Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology. She ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In August 1942, Hitler’s Sixth Army stormed into Stalingrad. By February 1943 ... bloody saga of how the Soviet Union turned the tide of World War II in the most grueling battle in modern ...

As I was digging into just last week, the new US tariffs stand to have a devastating impact on the tabletop gaming industry specifically—so it feels particularly appropriate that the UK's ...

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as a map shows the state of play on parts of the front line. The U.S. leader also threatened to sanction Russian oil, but Moscow has touted cooperation with Washington on rare earths—a focus for ...

A new map by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) shows the state of nuclear weapons worldwide. There are an estimated 12,331 warheads globally as of early 2025. The United States and Russia ...

Wildfires in South Korea have intensified, becoming the worst natural disaster in history with 28 fatalities and extensive damage across multiple regions. South Korea’s blazes have burnt twice ...

An expert has shared what would happen to the US if all glaciers melted overnight. As the world warms, the sub-zero reserves of water at the north and south poles are gradually deteriorating ...