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The Supreme Court has handed down a major ruling on Second Amendment rights. NTD explores what it means for victims of domestic violence—and how Americans are reacting. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign out-raised President Joe Biden’s by more than $60 million last month. NTD has the latest on the presidential race. A Ukrainian student’s YouTube […]
Putin’s Fast-Tracked China Visit Concerning ‘For the World’: CEO, Center for Security Policy
Ukrainian forces are pulling back after a surprise attack by Russia last week as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China to meet Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping in an effort to strengthen ties—just days after his inauguration. NTD’s Chris Beers spoke with Tommy Waller, president and CEO at the Center for Security Policy, to […]
Zelenskyy Says 31,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded
KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year. Mr. Zelenskyy told a news conference in Kyiv that he could not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning. “Thirty-one […]
Ukrainian-Born Miss Japan Gives Up Title After Her Affair With Married Man Revealed
TOKYO—The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese. In […]
Ukraine Says Its Drones Damaged a Russian Warship, Showing Kyiv’s Growing Naval Capabilities
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged a warship in an attack that underlined Kyiv’s growing naval capabilities as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war. The strike on Novorossiysk halted maritime traffic for a few hours and marked the first time a commercial […]
Human Rights Watch Reports New Evidence of Ukrainian Use of Banned Landmines
WASHINGTON—Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday that it uncovered new evidence of the indiscriminate use by Ukrainian forces of banned anti-personnel landmines against Russian troops who invaded Ukraine in 2022. The group called on Ukraine’s government to follow through with a commitment made earlier in June not to employ such weapons, investigate their suspected […]
Ukrainian Prosecutor General: ‘Leak Has No Influence On Our Work’
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin assured on April 17 that the leak of U.S. documents related to Russia’s war in Ukraine will have no effect on his office’s work in holding those behind the invasion accountable. In response to a question during a press conference before a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and […]
Putin Announces Greater Focus on Nuclear Force
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will maintain increased attention on boosting its nuclear forces. His comments came in an address to mark Thursday’s Defender of the Fatherland public holiday and a day before the first anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in Warsaw on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden promised the United […]
Ukrainian Troops Holding Bakhmut Line Demand Weapons as World Powers Meet
NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine/MUNICH—Ukrainian soldiers fighting to hold off a Russian push on the small eastern city of Bakhmut pleaded for more weapons from the outside world as senior Western leaders met in Munich on Friday to assess the year-long war shaking Europe. “Give us more military equipment, more weapons, and we will deal with the […]
Zelenskyy Fires Slew of Top Officials, Cites Need to Clean up Ukraine
KYIV—President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired a slew of senior officials on Tuesday in Ukraine’s biggest political shake-up of the war, saying he needed to clean up internal problems that were hurting the country. A long-running battle against corruption in Ukraine is taking on vital significance as Russia’s invasion has made Kyiv heavily reliant on Western support […]
US Embassy Latest Target in Spate of Letter Bombs in Spain
MADRID—Bomb disposal experts defused a letter bomb at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Thursday, the sixth such device sent to high-profile targets in a wave that prompted Spain to step up security and vow not to be deterred from supporting Ukraine. The campaign began with a package sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on […]
1 Injured by Small Blast at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid
MADRID—Spanish police are investigating reports of a small blast at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement to media, the ministry said police were told an employee at the embassy was slightly injured while handling a letter. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said that the embassy in […]
Ukrainian Forces Advancing Into Kherson Following Russian Military Withdrawal
Russia has fully withdrawn its forces from the west bank of the Dnipro River, including the strategic city of Kherson, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. As Moscow’s troops left, Ukrainian soldiers began to move in and were greeted by jubilant civilians, according to reports and video from various Western media outlets including Reuters, AP, […]
Russia’s Federation Council Ratifies Annexation of 4 Ukrainian Regions
LONDON—The upper house of Russia’s parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict. In a session on Tuesday, the Federation Council unanimously ratified legislation to annex the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of […]