Corruption probe close to Zelensky stokes E.U. unease over Ukraine aid

14/11/2025 11:34 Washington Post

A scandal, involving kickbacks at Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, has revived concerns about European money being siphoned off by graft instead of helping fight Russia.

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Russia’s much-hyped humanoid robot face-plants onstage during debut

A humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence, known as AIDOL, tumbled during its highly anticipated debut appearance at a Moscow tech show....

13/11/2025 14:44 Washington Post

U.S. WWII cemetery in the Netherlands removes displays about Black troops

The Netherlands American Cemetery previously had two displays honoring Black American soldiers’ experiences in World War II....

13/11/2025 12:00 Washington Post

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers resign amid corruption probe

German Galushchenko was at first just suspended, but President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he and his successor as energy minister must step down during the investigation....

12/11/2025 16:45 Washington Post

Trump wants Europe to defend itself but that’s proving tough to do

Threatened by Russia and pressured by President Trump, European leaders pledged to join forces and reduce security reliance on the U.S. That’s easier said than done....

12/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

China made quiet border advances as ties warmed, Indian critics warn

Buffer zones meant to ease India-China tensions along their shared border have disproportionately restricted Indian forces from patrolling, former officials say....

12/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Ukraine announces energy corruption probe, targeting top officials

The Justice Ministry also announced that its head — who formerly ran the Energy Ministry — was included in an investigation by the anti-corruption bodies....

11/11/2025 14:38 Washington Post

Israeli right criticizes efforts to prosecute soldiers for wartime abuses

The alleged sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee has ignited a fierce debate over whether soldiers should be immune from prosecution or face justice for misconduct....

11/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Russia is winning the battle for influence in Georgia against the E.U.

One year after a pro-Russian party’s victory in elections, the European Union said Georgia is a candidate in “name only” amid “democratic backsliding.”...

11/11/2025 08:00 Washington Post

Germany’s gruff defense minister aims to make his country ‘war-ready’

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius must reckon with his center-left party’s anti-militarism and the country’s need to defend Europe against Russian aggression....

08/11/2025 10:28 Washington Post

China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia

Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds....

08/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Dick Cheney’s Iraq War legacy lives on

The former vice president is outlived by the cascading consequences of a war he defended to the last, even as Republican politics shifted....

07/11/2025 05:00 Washington Post

Trump’s ill-defined nuclear test threat compels a response from Putin

Amid the dangerous back and forth, Moscow rejected U.S. claims it had breached a testing moratorium but said it would assess what preparations would be needed to conduct one....

06/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

As Pokrovsk is set to fall, Ukraine must choose to fight or save troops

Pokrovsk has been a bastion of resistance, and Russia taking it would be a propaganda win, but experts say it is time to withdraw and save lives for future battles....

06/11/2025 08:00 Washington Post

Dick Cheney, powerful vice president during war on terrorism, dies at 84

After the Sept. 11 attacks, perceiving an elemental threat to American society, Mr. Cheney used his role as Bush’s chief strategist to approve the use of torture and steer U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq....

04/11/2025 12:02 Washington Post

Trump threat of military action in Nigeria prompts confusion and alarm

Trump also warned of aid cuts over alleged attacks on Christians, though an adviser to Nigeria’s president dismissed the remarks as a negotiating tactic....

03/11/2025 11:00 Washington Post

China says it doesn’t interfere. The war next door suggests otherwise.

Despite Beijing’s stated policy of “noninterference,” analysts say its efforts to shape Myanmar’s civil war have made the conflict more intractable....

03/11/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes

The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 days....

01/11/2025 20:28 Washington Post

Tanzania’s President Hassan wins disputed election amid deadly protests

Rights groups warned of growing violence against demonstrators after the election in which the country’s president barred her two main opponents from running....

01/11/2025 07:04 Washington Post

What we know about the Poseidon, Russia’s new super torpedo

Poseidon is part of Russia’s line up of “super weapons” meant to gain military parity with the West and it can supposedly drown coastal cities....

01/11/2025 06:00 Washington Post

As U.S. ramps up pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow and Beijing for help

Documents show Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro drafted a letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean....

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Sudan’s war takes horrific turn, as Trump looks away

The White House loves quick deals and photo-ops, but there’s no simple solution to ending the war in Sudan....

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Trump directs Pentagon to test nuclear weapons for first time since 1992

The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China. The Kremlin condemned the move, and there was no indication of when tests might take place....

30/10/2025 10:28 Washington Post

A look at past nuclear weapons tests in Russia, China and the U.S.

Trump said the U.S. will test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China. None of the three countries has tested live nuclear weapons since the 1990s....

30/10/2025 07:34 Washington Post

Trump nominee at U.S. export bank withdraws amid scrutiny of Russia ties

Bryce McFerran is a senior executive at a steel-trading business co-owned by one of Russia’s richest oligarchs and is married to a member of a Russian family with extensive ties to the Kremlin....

29/10/2025 21:43 Washington Post

U.S. to withdraw some troops from Romania, NATO’s eastern flank

It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II....

29/10/2025 21:19 Washington Post

Trump rebukes Putin for testing new missiles, tells him to end the war

Russia tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile that it said is capable of traveling thousands of miles. Trump countered that there is a U.S. nuclear submarine off Russia’s coast....

29/10/2025 20:09 Washington Post

Confident Xi to meet Trump at tenuous time in U.S.-China trade war

The Chinese leader looks confident ahead of the meeting in South Korea, striking a deal that will largely wind back to the clock to before Trump’s tariff blitz....

29/10/2025 09:00 Washington Post

Russia has pounded Ukraine’s fortress city for over a year, but it hangs on

It was supposed to fall more than a year ago, but Pokrovsk is still holding on, even as street fighting has erupted inside the city after Russian troops infiltrated....

28/10/2025 12:01 Washington Post

As Hong Kong waged shadow war in Britain, ex-Royal Marine became a casualty

U.K. officials have tracked what they describe as an escalating campaign of surveillance and intimidation against Hong Kong exiles living in Britain....

28/10/2025 09:00 Washington Post

Iranian women flout law on mandatory veiling as police curtail arrests

Defiance of hijab requirements has grown widespread across Iran. The government seems wary of cracking down, fearing unrest. But conservatives haven’t given up....

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