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Ukraine war
Croatia clears extradition of Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany
German prosecutors have accused Ukrainian scuba diver of planting explosives on Baltic pipelines in 2022.
25 Sep 2026 - 12:14PM
Ukraine war
8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, maternity clinic damaged
24 Sep 2026 - 6:08PM
Ukraine war
Zelensky warns of painful winter for Russia if energy truce talks fail
24 Sep 2026 - 5:06AM
Ukraine war
Zelensky meets Trump, says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia
The US president announced such a truce last week, but Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv the next day and Ukraine bombed an oil refinery.
23 Sep 2026 - 9:42AM
A Kyiv petrol station hit by a Russian drone strike. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war
4 dead in Ukraine after Russian attacks on industrial cities
As Russia says metals, chemicals, energy and arms areas were hit, Ukraine warns of mass starvation in frontline town of Oleshky.
22 Sep 2026 - 7:15PM
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Ukraine war
Zelensky and CIA chief meet during refuelling stop in Ireland
Sources say the pair met at Shannon Airport as the Ukrainian leader travelled to the UN meetings in New York.
22 Sep 2026 - 11:00AM
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United Nations
Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries
As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.
21 Sep 2026 - 9:54PM
A wildfire burns amid high temperatures in Colombia on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Trump in New York
Planned meeting comes as Washington pushes for fresh, face-to-face peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
21 Sep 2026 - 2:30PM
Russia
Putin’s party retains power in Russian vote marked by massive drone attack
Electoral chief says results show United Russia – dominating for 25 years – won 355 of the Duma’s 450 seats, the party’s highest ever.
22 Sep 2026 - 8:40AM
Ukraine war
Ukraine tries to disrupt Russian election with Moscow drone barrage
Two people were killed in the Moscow region and the Russian capital’s oil refinery was also struck.
20 Sep 2026 - 8:35PM
Ukraine war
‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM
The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war erupting from the Ukraine conflict.
20 Sep 2026 - 11:04AM
Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war
US approves potential US$2.7 billion sale of Ukraine air defence equipment
Kyiv wants to buy multiple types of missiles, launchers and counter-drone radars, the US government says.
19 Sep 2026 - 6:22PM
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Kazakhstan
Reporter’s notebook: Kazakhstan trip shows promise, limits of Central Asia ties
It will soon be possible to fly direct from Hong Kong to Almaty, but in the meantime a little flexibility is required.
19 Sep 2026 - 5:00PM
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Russia
Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war
Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups.
18 Sep 2026 - 5:09PM
Russia
‘War without battle’: Russia tests Europe with mounting hybrid attacks
From sabotage and arson to cyberattacks and airspace violations, officials say Moscow’s hybrid actions have moved deeper into Europe.
17 Sep 2026 - 5:51PM
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A police officer walks next to an explosive-disarming robot at Germany’s Leipzig airport last month after a drone was found near a runway. Photo: Reuters
North Korea
Russia employs North Koreans to build drones for Ukraine war: report
The move shows how military ties have expanded beyond weapons and troops into labour and industrial production, the report says.
17 Sep 2026 - 2:37PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same
Kyiv demands genuine commitment from Moscow as Trump claims deal to halt refinery and grid attacks.
15 Sep 2026 - 11:14AM
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Donald Trump
Trump Jnr confirms Russian businessman paid for post-wedding parties
Couple defends gift from IBA head and ‘dear friend’ Umar Kremlev following investigative report.
15 Sep 2026 - 10:28AM
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Donald Trump Jnr and his wife Bettina in Dublin on Saturday. Photo: AP
Germany
German intelligence report warns of rising Chinese, Russian spy threat
A report by Germany’s counter-intelligence agency said some surveillance activities targeting military infrastructure can be linked to China.
15 Sep 2026 - 12:41AM
Ukraine war
Poland and Ukraine denounce train strike on route used by foreign dignitaries
Drone attack at Ukraine station 2km from the Polish frontier occurred shortly after visitors – including Boris Johnson – passed through.
14 Sep 2026 - 4:19PM
Ukraine war
Russia says Ukraine attacked trucks supplying fuel to Zaporizhzhia plant
An official said the strike killed two Russian servicemen and endangered the nuclear power plant.
13 Sep 2026 - 3:49PM
Ukraine war
The machines fighting for men on Ukraine’s battlefront
Ukraine’s military deploys experimental unmanned vehicles to assault positions, resupply forces and rescue wounded.
11 Sep 2026 - 2:50PM
Unmanned ground vehicles roll through central Kyiv during a military display in August. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters
Ukraine war
Canada unveils US$254 million air defence package for Ukraine
Kyiv is running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors, as Russia steps up its ballistic missile attacks.
11 Sep 2026 - 3:01AM
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China-Russia relations
Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources
Moscow-Beijing negotiations over pipeline have halted as ‘no progress’ made on bridging a big gas price gap, sources say.
9 Sep 2026 - 7:02PM
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Ukraine war
Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in ‘extremely frank’ call
The hour-long talks focused on ‘the issue of a settlement’, the Kremlin says, as the US leader called for a speedy end to the fighting.
9 Sep 2026 - 12:45PM
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