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    NATO has reversed Russia’s edge in ammunition production, Rutte says

    NATO has reversed Russia’s edge in ammunition production, Rutte says

    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged member states and their defense industries to "outgun, outproduce, and outsmart those that seek to harm or diminish us."

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    🔥 Technology on the front line: a robotic complex saved a Ukrainian serviceman! #shorts

    🔥 Technology on the front line: a robotic complex saved a Ukrainian serviceman! #shorts

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    Nuclear alert: France warns of dangerous escalation #shorts

    Nuclear alert: France warns of dangerous escalation #shorts

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    Lithuanian man caught transporting 7 irregular migrants near Latvian border

    On the night of November 6, 2025, Lithuanian border guards stopped a Škoda Octavia Combi near Marijampolė, southwestern Lithuania, driven by a 59-year-old Tauragė resident. Inside the vehicle and its boot, they found seven irregular migrants—four …

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    Kremlin's nuclear threats are a BLUFF! USA and the world RESPOND TO PUTIN'S STATEMENTS | NEWS PULSE

    Kremlin's nuclear threats are a BLUFF! USA and the world RESPOND TO PUTIN'S STATEMENTS | NEWS PULSE

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    Russian troops are STUCK! Ukraine is defending Pokrovsk and Kupiansk! | Front Line Summary

    Russian troops are STUCK! Ukraine is defending Pokrovsk and Kupiansk! | Front Line Summary

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    ❗️Restricting Russian income is an effective way to counter the war, says Zelenskyy #shorts

    ❗️Restricting Russian income is an effective way to counter the war, says Zelenskyy #shorts

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    22% GDP – Russia is stifling its own economy! #shorts

    22% GDP – Russia is stifling its own economy! #shorts

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    At least 24 relatives of Putin get state-linked jobs, investigative journalists say

    At least 24 relatives of Putin get state-linked jobs, investigative journalists say

    Proyekt also reported that the third generation of Putin's family —his grandnephews — had joined the government following himself and the second generation (his children and nephews).

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    Financial reserves exhausted! Phase of severe decline in the Russian economy | Explainer

    Financial reserves exhausted! Phase of severe decline in the Russian economy | Explainer

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    German police detain man suspected of painting swastikas on cars with his own blood in Hanau

    German police detained a 31-year-old Romanian citizen on 6 November 2025 in Hanau suspected of painting almost 50 Nazi swastikas using his own blood on vehicles, mailboxes, and building facades. Police were alerted on 5 November after a man saw a …

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    Ukraine's deputy PM 'more than confident' partners will fund coming years

    Ukraine's deputy PM 'more than confident' partners will fund coming years

    Around 40% of Ukraine's roughly $98 billion budget is covered by foreign support. Looking ahead to 2026, Kyiv is short of approximately $19 billion in partner financing to keep the country's finances in order.

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    Is war between Russia and Europe inevitable? The West is on high alert

    Is war between Russia and Europe inevitable? The West is on high alert

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    Ukraine sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for executing captured Ukrainian serviceman

    Ukraine sentences Russian soldier to life in prison for executing captured Ukrainian serviceman

    A court in Ukraine has sentenced a Russian soldier to life imprisonment for executing a captured Ukrainian serviceman in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Nov. 6.

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    💥 Ukrainian forces destroyed the "Shahed" base in Donetsk #shorts

    💥 Ukrainian forces destroyed the "Shahed" base in Donetsk #shorts

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    'She wasn't afraid of the bombs' — Kherson locals in awe over Angelina Jolie's visit

    'She wasn't afraid of the bombs' — Kherson locals in awe over Angelina Jolie's visit

    For Kherson journalist Yevheniia Virlych, “difficult” doesn’t begin to describe day-to-day life in her city — “critical” is closer to the mark. So when American actress Angelina Jolie visited Kherson on Nov. 5, she and other local residents began to …

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    In response to the Russian Federation’s night attack, the AFU destroyed the “Shahed” base in Donetsk

    In response to the Russian Federation’s night attack, the AFU destroyed the “Shahed” base in Donetsk

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    Zelensky ally Mindich expands his clout in government, business, investigative journalists claim

    Zelensky ally Mindich expands his clout in government, business, investigative journalists claim

    The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is also investigating Zelensky's former partner Timur Mindich on suspicion of aiding the aggressor state, according to lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

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    Bulgaria moves to seize, sell Russian energy giant's refinery amid sanctions pressure

    Bulgaria moves to seize, sell Russian energy giant's refinery amid sanctions pressure

    The move aims to protect Bulgaria's only refinery — and a major supplier — from the impact of U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia's largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.

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    Raising a newborn in the dark

    Raising a newborn in the dark

    Editor’s Note:

    This is Myroslava’s first article after returning from maternity leave on Monday.

    She holds her small son in her arms as she writes, so you can read about the events in Ukraine. Over much of the last year she’s been on paid maternity …

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A well-aimed strike by Ukraine! Russian base with killer drones destroyed in occupied Donetsk

A well-aimed strike by Ukraine! Russian base with killer drones destroyed in occupied Donetsk

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South Africa investigating recruitment of citizens into 'mercenary activities' in Russia-Ukraine war

South Africa investigating recruitment of citizens into 'mercenary activities' in Russia-Ukraine war

"Seventeen men were lured into joining mercenary forces," the South African Presidency said.

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'Pokrovsk is simply being absorbed' — Ukraine’s defense on a knife-edge

'Pokrovsk is simply being absorbed' — Ukraine’s defense on a knife-edge

Ukrainian forces continue to stubbornly defend the pocket around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, despite relentless Russian assaults in and around the two cities leading to an ever-increasing threat of encirclement.

Over two weeks since Russian soldiers were …

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Ukraine war latest live: Russian rebel group sabotages dozens of trains in attack on military logistics, HUR says

Ukraine war latest live: Russian rebel group sabotages dozens of trains in attack on military logistics, HUR says

Russian rebel group 'Freedom of Russia' sabotages dozens of locomotives targeting the logistics infrastructure of the Russian military, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Nov. 6.

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'A powerful secondary detonation' — Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport

'A powerful secondary detonation' — Ukraine confirms drone, missile strike on Russian Shahed base at Donetsk airport

Unmanned Systems Forces leader Madyar described the strike as the result of a "painstaking months-long reconnaissance operation" in a post on Telegram.

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