US-Russia Treaty Expires, Raising Fears of New Nuclear Arms Race
For the first time in over half a century, there are no legal limits on the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia, as the last remaining treaty capping their missiles and warheads expired on Thursday, according to Sky News. This development has sparked fears of a fresh nuclear arms race between the two nations.
The expiration of the treaty marks a significant shift in global security, removing a key element of arms control that has been in place for decades. Ivor Bennett, Moscow correspondent for Sky News, described the situation as "a world without nuclear arms control."
In other news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war with Russia since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Zelenskyy shared these figures, which are rarely made public, during an interview with French public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday, Euronews reported. He appeared visibly emotional when discussing the human cost of the conflict.
Meanwhile, in Nigeria, a suspected Islamist attack in the remote village of Woro resulted in the deaths of at least 170 people on Tuesday, Sky News reported. A local lawmaker told Reuters that the victims had their hands bound behind their backs before being executed. Survivors recounted to Reuters that the jihadist raiders demanded villagers embrace Sharia law, leading to the deadly confrontation. This attack is among the deadliest in Nigeria this year, a country that has been plagued by sectarian violence in recent years.
In Ireland, police have achieved "unprecedented" success in tackling Dublin's drug gangs, according to Sky News. In 2025, the Gardai recorded zero gangland gun murders, "for the first time in modern times" - believed to be at least 30 years. Stephen Murphy, Ireland correspondent for Sky News, reported that ninety-eight members of the two gangs involved in a bitter feud that claimed at least 18 lives have been arrested. This success comes a decade after a notorious gangland hit at the Regency Hotel in 2016, which changed Ireland's crime landscape forever.
Adding an unusual twist to international affairs, emails have revealed that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly attempted to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Sky News. The emails, dating from 2013 onwards, show Epstein making several bids to meet Putin through the former Norwegian PM Thorbjorn Jagland. While Putin's name appears over 1,000 times in the files, there is no evidence the two ever met, and his inclusion does not imply any wrongdoing. Sky News reported that there is even an audio file in which Epstein can be heard discussing his desire to meet the Russian leader.
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