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🇺🇦 Ukraine's new army chief said the situation on the front line was "extremely difficult" as delays to much-needed US military aid cast a shadow over how long Kyiv's troops can hold out. "The Russian occupiers continue to increase their efforts and have

🇮🇩 BREAKING: Ex-general Prabowo Subianto is set to win Indonesia's presidency and lead the trillion-dollar economy for the next five years, according to unofficial counts. Follow our free-to-read live blog for the latest: #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

US stocks dropped and Treasury yields jumped on data that showed US inflation easing less than expected, as investors scaled back bets that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates as soon as May. The S&P 500 index of blue-chip US stocks closed down 1.4%

🇵🇰 Former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was nominated as Pakistan’s next premier after a rival group pledged support, ending a deadlock in the formation of a government following national elections last week that delivered a split mandate.⁣ ⁣ Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-N party, nominated his younger…

A Y Combinator-backed startup called Cambio is bringing AI to the banking world in a surprising way: it’s putting AI bots on the phone with companies and consumers. The startup began by offering an AI-powered service that negotiated debt collections on behalf of consumers. Now, Cambio is…

🇷🇺 Russia is spending around one-third of its budget on defense, but is burning through arms, ammunition and troops at an unsustainable pace, said a report published today. The Kremlin will be able to sustain its war effort in Ukraine for "two to three more years," said International

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin is preparing to tighten his grip on power in an election next month, as his war in Ukraine grinds on. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s threat to abandon NATO allies if he returns to the White House has made the question of how to handle Russia’s authoritarian leader…

🇮🇳 Indian security forces fired tear gas on Tuesday to stop thousands of farmers demanding minimum crop prices from marching on the capital New Delhi after talks with the government failed. Local broadcasters showed thick clouds of tear gas fired to disperse protesters near Ambala, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) north…

🇺🇲 US House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated that his Republican-led chamber will not take up a bill to provide billions in new assistance for Ukraine and others, despite its likely passage in the Senate with bipartisan backing. The $95 billion package includes funding for Israel's fight against

🇮🇱 Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped. CIA Director William Burns was due in Cairo for a new round of talks…

Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "encourage" Russia to attack any NATO member country that didn’t meet its financial obligations to the defense alliance. "No, I would not protect you," he said. "In fact, I would encourage them [Russia] to do whatever the

🚨📰 Breaking News: The party of the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, won the most seats in Pakistan’s Parliament, surprising the country’s powerful military and fueling a political crisis. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

LONDON — In a semi-secret courtroom in an overheated basement, a three-judge tribunal this week heard testimony about an alleged Russian spy who may have burrowed deep into Britain’s top intelligence agencies, gaining access to secret documents and meeting with prime ministers and British royalty when they traveled…

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Governments across East Asia — from China and Taiwan to Japan and South Korea — have been trying to convince women to have more babies. It’s getting existential: China is fast running out of the workers needed to power its manufacturing-focused economy and is forecast to lose as…

JAKARTA, Indonesia — As the country’s first president not to come from the political or military elite, Joko Widodo was a testament, said diplomats and political pundits, to the rising strength of democracy in the world’s fourth-most-populous country. Over two terms in office, Widodo’s focus on…

The special counsel’s report and President Biden’s performance at a last-minute news conference on Thursday night placed his age, the singularly uncomfortable subject looming over his re-election bid, back at the center of America’s political conversation. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #Newstr…

Tension was building in Pakistan as authorities struggled to explain a delay in announcing the result of the national election, leading to accusations that the authorities were suppressing a tide of votes in favor of jailed opposition leader Imran Khan. Thursday’s election pitched Khan’s passionate support against the…

President Vladimir Putin said Russia hasn’t achieved its objectives in Ukraine yet, adding that he would consider negotiations if the US stops supplying weapons to Kyiv. “We haven’t yet achieved our goals,” Putin said in the interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Moscow. It’s…