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Yesterday — 17 December 2025Main stream

10-Year-Old Killed in Russia School Stabbing

16 December 2025 at 23:46
The attack appeared to have been inspired by white supremacist ideology, Telegram channels close to intelligence agencies reported.

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Police officers at the entrance of a school in the Moscow region after a stabbing on Tuesday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Zelensky Expresses Wary Optimism About Russia-Ukraine Peace Plan

Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

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Damage after bombing in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, this year.

Ukraine Says It Hit a Submarine With Underwater Drones

16 December 2025 at 22:59
As it tried to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port.

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Ukraine previously targeted another Russian Kilo-class submarine, the Rostov-on-Don, shown sailing through the Bosporus at Istanbul in 2022.

U.K. Spy Chief Warns of Growing Russia Threat in Europe

16 December 2025 at 03:05
In her first public speech as head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli said Russia was attempting to export chaos to Europe through hybrid attacks and disinformation.

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Blaise Metreweli in London on Monday. She became the first female leader of MI6 in October.

Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal

Crucial details on the future security of Ukraine remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, left, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Monday.

Zelensky Offers Compromise for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks

15 December 2025 at 04:28
Ukraine’s president met with U.S. negotiators about plans to end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees.

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Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy, left, greeting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin on Sunday.

AfD Pushes to Publish German Information That Officials Say May Help Russia

14 December 2025 at 13:01
Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

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The leaders of the AfD, Tino Chrupalla, front left, and Alice Weidel, front center, have defended the party against accusations of compromising national security.

Ivan Urgant Was Russia’s Late-Night King Until Putin’s War in Ukraine

13 December 2025 at 18:04
Ivan Urgant was an unstoppable Russian megastar. Then he expressed opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The Russian entertainer Ivan Urgant, right, hosting “Evening Urgant,” which went dark in 2022, after he made an antiwar post on social media.

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

4 December 2025 at 18:03
As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.
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