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Norway, other European nations vow to boycott Ice Hockey World Championship if Russia returns
"Norway will – based on the current situation and the information available to us today – not play against Russia at the World Championship in Germany in May 2027," said Norges Ishockeyforbund, Norway's ice hockey association, in a statement.
Civil unrest near Kyiv exposes deeper social tensions but 'outside influence' played a role, Budanov says
Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on Nov. 3 that the incident was "not without outside influence."
Ukraine's ombudsman, sanctioned Russian commissioner invited to Melania Trump's White House event, source says
The White House announced on Nov. 3 that representatives from Ukraine and Russia would join the first lady for her remarks on the humanitarian operation in Oleshky.
Survival is 'just a bonus' — Inside one of the Ukrainian army's most dangerous jobs
KHARKIV OBLAST — On a summer day in an abandoned village in eastern Ukraine, drones had just zeroed in on a house when a Russian soldier, claiming to surrender, walked out. Instead, he pulled out a grenade. Seconds later, a Ukrainian reconnaissance team opened fire and killed him, said one of its soldiers, call sign "Psycho." "It's a very big risk for our team," Psycho said. "You understand that he has a grenade in his hands, and he can throw it at any moment." Working in teams of two, soldier
'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs hit school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing 33
More than 50 people may still be trapped under the rubble, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference on Nov. 3.
Former deputy defense minister appointed to lead Ukraine's state-run defense giant
Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, a former first deputy defense minister, has been appointed to lead Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's largest state-owned defense company, according to a Nov. 3 statement.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed uncertainty about whether a negotiated peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is possible, speaking at a G20 foreign ministers meeting on Oct. 31.
