies fall of Assad in Syria dented Russia at annual news conference By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The Russian leader sought to project strength and ease at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 17 A senior Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine By Associated Press Kirillov was under sanctions from several countries, including the U.K. and Canada, for his actions in Moscow's war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Dec 16 Ukraine claims North Korean troops were killed fighting alongside Russian forces By Samya Kullab, Associated Press This is the first reported casualties since the Pentagon and Ukraine announced North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to help it in the almost 3-year war. Continue reading
Dec 14 Ukraine strikes southern Russia with drones as Kyiv reels from consecutive aerial attacks By Associated Press The Ukrainian strikes came a day after Russia fired 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones at its neighbor, further battering Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, around half of which has been destroyed during the war. Continue reading
Dec 13 Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure with massive cruise missile and drone attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Continue reading
Dec 11 Trump and Biden teams insist they're finding common ground to navigate foreign crises By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Trump and Biden national security teams have come to an understanding that they have no choice but to work together as conflicts in Gaza, Syria and Ukraine have left a significant swath of the world on a knife’s edge. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 8:58 How cotton from Central Asia is helping fuel Russia's war in Ukraine By Simon Ostrovsky, Dan Sagalyn It's been nearly three years since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and despite huge losses on both sides, there is no sign that Putin's war machine is letting up. Cotton is used to make gunpowder and explosives… Continue watching