Fighting Resumes in Kherson After Longest Ceasefire Since Russia's Full-Scale Invasion
Fighting has resumed in Ukraine's Kherson region after a six-day truce brought quiet to the front line for the first time in years. The ceasefire was the longes…
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Novaya Gazeta Closes Down, Citing Government Pressure and Crackdown on Staff
Russia's Novaya Gazeta, one of the last remaining independent newspapers in the country, has announced it is shutting down. The closure was announced on Friday,…
US Approves $2.1bn Patriot Missile Sale to Ukraine as Deliveries Remain Years Away
The United States has approved the possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, the State Department announced on Frida…
Russian Drone Strike on Dnipro Train Station Kills at Least 13
A Russian jet-powered drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro railway station on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, Ukrainian officials said. Dnipropetrovs…
Russia Halts Strikes on Kherson as Localised Ceasefire Takes Effect for Oleshky Aid Mission
Russia has suspended strikes on the Ukrainian province of Kherson as a localised ceasefire took effect to allow a humanitarian mission led by US First Lady Mela…
Trump Says Musk Restored Ukraine's Starlink Access as War Restrictions Spark Blame Game
US President Donald Trump has confirmed that tech billionaire Elon Musk restored Ukraine's access to Starlink, the satellite internet service central to Kyiv's…
Russia Ready to Resume Talks With US and Ukraine, Kremlin Says
Russia is "ready in principle" to resume talks with the United States and Ukraine on ending the war, Vladimir Putin's top aide said Wednesday following a meetin…
Stephen Hubbard Released: Russia Frees Jailed American After Trump's Direct Request to Putin
Russia has released American citizen Stephen Hubbard, 74, who had been held in a Russian penal colony after being convicted of serving as a mercenary on behalf…
US Envoy Witkoff Arrives in Saint Petersburg for Talks With Putin on Ukraine
US special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday morning for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war, a day after…
Trump Suspends Russia Sanctions to Keep Moscow at Negotiating Table, Blasts Zelensky
US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to suspend several sanctions against Russia, saying the move is aimed at keeping Moscow engaged in peace neg…
Trump Waives Russia Sanctions as Rift With Zelenskyy Deepens Over War and Energy
US President Donald Trump has used his executive authority to block a series of sanctions on Russia that were recently passed by Congress, in a move that has dr…
Ukraine Resumes Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries as Zelensky Accuses US of Withdrawing Support
Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared an energy ceasefire over, accusing the United States of withdr…
North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea Amid Rising Korean Peninsula Tensions
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military confirmed. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff…
WHO: No Plague Cases Detected After Russian Lab Worker's Death in Siberia
The World Health Organization has said it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a laboratory worker at a Russian plague research institute,…
Yandex Data Centre in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Strike — Third Attack in a Week
A Russian data centre operated by technology and artificial intelligence company Yandex has been shut down following a drone attack on the facility in the city…
Hours after Trump-Putin diesel deal, Ukraine strikes Russian fuel depot in Rostov region
A Ukrainian drone strike set a fuel facility ablaze in Russia's Rostov region on Friday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a landmark agreement wi…
Russian Lab Worker Dies of Suspected Plague; WHO and UK Assess Risk as Low
A 28-year-old laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died under circumstances that Russian authorities have not fully disclosed, prompt…
Trump Offers US Help as Suspected Pneumonic Plague Death Sparks Quarantine in Siberia
President Donald Trump said the United States is ready to assist Russia following the death of a laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia and…
Russian Tu-95 Nuclear-Capable Bomber Crashes in Amur Region, Killing Six
A Russian military aircraft has crashed in the eastern Amur region, killing at least six crew members and leaving one person hospitalised, Russia's Ministry of…
Russian Strikes Kill Three in Ukraine as Zelenskyy Attends UN General Assembly
Russian forces launched widespread overnight missile and drone attacks across several Ukrainian regions, killing at least three people and cutting power to near…
Russia's United Russia Party Wins Wartime Parliamentary Election With Over 57% of Vote
Russia's first parliamentary elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine concluded on Sunday, with President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party dominat…
Two Killed in Moscow Region as Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack
At least two people have been killed and six injured in a large-scale overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, regional Governor Andrei Vorobyev h…
Russia Holds Three-Day Parliamentary Election as United Russia Set to Dominate
Polling stations opened in Russia's Far East on Friday, marking the start of a three-day parliamentary election that will run through Sunday. Russians are votin…
Congress Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill, Sending It to Trump's Desk
The United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia over its continued war in Ukraine, sending the legislation to…
Kremlin Adviser Warns UK Drone Factories Could Be Attacked by "Unknown Sources"
A Kremlin adviser has warned that British factories producing drones for Ukraine could come under attack from "unknown sources", following the UK's decision to…
Amnesty International Accuses Russia of Trafficking Foreigners to Fight in Ukraine
Amnesty International has accused Russia of human trafficking, saying foreign nationals were deceived with fake job offers and forced to fight in Ukraine. A rep…
Russian Drone Strike on Pavlohrad Shopping Centre Kills at Least Five, Injures 67
A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad has killed at least five people and injured 67 others, Ukrainian officials say. O…
Trump and Putin Hold Hour-Long Call on Ukraine War as Peace Efforts Intensify
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Tuesday in what both sides described as a constructive and frank hour-long conv…
Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot rises to 38, Zelenskyy says
The death toll from a Russian strike on an arms depot near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has risen to 38, making it the deadliest attack of the war so far this y…
Russia Launches Overnight Missile Strikes on Kyiv, Killing at Least Eight
A wave of overnight Russian missile strikes has killed at least eight people in the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities say. Apartmen…