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Russia preparing for next stage of offensive, Ukraine says
Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces ...Chad rebels halt peace-building talks with interim military authorities
Chad rebels said on Saturday they would suspend their participation in talks with the government, a move that raises doubt about their ...Cargo plane with Serbian defence material crashes in northern Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, ...Russia pounds Ukrainian cities, says it is stepping up operations
Russian rockets hit a southern Ukrainian city on Saturday in the latest in a series of bombardments that Ukraine says have killed ...Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sweep Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer ...Ukraine denounces deadly missile strike as war overshadows G20 meeting
Senior Western officials directly accused their Russian counterparts of war crimes on Friday after Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind ...Saudi Arabia to open airspace to all airlines, including from Israel
Saudi Arabia said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel, ...Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s acting president on Friday, a government official said. Wickremesinghe had ...Breakthrough at Ukraine grain export talks as heavy shelling continues
Ukraine, the United Nations and Turkey hailed progress at talks aiming to resume Black Sea grain exports blocked by Russia and ease ...Sri Lanka protest sites calm as president’s resignation awaited
Sri Lanka’s main city, Colombo, was calm on Thursday as people waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to ...














