China and the US try to boost trade relations. GOP presidential candidates take aim at each other over Taiwan and Ukraine. Ukraine forces make gains.
Read MoreUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is undertaking shuttle diplomacy in Western Europe ahead of an expected spring counteroffensive against Russia. It included stops in Rome, the Vatican, Berlin and Paris.
Read MoreThree Ukrainian emergency services workers have been killed when a mine exploded while they were de-mining parts of the southern Kherson region. The Christmas Eve Russian raid on Kherson has killed at least 10 people, wounded 58 and left bloodied corpses on the road, authorities say.
Read MoreRussian forces used nearly a dozen S-300 missiles, targeting Zaporyzhzhia and two villages in the region early on Oct. 3, Ukraine says. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14,15 and 16, will soon travel to the Ukraine front line to fight with Russian forces.
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