[ad_1] Dec. 27, 2023 11:00 pm ET Some major emerging economies are dabbling in trading commodities without using the dollar, as they seek to reduce their reliance on the U.S.…
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Jailed Putin Foe Alexei Navalny Has Been Relocated, Team Says
[ad_1] Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who had been missing for more than two weeks, has been relocated to a penal colony in the country’s far north and is…
From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense
[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) KYIV, Ukraine—This winter, Ukraine’s defense against Russian missiles and drones ranges from sophisticated, multimillion-dollar U.S. Patriot systems to Svitlana Ruda, a mother of two…
Ukraine Shoots Down Three Russian Warplanes in Blitz Operation
[ad_1] Dec. 22, 2023 11:57 am ET Ukraine said it shot down three Russian warplanes in one of its most-successful operations against Russian air power since the start of the…
Senate Negotiators Race to Craft Border Deal Framework by Sunday
[ad_1] WASHINGTON—Senate negotiators were working to meet a self-imposed deadline of Sunday evening to hammer out a framework for border-security measures that Republicans have demanded as a condition of passing…
Abramovich Pledged $3 Billion for Ukraine War Victims. The Money Is Frozen in the U.K.
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ET LONDON—Two weeks after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich said he would sell his soccer club Chelsea FC and…
Putin Vows to Push On With Ukraine War
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 14, 2023 9:19 am ET Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with his war in Ukraine during an end-of-year audience in which he showed no…
Sentencing Punctuates Downfall of Former FBI Counterintelligence Chief
[ad_1] Charles McGonigal spent more than two decades as an FBI agent working on some of the country’s most important national-security and terrorism cases, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…
Opinion | Alexei Navalny Lives
[ad_1] Some residual good news for courage in 2023: Alexei Navalny is alive and has been located in a distant prison colony. His team says the leading opponent of Vladimir…