1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (781+ words) SEVASTOPOL, July 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine has stepped up its targeting of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, seeking to cut it off from Russian supplies. Here are five things to know about Crimea, a strategic…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (265+ words) KYIV, Ukraine, July 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least one person, authorities said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Moscow launching another massive attack overnight. "Sadly, one death has been confirmed," the Kyiv city…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (719+ words) GALATI, Romania, May 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building set off furious condemnation of Russia by Romania and its NATO allies on Friday but President Vladimir Putin insisted there was no evidence to blame his…...

2+ mon, 22+ hour ago   (141+ words) MOSCOW, May 29, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A man was killed on Friday in southern Russia in a Ukrainian drone attack on a chemical factory, regional authorities said in a statement. "A 60-year-old man was killed in a synthetic fibre company" in Volzhsky…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (703+ words) MOSCOW, May 26, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia's call for diplomats and foreigners to leave Kyiv over the threat of fresh strikes drew a sharp backlash from Western countries on Tuesday, some of whom accused Moscow of escalating the more than four-year war....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (543+ words) LONDON, May 21, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - British leader Keir Starmer defended Wednesday a contentious move to ease sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel as the Middle East war causes prices to spiral. But opposition parties heavily criticised the trade…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (195+ words) BERLIN, May 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Former German chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday Europe should make greater diplomatic efforts to end the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She said she regrets that, in her view, Europe is "not making…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (180+ words) KYIV, Ukraine, May 18, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Russia launched hundreds of drones and nearly two dozen missiles at Ukraine overnight wounding more than 30 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, as Kyiv and Moscow step up deadly long-range attacks. Moscow has been pummelling…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (556+ words) KYIV, Ukraine, May 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight killing four people, authorities said on Sunday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the barrage an "entirely justified" retribution for Moscow's own pummelling of Ukraine. Air…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (195+ words) KYIV, Ukraine, May 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Kyiv said on Saturday that Russia had returned 528 bodies to Ukraine identified as Ukrainian soldiers killed in action, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring neighbours. "As a result of repatriation…...