NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's attack with new hypersonic missile

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland's Prime Minister...

Putin says Russia attacked Ukraine with a new missile that he claims the West can't stop

The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv's use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president...

Putin touts Russia's new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

The new ballistic missile fired by Russia struck a military-industrial facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, but its real mission was delivering a deadly new message to NATO. Hours after Thursday's strike touched off a debate over whether the Ukrainian plant was hit by an...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North’s state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington. ...

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, including an undisclosed number of antipersonnel land mines, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ...

Russian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council also approved bills that outlaw the spread of material that encourages people...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Washington Post on a way forward for student loan relief Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden’s efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would...

Lula urges G20 members to take action to slow global warming

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's president opened the second day of a meeting of the world's 20 major economies Tuesday by calling for more action to slow global warming, saying developed nations must speed up their initiatives to reduce harmful emissions. President Luiz Inácio Lula...

Stock market today: Nvidia helps pull US indexes higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia helped pulled U.S. stock indexes higher on Tuesday after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after erasing an early drop of 0.7%. The Nasdaq composite also shook off an early loss to...