Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks to finish a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy that is meant to tamp down the number of migrants who come to the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Russia accuses Kyiv of downing military plane, killing all 74 aboard, including POWs
A U.S. official said it’s not clear that there were actually Ukrainian POWs aboard the aircraft that crashed.
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Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv
The U.S. has provided more than $44.2 billion in security assistance since the February 2022 invasion.
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Russian missiles strike Ukrainian cities again, killing at least 7 and wounding dozens
Recent Russian bombardments are ‘an alarming reversal’ of a trend last year that saw a drop in civilian casualties from Kremlin attacks, the U.N. said.
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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings in latest deadly strikes on civilian areas
Officials say Russia fired 2 missiles at Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people.
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Top NATO military officer urges allies, leaders to plan for unexpected in Ukraine
Admiral Rob Bauer says that behind President Vladimir Putin’s rationale for the war is a fear of democracy, in a year marked by elections around the world.
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Switzerland hosts Zelensky and offers to host peace summit for Ukraine
The two presidents said the Ukrainian and Swiss teams will begin preparations for the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland as early as Tuesday.
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Ukraine says it shot down 2 Russian command and control aircraft in significant blow to Moscow
Ukraine’s military chief says that the Ukrainian air force has shot down a Russian early warning and control plane that can spot targets up to 650 kilometers (400 miles) away and a key command center aircraft that relays information to troops on the ground
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2 dead in Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line
Air defenses shot down 21 of 28 drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday. Russia also launched three anti-aircraft missiles against Ukraine.
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Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy
The Russian Defense Ministry said its defenses intercepted 36 drones over Crimea and one over Krasnodar, part of an emerging pattern of intensified Ukrainian aerial attacks in recent days.