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A high-ranking Russian official issued a thinly veiled threat against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, doubling down on unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine tried to target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in a drone strike.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who now sits on Russia’s security council, accused the Ukrainian leader of “trying to derail the settlement of the conflict,” in a post Monday on the social platform X, referring to ongoing peace talks aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. Read more here. |
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Russia on Tuesday said it will take a tougher position in talks on ending its nearly four-year war in Ukraine after it claimed Kyiv attacked a Russian presidential residence, an accusation that Kyiv has denied. Read more. |
The Trump administration’s military operations to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by targeting “narco-terrorists” have broadened to include a land attack, according to reports out Tuesday. Read more. |
A federal magistrate judge said Tuesday a local grand jury has secured a federal indictment against the suspect in the D.C. pipe bomb case, but he has not yet accepted it. Read more. |
Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The CIA reportedly conducted a drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility last week, an attack President Trump revealed during a Dec. 26 radio interview, marking the U.S.’s first known land strike inside the country amid its mounting pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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The Trump administration on Monday reached an agreement to reevaluate thousands of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were stalled or cut because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday fired back at conservative political commentator Scott Jennings after he accused her of becoming a “lib” in 2025.
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Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Monday appealed a judge’s order allowing her criminal prosecution to proceed.
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