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Dozens of residents filmed an appeal to Putin, saying that they were stranded by the fighting, which is fiercer than authorities are letting on.

Kursk residents recorded a video for Putin, saying Russia's military chiefs are lying that Ukraine's attack is 'under control'

Ukraine's forces have advanced into Russia's Kursk region. One Russian official accused Ukraine of "intimidating the peaceful population of Russia."

Russia complained that its 'peaceful' people don't deserve to be invaded

Retired Col. Cedric Leighton joins CNN’s Brianna Keilar to discuss Ukrainian troops that are now in control of dozens of Russian villages and large swathes of land a week into Kyiv’s surprise cross-border incursion.

Hear why retired colonel says this Ukraine incursion is ‘taking its toll on Putin’

- Advertisement - In an exclusive revelation, the government has confirmed that North Korea has deployed over 500 technical and medical support troops to Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. This deployment occurred even before North Korea and Russia signed a treaty on “automatic military aid” in June, according to TV Chosun....

North Korea deploys 500 technical and medical troops to Russian-occupied Ukraine

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 Russia has evacuated more than 76,000 people in the Kursk region as Ukrainian troops push further into its territory.  Vladimir Putin has been forced to call in reserve troops to aid what Moscow is calling a “counterterrorism operation”.At the same time, a federal-level emergency was declared in Russia over the incursion.As the attack enters its fifth day, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky praised his army’s ability “to surprise” and “achieve results”.Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops in tanks and armoured vehicles advanced across the Russian border and into the Kursk region in the early hours of Tuesday, with US-based analysts suggesting...

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.

Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

Ukraine said it provided intelligence to a group of separatists who attacked Russa's Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali, killing many.

Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries got thrashed in the African desert — and Ukraine says it helped

(Reuters) -Mexico has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Oct. 1 inauguration of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing Mexico's embassy to Russia.

Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says

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Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.

New Yorkers are warned from the skies about impending danger from storms as city deploys drones

Ukraine has increasingly struck targets deep inside Russian territory in recent months, carrying out a number of hits on airbases and oil refineries.

Ukraine is striking targets hundreds of miles inside Russia for 3 key reasons, experts say

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Business Times

Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk province, catching the Kremlin off-guard and prompting widespread panic among Russian officials and media. The bold move, which represents the first time Ukrainian regular forces have crossed into Russian territory, has sent shockwaves through Moscow, leading to an emergency response and raising questions about the stability of President Vladimir Putin's leadership.

Ukraine's Kursk Offensive Sparks Panic in Russia, Exposing Putin's Vulnerabilities

Ret. Lt. General Mark Hertling explains why he thinks US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to announce he ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East is “unusual.”

‘Extremely unusual’: Retired US general reacts to Defense Sec. Austin announcing guided-missile submarine to the Middle East

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Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton burst into laughter after he was asked how he would advise Trump following his remarks about Kamala Harris' race.
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GOP Strategist Bursts out Laughing When CNN Anchor Asks How He Would Advise Trump After Unhinged Presser

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The Kremlin has admitted that several of the people returned to Russia in Thursday’s prisoner swap were spies.Among those released in the multinational exchange was Vadim Krasikov, an assassin who had been serving a life sentence in Germany for murdering one of Moscow’s enemies in a park in Berlin. On Friday, the Kremlin confirmed that Krasikov was an employee of Russia’s FSB security service who had served in the agency’s elite Alpha Group special forces unit.Krasikov was the first of the returnees to be embraced by Russian President Vladimir Putin after their plane landed in Moscow on Thursday evening, underscoring...

Kremlin Finally Admits Swapped Russian Prisoners Were Its Top Spies

The bodies of a man and a woman have been unearthed in Pompeii, along with a cache of coins and precious jewelry, archaeologists say.

Pompeii archaeologists find bodies of man and woman – and their treasure

Using his sleeve to wipe tear gas from his burning eyes, 25-year-old Mugdho weaves through the crowd, handing out bottles of water to the protesters whose demands for reform would soon topple Bangladesh’s leader.

This student was handing out bottles of water to protesters. Minutes later, he was dead

Ukraine has kept steady momentum with its new incursion into Russian territory, heaping considerable strain on Vladimir Putin’s assurances that everything remains business as usual amid the ongoing war.Launched last Tuesday, the Ukrainian army’s push into the northern border region of Kursk has forced roughly 100,000 Russians to flee what one local official has described as a “very tense situation.” It’s been a humiliating blow for the Russian president, who since the full-scale invasion began has consistently downplayed the social and economic impact of the conflict at home.On Monday, the Associated Press reports Putin told top officials the incursion is...

Humiliated Putin Forced to Admit Scale of Ukraine’s Shock Invasion

The US will not restrict military aid to an Israeli Defense Forces unit accused of committing violations of human rights against Palestinians in the West Bank after determining the violations were “effectively remediated,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement obtained by CNN on Monday.

US decides not to restrict military aid to Israeli unit accused of human rights violations

Londoners react to the latest mural in a series of animal-themed works the anonymous artist has been creating throughout the city. CNN’s Christina Macfarlane reports. 

Banksy’s ‘fish tank’ is latest installment in London animal series

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‘Doing the least obvious thing’: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia

At a Kremlin meeting on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin fixed the commander in chief of Russia’s military, General Valery Gerasimov, with a cold stare and a look of...

‘Doing the least obvious thing’: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia

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