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Language barriers and inexperience may hamper North Korean troops on Russia’s battlefield

The troops could boost Russia’s depleted forces, but North Korea’s vast army hasn't seen major combat since the Korean War, and most don't speak Russian.
North Korean Soldiers in Pyongyang
North Korean Soldiers in Pyongyang

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

The new communication between Scholz and Putin — their first since December 2022 — comes at a time of widespread speculation about what the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump will mean for Ukraine.
Image: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Image: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Senior Russian naval officer killed in car bomb hit claimed by Kyiv

The car bombing was “a successful special operation of the SBU,” a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told NBC News.
Image: Car explosion in Sevastopol
Image: Car explosion in Sevastopol

Russia masses troops for major counteroffensive; Kremlin denies Trump-Putin call

The Kremlin denied that President-elect Donald Trump had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his election victory.
Russia Ukraine Kursk Attack Akhmat Special Forces
Russia Ukraine Kursk Attack Akhmat Special Forces

Ukraine launches 'massive attack' on Moscow, shutting down airports

The drone attack was the largest on the Russian capital since the war began in 2022, as the U.K. defense chief estimated that Russia suffered its worst ever month of casualties.
Image: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT
Image: RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT

Elon Musk briefly joins Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The tech mogul, who campaigned for Trump, did not participate in substantive parts of the conversation, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Elon Musk embraces Donald Trump
Elon Musk embraces Donald Trump

Israel celebrates, Ukraine frets: What Trump's win means for U.S. allies at war

Most observers at least agree that a second Trump era will be unpredictable for the world. What is certain, one analyst told NBC News, is that “there will be surprises.”
Trump and Netanyahu
Trump and Netanyahu

Moldova's pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims

The results were overshadowed by allegations of a major vote-buying scheme and voter intimidation.
Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu pulled ahead of her rival supported by a pro-Russian party, with more than 93 percent of the votes counted after a tense presidential runoff on November 3, 2024.
Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu pulled ahead of her rival supported by a pro-Russian party, with more than 93 percent of the votes counted after a tense presidential runoff on November 3, 2024.

Russia fined Google so much money this headline doesn't have room for all the 0s

$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 is the number a Moscow court wants the YouTube parent company to pay for blocking Russian media outlets. It is a sum “filled with symbolism,” the Kremlin told NBC News on Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

What does North Korea get out of sending its soldiers to fight Russia's war?

Kim Jong Un's military could gain valuable combat experience, but he may really have his eye on Kremlin help for his nuclear program, analysts told NBC News.
Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Vladimir Putin.
Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Vladimir Putin.

Putin's 'hybrid warfare' pressures neighbors at a crossroads to turn away from the West

Key votes in Georgia and Moldova this week have drawn accusations of Russian meddling.
Moldova Election Renato Usatii
Moldova Election Renato Usatii

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