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Over half of Kyiv still lacks power after air strikes, Zelenskyy says

Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.

Ukraine

Almost half of Kyiv without heat as Russia hits Ukraine's power grid

Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance.

Switzerland

Putin's envoy to crash Davos amid Trump-Zelenskyy deal talks

The Kremlin's top negotiator and Putin's confidant Kirill Dmitriev is to meet Trump team at Davos this week, casting doubt on the anticipated US-Ukraine agreement.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy says Russia taking aim at Ukraine's nuclear power stations

Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is gearing up to carry out a major offensive targeting Ukraine’s nuclear power system, in what would deal a major blow to the country’s power grid and cause alarming levels of civilian suffering.

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Iran

Russia mostly silent on Iran protests as arms cooperation continues

It took the Kremlin nearly two weeks of protests in Iran to say "no third party" can change the fundamental nature of relations between Iran and Russia. In an Euronews interview, political analyst and Iran expert Nikita Smagin explains Moscow-Tehran ties.

Estonia

Estonia bans 261 Russians who fought in Ukraine from entering country

The ministry estimates as many as 1.5 million Russians have taken part in the full-scale invasion, about half of them having served on the front line.

Ukraine

2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since 2022, UN says

War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said.

Ukraine

Russia targets Ukraine's power grid in another major attack

Russia fired 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven crise missiles at Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring a dozen others.

North Korea

North Korea's Kim shakes up security detail amid 'decapitation' fears

The unusual changes in the North Korean dictator's personal security detail might be down to concerns of possible assassination following Pyongyang's involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine, while the US operation to capture Venezuela's Maduro made him fear a "decapitation strike," analysts say.

World News

US accuses Russia of 'dangerous escalation' over Oreshnik launch

Speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce singled out Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile last week, close to Ukraine’s border with Poland, a NATO ally.

EU.XL

Is Europe ready for war? What is Brussels doing?

With tensions increasing at Europe’s borders, the EU says its new defence measures will help it face Russia and other threats by 2030. But is this true? And are Europeans prepared to fight?

Finland

Vessel suspected of damaging subsea cable allowed to leave Finland

The vessel, flagged from St Vincent and the Grenadines, is believed to have dragged its anchor along the seabed for several kilometres, according to Finnish authorities.

Portugal

Portugal hosts group of Ukrainian children in civil society initiative

For three weeks, Portugal will host Ukrainian children and their mothers in a "remarkable" civil society initiative, as the government has hailed it.

Ukraine

Two killed, 15 injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine

At least two people were killed and more than 15 others were injured in overnight Russian strikes targeting over a dozen locations across Ukraine.

Ukraine

UK, Germany and France slam Russia's Oreshnik strike as ‘unacceptable’

Ukraine is investigating Russia’s use of the Oreshnik hypersonic missile against civilian infrastructure as a war crime, as the UK, Germany and France called the attack “unacceptable”.

Ukraine

Russia uses advanced hypersonic Oreshnik missile to strike Ukraine

Russia has hit Ukraine’s Lviv region with its intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik. A separate missile and drone attack on Kyiv killed four people and injured 19, including paramedics who were hit in a double-tap strike as they assisted the injured.

Ukraine

Ukraine-US security agreement is ‘essentially ready,’ Zelenskyy says

As the Ukrainian president said that the Ukraine-US security guarantees are now ready for US President Donald Trump’s approval, Moscow rejected the idea of European peacekeepers deployed to Ukraine, threatening the allies' troops as a “legitimate target” for Russia.

Ukraine

Russian strikes leave 1 million in Ukraine without power and water

As Ukraine continues to negotiate a deal which could put an end to Russia’s ongoing war, Moscow has kept attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and heating in the middle of winter.

France

Ukrainian and US teams tackle 'most difficult issues' at Paris talks

Zelenskyy's new chief of staff said on Wednesday "there are already concrete results" but added that "not all information can be made public."

Ukraine

Russia's drone barrage on Ukraine kills two as allies meet in Paris

Russia launched dozens of drones into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, as European leaders prepared to meet in Paris to discuss security guarantees in Ukraine.

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