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Hungary Seizes Cash, Gold Headed for Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Hungary of 'taking hostages and stealing money'

(Newser) - Hungary has seized two armored vans stuffed with cash and gold, detonating a new crisis with Ukraine. Hungarian authorities say they detained seven Ukrainians on Thursday, including a former intelligence general, and confiscated $40 million US, 35 million euros, and 9 kilos of gold as the vehicles traveled from Austria...

World Leaders React to US-Israel Attack on Iran

Nations voice concern as some back strikes, others condemn escalation

(Newser) - World leaders are lining up to assess, condemn, or cautiously back US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow. What some are saying as updates continue to trickle out of the region, per CNN , Reuters , and the New York Times :
  • Antonio Costa, president
...

Melania Trump to Preside Over UN Security Council

Session will be the first presided over by a leader's spouse

(Newser) - First lady Melania Trump will chair a United Nations Security Council session on Monday, the White House said, in an unusual move that coincides with the US assuming the council's rotating presidency for March. A statement said the meeting will focus on how schooling and digital tools can support...

Facing Tough Election, Hungary's PM Says Ukraine Is the Enemy

Pro-Russia Viktor Orbán is waging an AI-fueled campaign with an anti-Ukraine message

(Newser) - Facing a tough election, Hungary's pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation—the focus of his top opponent—but neighboring Ukraine. As the AP reports, Viktor Orbán is running an aggressive media campaign replete with disinformation...

4 Years of War in Ukraine, by the Numbers

As the fight grinds into its 5th year, AP breaks down the heavy cost on both nations

(Newser) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe's biggest conflict since World War II, causing immense suffering for civilians and harrowing ordeals for soldiers while rewriting the post-Cold War security order. The fighting enters its fifth year on Tuesday, and it shows no signs of stopping....

In Ukraine, Soldiers Freeze Sperm for Free—Just in Case

State-funded fertility program aims to preserve future Ukrainian generations

(Newser) - Ukraine is fighting a war on two fronts: the one with Russia, and the one over its future population. The BBC reports on a state-backed effort that now pays for soldiers to freeze their sperm, a bid to protect both individual fertility and what one MP bluntly calls the country'...

Musk's Starlink Cut Leaves Russian Forces Scrambling

Ukraine has gained the advantage in some sectors

(Newser) - A flip of a switch from Elon Musk may have flipped the dynamics on parts of Ukraine's front line. After Ukraine's defense minister asked SpaceX to block Russian access to Starlink, the company on Feb. 1 shut down all terminals in Ukraine except those cleared on a government...

Russia Inches Its Way Back Onto the World Sports Stage

Committee allows Russians to represent their nation at Paralympics next month, for first time since 2014

(Newser) - Russia is about to step back onto one of sports' biggest stages, and not everyone is cheering. More than 10 years after a massive state-backed doping scandal pushed it to the sidelines, and amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia will send six skiers to next month's Paralympic Games...

Disqualified Ukrainian Olympian Scores a Bonus Worthy of Gold

Billionaire gives more than $200K to Vladyslav Heraskevych, 'a true winner'

(Newser) - The Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over a helmet honoring his fallen compatriots has nonetheless received the sort of payout usually reserved for gold. Ukraine's wealthiest man, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, has given skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych more than $200,000, equal to the prize money Ukraine gives athletes who bring home...

Ukraine Ex-Energy Minister Detained in Corruption Probe

Detention tied to $100M energy sector embezzlement investigation

(Newser) - A corruption scandal that has dogged Ukraine's leadership just escalated with the arrest of a former top energy official at the border, the BBC reports. German Galushchenko, who was forced out of the government last year after being named in a sweeping graft probe, was detained while trying to...

Rubio Reassures Europe While Digging In on Criticism

Leaders at security conference like shift in tone, but seem skeptical about fundamental changes

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a high-profile security gathering in Munich on Saturday to argue that the US and Europe are fundamentally linked, even as he backed Trump administration policies that have strained those ties. In a keynote address to the Munich Security Conference, Rubio told European leaders that...

Germany Tells Nations, Rubio World Order 'No Longer Exists'

At Munich Security Conference, Merz warns US won't find it easy to 'go it alone'

(Newser) - The Munich Security Conference opened Friday with a clear message from Europe to the US: We still need you, but we're finished being bystanders. "The international order based on rights and rules is currently being destroyed," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the gathering, saying that, in fact,...

IOC Boots Ukrainian Over Memorial Helmet
Ukraine Olympian's Memorial
Helmet Gets Him Booted
2026 Olympics
Feb 12, 2026 6:33 AM CST

Ukraine Olympian's Memorial Helmet Gets Him Booted

Vladyslav Heraskevych suggests Ukraine's fallen deserve the spotlight more than him

(Newser) - He knew he risked being kicked out of the Olympics. Still, the Ukrainian skeleton racer decided honoring his fallen compatriots on a global stage was more important than going for gold. Vladyslav Heraskevych, who continued to wear a helmet depicting fallen Ukrainian athletes and sports fans killed during the war...

Russian Strike Kills Father, 3 Young Kids in Ukraine

Mother, 35 weeks pregnant, survived

(Newser) - A Russian drone smashed into a home in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region overnight, killing a father and his three small children, officials said Wednesday. The family's pregnant mother was wounded but survived. The strike completely destroyed the brick house and set it on fire, trapping the family under...

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet
IOC Bans Ukrainian
Athlete's Tribute Helmet
2026 Olympics
Feb 10, 2026 8:46 AM CST

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet

Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to pay tribute to fellow Ukrainians felled by Russia war

(Newser) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych won't be allowed to slide in 2026 wearing a helmet that shows the faces of compatriot athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee has told Ukraine's Olympic delegation. In a letter shared with CBS News , the IOC said it...

Ukraine's Abandoned Dogs Are Turning Wild
War in Ukraine Exposes
Natural Selection in Dogs
NEW STUDY
Feb 9, 2026 9:35 AM CST

War in Ukraine Exposes Natural Selection in Dogs

Lighter, leaner dogs more likely to survive on the frontline, where wild traits are appearing

(Newser) - War hasn't only affected Ukraine's people, but also their pets. A recent study in the Evolutionary Applications finds that since Russia's invasion, many former pet dogs near the frontline, surrendered or left behind, have started to resemble wild canids like wolves or coyotes. Researchers collected data on...

Russia Says It Has Suspect in General's Shooting

Senior intelligence official is hospitalized in critical condition

(Newser) - Russian officials said Sunday that they have a suspect in the shooting of a senior intelligence officer in custody after he was arrested in Dubai and extradited. The Federal Security Service identified him as Lyubomir Korba, a 63-year-old Russian citizen, the Guardian reports. He's accused of shooting Lt. Gen....

Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia Have June Deadline From US

Ukrainian leader says trilateral talks among US, Ukraine, Russia may take place in Miami next

(Newser) - The US has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline isn't met, the Trump administration...

Musk Helps Ukraine Hit Russia in Its 'Achilles' Heel'

SpaceX's Starlink cuts off satellite internet access to Russia on the war's battlefields

(Newser) - Russian soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine are suddenly finding their Starlink connections dark, and Moscow's pro-war bloggers say it's no glitch. At Ukraine's request, Elon Musk's SpaceX has tightened control of its satellite internet service, blocking unregistered terminals inside Ukraine and cutting off what...

Russian General Gunned Down in Moscow

Deputy chief of Russian military intelligence Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev was critically injured

(Newser) - A senior figure in Russia's military has been gunned down in his own stairwell. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy head of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, was shot several times in his apartment building in northwest Moscow on Friday and was hospitalized in critical condition, according...

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