Ukraine says tanks will be a ‘punching fist’ for democracy Poland submits request to Germany to supply tanks to Kyiv U.S. may drop opposition to providing Abrams tanks Governors of five Ukraine regions among officials removed Kyiv: Zelenskiy’s actions heed public call for justice KYIV/BERLIN, […]

Russia marks new year with drone and missile attacks Putin and Zelenskiy give contrasting speeches Ukrainian frontline soldiers reflect on conflict KYIV/DONETSK PROVINCE FRONT LINE, Ukraine, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Ukrainians cheered from their balconies while their air defences blasted Russian missiles and drones out […]

LVIV, Ukraine, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Russian forces are pounding Ukrainian positions with artillery fire and in the eastern region alone launched almost 400 strikes on Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address. Russia withdrew its forces from the southern city of Kherson […]

KATHMANDU, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Nepali women clad in saris and men in jeans and baseball caps were standing in long queues on Sunday as voting started in a general election that few expect to bring drastic change – or a government able to quickly […]

War crimes uncovered after Russians pulled out-Zelenskiy Kherson residents recount abuse by Russian forces De-mining of Kherson and power restoration underway Fighting rages in eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions KHERSON, Ukraine, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited the newly recaptured […]

JAKARTA, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in person next week but may join virtually, officials from Russia and the host country Indonesia said on Thursday. Indonesia has resisted […]

BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the first G7 leader to visit China since the COVID pandemic began, warning of the ease with which mutual political trust can be destroyed. Scholz’s one-day visit is […]

Kyiv, other cities suffer power, water outages Putin says missile strikes ‘not all we could have done’ Russia also suspends grain deal role after saying its ships hit Zelenskiy says Russia ‘blackmailing the world with hunger’ KYIV, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Russia fired four missiles […]

KYIV, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Blasts were heard in Kyiv on Monday and Ukrainian authorities reported Russian missile strikes around the country, after Moscow blamed Kyiv for an attack on its Black Sea fleet and pulled out of a deal to allow Ukrainian grain shipments. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The United States will next week put the United Nations spotlight on protests in Iran sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody and look for ways to promote credible, independent investigations into Iranian human rights […]