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North Korea has provided Russia with ballistic missiles and missile launchers that were used in recent attacks on Ukraine in a major escalation of support for Moscow, the White House said Thursday.

Russia is also looking to obtain missiles from its ally Iran as it runs short of arms nearly two years into President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, it said.

Day 680 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Twelve nations led by the United States on Wednesday jointly warned Yemen's Huthi rebels of unspecified consequences unless they immediately halt sea attacks that are increasingly disrupting global commerce.

Deadly strikes hit residential buildings in Ukraine and a Russian border region Tuesday as an escalation of aerial attacks also wounded dozens and prompted Kiev to urge speedier Western weapons shipments.

Robert Kaplan, the distinguished international relations expert, outlines, in an interview to Kathimerini, the geopolitical developments that will dominate the new year.

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced what it said was the last remaining package of weapons available for Ukraine under existing authorization, with Congress now needing to decide whether to keep supporting Kiev's battle against Russian invasion.

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Tuesday to discuss shifting "to a different phase" of the Israel-Hamas war with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a White House official said.

The morning after the event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the collaboration between Kathimerini and The New York Times for the former's English-language edition, thanks to which American columnist Susan Glasser was in Athens for the first time, we meet at the cafe of a hotel in central Athens.

For astronomers peering into the depths of the universe, Christmas came a little early this year.

Donald Trump's behavior has been a blight on American democracy and on the United States' ability to exert influence over the rest of the world, The New York Times' chief White House correspondent Peter Baker tells Kathimerini.