Putin orders massive nuclear training exercise in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to hold a large-scale exercise of the Kremlin’s nuclear forces on Tuesday, including practice missile launches as tensions boil over the Ukraine war ... Read More

How Putin views the choice between Harris and Trump, and what the election means for Russia

Harris, the current vice president, has taken a hard line against Russia, while Trump, the former president, is known for his admiration of Putin. Still, at the September gathering, Putin complained ... Read More

US Says Iran Preparing to Hit Israel With Ballistic Missiles

The US has indications that Iran is preparing to ... Israeli state-run Kan News reported that preparations are being made for a “wide scale” Iranian attack on security facilities, which ... Read More

'We haven't done that much': Former Estonia head says US fears of escalation with Putin are unwarranted

EXCLUSIVE: As U.S. support for aiding Ukraine continues to fracture Americans, Kersti Kaljulaid, the former president of Estonia, wants to remind Americans what’s at stake. Estonia, a country in ... Read More

Hurricane Helene debris could become ‘deadly missiles’ when Milton hits

Alarming new footage shows the already devastated streets of St. Petersburg lined with debris and rubble that officials say could become deadly missiles ... Milton live news updates: Historic ... Read More

US won’t retreat on international climate aid, vows top Biden official

America’s ability to keep that promise largely hinges on next month’s presidential election. The United States won’t backtrack on providing climate aid to poorer nations, a leading American ... Read More

Iran Attacks Israel With Missiles, Drawing Vows of Retaliation

Iran launched a barrage of about 200 missiles at Israel that were mostly shot down or missed their targets, escalating a Middle East conflict that now depends on whether and how Israel chooses to ... Read More

A Year That Has Brought Us to the Breaking Point

Hard as it may be to wrap one’s head around that possibility, it is nevertheless imperative for us to do so. Unless the patterns that created this year of genocide can be broken, we should ... Read More

US President Biden delays Germany visit due to Hurricane Milton

US President Joe Biden is postponing his planned trip to Germany later this week due to the powerful Hurricane Milton, which is heading for the state of Florida, the White House announced on Tuesday. Read More

Israel Vows Retaliation for Massive Iranian Missile Attack

The barrage started around 7:30 p.m. Israel time on Tuesday, hours after the US warned an Iranian assault was imminent. The Israel Defense Forces said most of the missiles were intercepted and ... Read More

I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.

In October 2022, my husband finished his post-doc at Cornell University and landed his dream job at a research center in Rostock, Germany. It was finally our turn to have a new experience. We were ... Read More

Germany Is Giving Up Hope of Achieving Any Growth in 2024

Germany’s government is poised to cut its prediction for Europe’s biggest economy and now expects no expansion at all this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials in ... Read More