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What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That Ukraine Fired Into Russia?

New York Times In a major policy shift, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use the ballistic missiles within Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-are-atacms-missiles-ukraine-russia.html

Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles Into Russia for First Time, Officials Say

New York Times The attack came just two days after President Biden gave Ukraine permission to use long-range U.S.-made weapons to strike targets inside Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html

Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says

New York Times Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/business/finland-germany-cable-baltic-sea.html

Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia

New York Times A decree signed by the Russian leader, though long-planned, came days after President Biden authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-missiles.html

U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change

New York Times Farms worth more than about $1.3 million will face an estate tax from 2026, ending a previous exemption and prompting anger in some rural communities. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/uk-farmers-protest-inheritance-tax.html

Magicians Mount Search for Woman Behind Decades-Old Deception

New York Times A British society of magicians expelled a woman for tricking her way into the club in 1991. Now it wants to invite her back, but the woman seems to have pulled a disappearing act. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/world/europe/magic-circle-woman-london-lloyd.html

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Category: Europe

What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That Ukraine Fired Into Russia?

Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles Into Russia for First Time, Officials Say

Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says

Putin Lowers Nuclear Weapons Threshold After U.S. Allows Ukraine to Use Missiles Against Russia

U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change

Magicians Mount Search for Woman Behind Decades-Old Deception

‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

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Is the Russian Army Depleted From Fighting in Ukraine?

Arthur Frommer, 95, Dies; His Guidebooks Opened Travel to the Masses