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Ukraine war
Russia launches missile, drone barrage at Ukraine as peace talks stall
Massive air assault targets energy systems and hits buildings in the capital and elsewhere, according to Ukrainian officials.
12 Feb 2026 - 8:29PM
Russia
WhatsApp accuses Russia of blocking service to force users to state ‘super-app’
12 Feb 2026 - 6:57PM
Ukraine war
Russian losses in Ukraine now exceed recruitment, Western officials claim
12 Feb 2026 - 1:14PM
US-China relations
Beijing dominant partner in Russia-China relationship: US congressman Fallon
Lawmaker admits both countries have had a long strategic partnership, but world has now ‘seen that senior partnership shift’ to China.
11 Feb 2026 - 7:40AM
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. Photo: AFP
India
‘Structural reality’: why US tariff deal cannot sever India-Russia defence ties
While the pact demands a halt to Russian oil imports, analysts say New Delhi’s military dependence on Moscow is non-negotiable.
9 Feb 2026 - 5:51PM
Russia
Russia says suspect in shooting of top general detained in Dubai
Moscow says Russian Lyubomir Korba was held in Dubai for a shooting, with two accomplices identified – one in Moscow, while one fled to Ukraine.
8 Feb 2026 - 6:31PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine’s Zelensky says US wants deal to end Russia’s war by June
The president suggested that the Trump administration’s focus later in the year would be on the US midterm elections.
8 Feb 2026 - 1:34AM
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike in Kyiv, in an image released on Saturday. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters
Ukraine war
Russia strikes Ukraine power grid despite ongoing US-led peace talks
Ukrainians have accused Moscow of deliberately targeting the grid, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in sub-zero temperatures.
7 Feb 2026 - 3:51PM
Russia
Deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence wounded in Moscow shooting
Several senior Russian officers have been assassinated since the start of the war in Ukraine.
6 Feb 2026 - 7:29PM
Britain
Russian captain jailed for 6 years for fatal North Sea tanker crash
Vladimir Motin was an ‘accident waiting to happen’, judge says as sentencing concludes for the manslaughter of a Filipino sailor.
6 Feb 2026 - 2:02PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine and Russia wrap ‘productive’ first day of US-backed peace talks
The negotiations in Abu Dhabi focused on Moscow’s territorial demands and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
5 Feb 2026 - 4:18AM
Flames are seen at an apartment building following a Russian air attack in Kyiv early on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Ukraine left freezing as Russia bombs energy grid before peace talks
Largest barrage of the year hits Kyiv and Kharkiv, damaging power plants. Zelensky says Moscow chose terror over diplomacy as talks loom.
3 Feb 2026 - 6:02PM
Britain
Russian captain found guilty in fatal North Sea tanker crash
Vladimir Motin, 59, will be sentenced on Thursday for 2025 crash that caused the death of crew member and sparked a massive fire.
3 Feb 2026 - 1:30PM
Ukraine war
Russian drone strike on bus in Ukraine kills 12 miners as more peace talks loom
Ukraine’s first deputy PM condemns ‘targeted’ attack on energy workers as Zelensky says next trilateral peace talks to be February 4-5.
2 Feb 2026 - 9:53AM
United States
US, Russia to enter new, unregulated nuclear age as arms pact nears expiry
With Trump showing less interest in extending the New START agreement, the future of nuclear weapon limits is unclear.
1 Feb 2026 - 2:43PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to launch a nuclear-powered attack submarine in Murmansk last year. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Electricity lines between Ukraine, Moldova, Romania fail, with mass outages
The incident, in sub-zero temperatures, prompted a complete shutdown of Kyiv’s metro network and knocked out its water supplies.
31 Jan 2026 - 11:40PM
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The foreigners who fought for Russia, now stuck in POW limbo in Ukraine
Captured foreigners describe journeys from joining the Russian side to a Ukrainian jail with no way home.
30 Jan 2026 - 4:32PM
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Ukraine war
Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Ukraine’s freezing capital for a week
Amid record-setting cold, the US president says he personally requested Russia halt energy strikes as peace talks prepare to resume.
30 Jan 2026 - 6:54PM
A resident warms up next to fire during a blackout in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Middle East
Putin hosts Syrian leader in Moscow with Russian bases on agenda
Russian president hails progress in ties with Syria as Ahmad al-Sharaa visits Moscow for talks.
29 Jan 2026 - 12:32PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine war military casualties ‘near 2 million’ as more crunch talks loom
CSIS study estimates nearly 1.2 million Russian and 600,000 Ukrainian casualties, as the US tries to broker a deal between the warring sides.
28 Jan 2026 - 3:53PM
Ukraine war
US-brokered Ukraine peace talks end with no deal, as Russian strikes continue
More talks are expected, however, with a US official saying ‘I don’t think we’re so far away’ from a Putin-Zelensky meeting.
25 Jan 2026 - 4:31AM
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Ukraine war
‘Cynical’: Russia hits Ukraine in huge strike as negotiators try to end war
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Putin’s missiles ‘hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table’.
24 Jan 2026 - 8:14PM
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An illuminated street is seen during an air attack in central Kyiv on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Russia and Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue
The Abu Dhabi negotiations are the first trilateral meetings involving Ukrainian and Russian envoys and US mediators since the war began.
24 Jan 2026 - 6:02AM
Ukraine war
Putin meets US envoys for midnight talks as Ukraine hinges on key issue
US, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators to meet in UAE for security talks as territory remains a sticking point.
23 Jan 2026 - 8:08PM
Ukraine war
Trump sends message to Putin ‘war has to end’ after ‘good’ meeting with Zelensky
Trump’s comments come after crucial Davos talks with Ukraine’s leader, as peace efforts intensify amid fresh strikes and high-stakes diplomacy.
22 Jan 2026 - 11:03PM
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