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Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts

Dec. 24, 2024 23:37 PM EST

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and...

1 dead after a Russian missile hits a Ukrainian apartment block

Dec. 24, 2024 12:29 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building Tuesday in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih and at least one person was killed, local authorities said. Gov. Serhii Lysak said at least 11 other people were injured and more people could be trapped...

A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Dec. 22, 2024 11:14 AM EST

Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken Russian tankers. More than 7,500 people, many of them volunteers, raced to rescue wildlife and clean up shorelines...

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Dec. 22, 2024 09:41 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow's military. ...

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

Dec. 21, 2024 09:14 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line. The press...

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Dec. 20, 2024 17:40 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at...

EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without Ukraine, or behind their backs

Dec. 19, 2024 21:39 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders insisted on Thursday that no decisions can be taken about the future of war-ravaged Ukraine without its consent — or behind the backs of its partners in Europe, barely a month before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Ukraine’s...

An Uzbek man is charged in Moscow with killing a Russian general in a bombing claimed by Ukraine

Dec. 19, 2024 18:00 PM EST

An Uzbek citizen accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine has been charged by Russian authorities with this week's assassination of a senior Russian general and his assistant in a bombing claimed by Ukraine's security services, state media said Thursday. Akhmadzhon Kurbonov was ordered...

Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority

Dec. 19, 2024 14:26 PM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he took questions at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. He...

NATO chief inspects joint military unit in Bulgaria and urges alliance to boost support for Ukraine

Dec. 19, 2024 12:21 PM EST

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — NATO’s secretary general on Thursday visited a military training site in Bulgaria, inspecting the activities of a multinational unit set up as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Mark Rutte told reporters it was important to ensure that the...