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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, attend a news conference with Swiss President Ignazio Cassis after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian, Ukrainian Troops Gird For Major Battle in Kherson

Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared Thursday to be girding for a major battle over the strategic southern industrial port city of Kherson, in a region that Russian President Vladimir Putin has…

AP 21 October 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin Declares Martial Law in Annexed Regions of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new…

AP 19 October 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at a residence outside Moscow, Russia, October 19, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Ilyin/Kremlin via REUTERS

Putin Restricts Movement in and out of Regions Near Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Wednesday restricting movement in and out of eight regions adjoining Ukraine. The measures apply to the southern regions of Krasnodar, Belgorod,…

19 October 2022
A damaged car with the letter 'Z' on it is seen among debris, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the recently retaken town of Kupiansk, Ukraine, October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Russian Commander Says Situation is 'Tense' for his Forces in Ukraine

The new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under from Ukrainian offensives to retake southern and eastern areas that Moscow says it annexed…

19 October 2022
Firefighters work at the site of a car retailer office building, destroyed during a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 11, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

NATO, Partners to Discuss Bolstering Ukraine Air Defence

More than 50 countries will gather on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss bolstering Ukraine's air defences, after Moscow launched its most intense missile strikes…

12 October 2022
A satellite image shows a close up view of smoke rising from a fire on the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

Russian Divers to Check Damage to Blast-hit Crimea Bridge

Russian divers were to examine on Sunday the damage from a powerful blast on a road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that is an imposing symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and a key supply route…

09 October 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 28, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russia Names Air Force General to Lead Its Forces in Ukraine

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space…

08 October 2022
A view shows a fire on the Kerch bridge at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea, October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Moscow Says Truck Explosion Destroys Part of Russia-Crimea Bridge

A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula on Saturday brought down sections of road taking traffic in one direction, prompting gleeful messages from…

08 October 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, in Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. Sputnik/Grigory Sysoyev/Pool via REUTERS

Putin Gives Final Approval to Ukraine Annexation Plan Despite Retreats

Russian President Vladimir Putin formalised the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday despite major battlefield reversals in recent days shrinking the amount of seized territory Moscow…

05 October 2022
Ukrainian service member dismount a cannon from a captured Russian armoured personnel carrier, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Izium in Kharkiv region, Ukraine October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

Ukrainian Forces Advance in South as Russia Yields on Second Front

Ukrainian forces were reported to be recapturing towns along the west bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine on Monday, with Moscow forced to yield territory along a second major front line…

03 October 2022
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A Venezuelan oil tanker in the middle of the sea near Singapore, after being pursued by US authorities, on 18 March 2025. Reuters
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04 January 2026

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Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on 8 September 2025. Federico PARRA / AFP
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Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuela’s politics of survival

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Putin foreshadowed the Ukraine war in 2008 meeting with Bush

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