Russia wants to ‘leave us in the dark for the New Year,’ says Ukrainian prime minister | CNN

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Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration | CNN

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Jordan king warns of ‘red lines’ in Jerusalem as Netanyahu returns to office | CNN

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North Korea’s record year of missile testing is putting the world on edge | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  In 2020, North Korea conducted four missile tests. In 2021, it…

Zelensky rallies Ukrainians with defiant Christmas message after deadly Russian barrage in Kherson | CNN

CNN  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to have “patience and faith” in a defiant…

Democracy has its flaws, but it has emerged from the pandemic in much ruder health than the alternative | CNN

CNN  —  For nearly half a decade, you could be forgiven for thinking just about everything…

‘I really had tears in my eyes’: Ukrainians react to Zelensky’s historic visit to Washington DC | CNN

CNN  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech at the US Capitol on Wednesday, where he expressed…

Why this retired officer is skeptical about more US aid to Ukraine | CNN

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Kremlin warns of a ‘long’ war after Biden offers more support on Zelensky’s visit to US | CNN

CNN  —  Kyiv and its Western allies are “set for a long confrontation with Russia” following…

United Nations Security Council demands release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi in historic resolution | CNN

CNN  —  The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to…