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A German court convicted a military officer of espionage Monday for passing internal documents to Russia and offering more.

President’s main tasks in the NATO-member state are foreign and defense policy, as supreme commander of the armed forces.

Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s northern border as 14 were killed in Kharkiv on Sunday.

The Group of Seven (G7) nations said they had moved toward an agreement on squeezing more money from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine.

Western nations should end their prohibition on Ukraine using their missiles to hit targets within Russia, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the Kharkiv region earlier this month, Zelensky said.

Ukraine’s Western backers are sending new tranches of weapons and supplies, but Russia attempts to taunt the effort.

The shooting of Robert Fico may be recognised as a terror attack after the gunman admitted he shot the PM for political reasons. 

The crowd attending former President Donald Trump’s historic rally in the Bronx erupted in a chant of “We love Trump!” and “Four more years!” — another warning shot for Democrats as Trump stumps in their own backyard.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday appeared to back allowing Ukraine to use American-provided weapons to strike Russia or Russian-controlled territory.

Sustained Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid have forced leaders of the war-ravaged country to institute nationwide rolling blackouts.

House Intelligence Committee leaders and members on Monday called for the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with American-provided weapons under certain conditions.

The U.S. and Niger issued a joint statement on Sunday that set a deadline of September 15 for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces.

On Monday’s “CNN News Central,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod responded to a question on the chaos in the world under President Joe Biden in the Middle East and in Europe with the Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected calls from French leader Emmanuel Macron for a truce with Russia during the Paris Olympics and criticised the West for seeking a swift end to the war.

Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus.

A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid the Russian offensive.

The EU banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc over alleged propaganda and disinformation.

Top Russian diplomat accuses Western countries of being led by “gopniks” — violent petty criminals — as well as fashionistas.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is concluding his two-day trip to China on Friday with a visit to the northern city of Harbin, including stops at an Orthodox Church built by Ukrainian immigrants and a talk to potential investors as a trade expo.

The Senate will hold a hearing discussing providing long-range weapons to Ukraine in its war against Russia on Thursday, May 16.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that China is interested in offering “reliable security guarantees” to Ukraine.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing, China, on Thursday for extensive conversations with genocidal communist dictator Xi Jinping and his top officials focused on elevating economic and political ties.

Attempts to gain foothold “have been foiled,” the general staff said. It was not possible to verify the claim, the Associated Press noted.

Niger’s Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said in an interview on Tuesday that his government’s relations with the United States broke down because the Biden administration adopted a “condescending tone and lack of respect.”

The legislature of Georgia approved a controversial “foreign agent” law despite massive protests in the streets and fistfights in parliament.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to China on Thursday for an extensive meeting with communist dictator Xi Jinping, expected to conclude with the singing of a 30-page joint statement affirming the “special nature” of their countries’ ties.

Russia grooming groups for terror-like attacks, chief of UK eavesdropping office said, after several arrests across Europe for such activity. 

Blinken arrived on Tuesday morning, promising “assistance is now on the way” after Congress passed the $95 billion foreign aid package. 

Authorities arrested another senior Defense Ministry official, days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister.

The Pentagon has formally ordered all 1,000 American combat troops remaining in Niger to withdraw over the next few months.

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin sacked his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, who last year been the subject of the Wagner attempted coup.

Ukrainian troops are locked in intense battles with the advancing Russian army in two border areas, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Rishi Sunak outright accused China and “axis of authoritarian states” including Russia of undermining Western security and values. 

Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages.

Russian forces began a renewed ground assault on Ukraine’s northeast, forcing thousands to evacuate from the Kharkiv region.