NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia’s attack with new hypersonic missile

NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war.

Russia seeks to intimidate Ukraine with new missile, officials say

The attack with an intermediate-range ballistic missile has spurred fears of a major escalation in the ongoing war and prompted Ukraine to request new air defenses.

Norwegian student arrested on charges of spying on US for Russia

A Norwegian student in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while working as a guard at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, authorities in Norway have said.

Ukraine’s parliament cancels session amid new attack threat

The country is on high alert after Russia launched a “new” kind of ballistic missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, the latest escalation of hostilities in the long-running war.

Soldiers at Vicenza to get parking spots back as work on $7 million project shifts

The parking crunch at Caserma Ederle should start to ease around mid-December as work on a wide-ranging $7 million steam pipe project wraps up in places on base that have been most affected.

US defense sites in Europe should bolster protection against risk of Russian sabotage, agencies say

U.S. authorities say American defense industrial sites in Europe should step up their security over concerns that Russian saboteurs could target them.

North Korean general reportedly wounded by Ukrainian attack on Russia

A recent Ukrainian attack wounded a North Korean general, the first senior officer casualty reported among thousands of North Korean troops sent to bolster Russian forces, a report said.

UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Thursday condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months.

Putin touts Russia’s new missile and delivers menacing warning to NATO

While Russia has launched cruise missiles at Ukraine from even longer ranges, the new intermediate range missile marked the first such use of this kind of ground-launched ballistic missile, which can carry a much heavier conventional payload and could also be fitted with multiple nuclear warheads.

Biden administration seeks to cancel $4.6 billion of Ukraine’s debt

The White House will cancel half of a $9 billion loan delivered to Ukraine as part of a $60 billion supplemental package approved in April.