For @reuters.com, I followed the case of Vitalii, a Ukrainian teenager facing up to a decade in prison for allegedly betraying his country. I also spoke to adults contending with thorny, existential questions about what justice look like for minors induced to betray their country.

Mark Cancian, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said if the military has fired more than 800 Tomahawks against Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory and would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

New: We looked at how Russia is remaking occupied territories in Ukraine, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into roads, railways and ports to try and inexorably tie the region into their own, part of Putin's grand vision for what it calls "Novorossiya" www.reuters.com/investigatio...

ICE agents will have a ‘security role’ during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city

Two Reuters employees - a journalist and a security adviser accompanying her - were among those injured in the attack by the men who wielded sticks and clubs and hurled large rocks, in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Russia hands long prison sentences to 15 captured Ukrainian fighters reut.rs/48uldvX

Some 71% of respondents said they agreed with a statement that "American society is broken" 😐 www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

Russia has so far sent more than 34,000 attack drones and decoys into Ukraine in 2025, nearly nine times the number from the same period last year, according to the Times data set. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/w...

Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing - www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...

Poland’s military command urged people to stay at home, naming the regions of Podlaskie, Mazowieckie, and Lublin as most at risk, adding: "This is an act of aggression that posed a real threat to the safety of our citizens." www.reuters.com/business/aer...

THE HAGUE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The jet carrying von der Leyen to Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, was unable to use electronic navigational aids as a result of the interference, which forced the pilot to land using paper maps, the FT reported on Monday. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, Reuters calculations show, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Here is our new investigation into Enerhodar, an occupied Ukrainian city that hosts Europe's largest nuclear plant. Based on interviews with over 50 people, we detail how Moscow's security apparatus and Rosatom are ruling over the city with violence and fear. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Exclusive: Despite Western sanctions, Russian bomb factory bought Siemens tech via middleman - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

New: Fake news reports about Bosnia's Serb entity, Republika Srpska, led me down a rabbit hole that revealed a network of fake news websites operated by two dubious Austrian businessmen. Coincidentally, Republika Srpska's leader, who was featured favorably in those articles, was ousted today.

The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals. www.972mag.com/microsoft-82...

Exclusive: US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/africa...

"Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them."

Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer. “I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.

In addition to the air defense and missile insufficiencies, Ukraine’s ground troops, who remain vastly outnumbered on the front line, are also running low on 155mm artillery shells, Syrsky said, and need an additional supply of armored vehicles. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

A Western diplomat familiar with Ukraine's reform effort described it as "the most dangerous moment" yet for the independence of anti-corruption authorities. "The Ukrainian side is testing the limits more and more," referring to the patience of Kyiv's allies. www.reuters.com/en/ukraine-c...

At least 15 people, including four children, have died of starvation in Gaza over the last 24 hours amid Israel’s siege, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration shelved in recent weeks an inter-agency working group it had set up to formulate strategies for pressuring Russia into speeding up peace talks with Ukraine, according to three U.S. officials.

A lost Canadian teen traveled to Donetsk last year. There, he was detained by Russia's FSB. He eventually agreed to spy for Russia. We went through a thousand pages of Polish court documents, including the full chat between the teen and his handler. New story: www.reuters.com/investigates...

Also note this, from a group known for caution & neutrality: bsky.app/profile/shas...

MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former Ukrainian politician on Wednesday outside a school in a wealthy suburb of Madrid, Spain's Interior Ministry said. Andriy Portnov was previously a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovich www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The European Union sanctions today included 3 pro-Russia activists we’ve been following since our ‘23 investigation. When reached by phone, one of them simply told a Reuters reporter to “fuck off” before hanging up www.reuters.com/world/eu-san... @mashatsvetkova.bsky.social @zverevlive.bsky.social

Herro once called himself “the dirtbag of the internet” in an address to investors about making money in crypto, in which he also said “I do what’s legal…besides that I don’t give a fuck”; Folkman early in his career founded “Date Hotter Girls". www.reuters.com/business/how...

Estonia's foreign minister said on Thursday Russia sent a military jet as his country's navy tried to detain a Russia-bound oil tanker under sanction by Britain, accusing it of sailing illegally without a flag. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

A senior former Kremlin official speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject said Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... @ilyushina.bsky.social

Trump's senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg will travel to Istanbul for potential talks on Thursday on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine. However, a senior U.S. official said it was unclear whether anyone from the Russian government would show up. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Russia is expanding its military-industrial complex and building new facilities. An important investigation by @reuters.com with @mashatsvetkova.bsky.social, @reporter-polina.bsky.social, @mcneill.bsky.social, @christianlowe.bsky.social, @zverevlive.bsky.social. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Sadly, this RDX production site and this scale of investment don't leave us hope that peace is Russia's long-term plan. We reported this story with @reporter-polina.bsky.social @mcneill.bsky.social @christianlowe.bsky.social @zverevlive.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...

By reviewing state documents and satellite imagery, my colleagues found that Russia is undertaking a major factory expansion in remote Siberia to ramp up production of a powerful explosive Moscow needs to wage war in Ukraine www.reuters.com/investigatio... @reporter-polina.bsky.social

FT EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

BREAKING: Spyware maker NSO Group must pay $167 million to WhatsApp for a hacking campaign in 2019 that targeted more than 1,400 chat app users. This is a huge win for WhatsApp. NSO says it will consider appealing. techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/n...

I couldn’t be prouder of the Reuters team that won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting today. I’m especially thrilled for my brilliant friend Mo Tamman. He conceived this smart way of examining the supply chain for the deadly fentanyl trade. Read his work. It’s worth your time.

My colleagues detail, step by the step, what was behind the unexplained pause in US military aid to Ukraine earlier this year. It was a verbal order from Hegseth, which caught the White House (and Kyiv) completely off guard www.reuters.com/world/us/ord...

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday in what appeared to be a dispute between President Donald Trump's administration and local officials over immigration enforcement. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

$3.85 billion for Ukraine military aid remains untapped, 92 days since the last Presidential Drawdown Authority was announced. Pete Hegseth has had one-on-one engagements with leaders of 16 countries, but none with those from Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

Even before the USAID cuts, the situation in Afghanistan was DIRE. When we traveled there last fall, we saw how international nonprofits and local volunteers were trying desperately to distribute food aid and treat children suffering from acute malnutrition www.reuters.com/investigates...

Devastating news overnight that the Trump administration is ending most, if not all, remaining U.S. aid for Afghanistan and Yemen. The @WFP has warned that terminating US funding for emergency food assistance could amount to a "death sentence for millions" www.reuters.com/world/remain...

Lots of new details from my colleagues on last year's parcel fires, suspected of being part of a Russian sabotage plot www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Aid groups in the worst-hit areas of Myanmar said there was an urgent need for shelter, food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, but said the country's civil war could prevent help reaching those in need. www.reuters.com/business/env...

A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off U.S. government workers, according to job ads and a researcher who uncovered the campaign. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Tremendous obit for a powerhouse journalist

Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk have lost ground in recent days but are not encircled by Russian forces, contrary to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to three U.S. and European officials www.reuters.com/world/europe...