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Russia’s population is getting smaller and older. Putin sees that as a national security threat

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population.

In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to…

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October 25, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy urges US to expand Russia oil sanctions | Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US to expand sanctions on Russian oil from two companies to the whole sector, and appealed for long-range missiles to hit back at Russia. Zelenskyy was in London for talks with two dozen…

Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population.

In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged to its lowest recorded level. In 2005, Putin…

Gaza children dying as they wait for Israel to enable evacuations

Yolande Knell and

Jacob Evans,in Jerusalem

BBC Zain Tafesh, a small Palestinian boy, laying topless on his hospital bed — Three year-old Zain Tafesh died from leukemia earlier this week

So many lives in Gaza still hang in the balance.

In different wards of Nasser Hospital lie two 10-year-old boys, one shot by Israeli fire…

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Trump set to meet Xi during 3-country Asia sprint

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump headed for Asia Friday night for the first time this term, a trip where he’s expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting…

Europe struggles for diplomatic influence amid Trump’s foreign policy

LONDON (AP) — When President Donald Trump took the stage in Egypt to hail the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, a row of world leaders stood behind him like extras in a political…