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Ukraine

ICC seeks Russian officers' arrest as UN nuclear chief meets Putin

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Europe News

Putin will be tried for war crimes, Ukraine's prosecutor general vows

Ukraine's prosecutor general Andriy Kostin has said Russian President Vladimir Putin will be "prosecuted and tried" for atrocities committed in Ukraine.

World News

Where in Europe has the worst media freedom?

While the number of serious threats has dropped slightly compared to the previous year, journalists continued to be intimidated, surveilled, attacked and detained in Europe in 2023.

Russia

Alleged IS militants killed in shootout in southern Russia

Six alleged members of the Islamic State group were killed in a shoot-out with police in the town of Karabulak in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia on 2 March, authorites reported.

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Russia

Russia likely suffered 355,000 caualties in Ukraine: UK MoD

The UK Ministry of Defence said the number of dead and wounded reflects Moscow's commitment to "attritional warfare".

World News

Germany investigates military leak in Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said authorities were looking into the matter "very carefully, very intensively and very quickly."

Russia

Death toll rises from Russian strike on Ukrainian port city

Overnight Russian attacks killed ten - including a baby - in Ukraine, followed by a reported Ukrainian drone strike in Russia's second-largest city.

Ukraine

Ukraine war in maps: Kyiv fears Russian advances in summer

Western hesitancy to resupply Ukrainian Armed Forces has become an urgent concern.

Russia

Navalny laid to rest in Moscow cemetery as hundreds gather

Alexei Navalny's allies say his coffin was lowered into the ground on Friday after a funeral attended by hundreds of supporters.

World News

Russia focuses on west of Avdiivka as it consolidates control

Russian forces have advanced approximately 6km into Avdiivka, according the to UK's Ministry of Defence.

World News

Russian rocket successfully puts Iranian satellite into orbit

A Russian Soyuz rocket has successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, underlying the increasingly close cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.

World News

Ukraine claims it shot down 2 Russian warplanes

Ukraine says it has shot down 11 Russian warplanes in less than two weeks as the Kremlin’s forces push forward.

Netherlands

Dutch investigation into MH17 disaster has cost more than €160 million

Despite the Kremlin's denials, overwhelming evidence puts the blame for the 2014 crash on a missile fired by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.

Sri Lanka

Russian ‘white party’ in Sri Lanka sparks outrage

Hosts of the event said they didn't mean to be racist, but just wanted to meet other long-term expats.

Russia

Early voting in Russian presidential election begins in Far East

Early voting in the Russian presidential election has begun in various regions across the country.

Economy

EU grapples with Russia's frozen assets amid Ukraine crisis

EU weighs using Russia's frozen assets to support Ukraine, a proposal by von der Leyen. Legal, financial, and political hurdles loom large, stirring debate among critics.

Ukraine

Ukraine withdraws from two more villages in Avdiivka

Ukrainian armed forces withdraw from Stepove and Sieverne, as Russian forces continue assaults.

Moldova

Moldovan breakaway region appeals to Russia for 'protection'

Transnistria is one of numerous European regions where Moscow claims ethnic Russians are under threat.

Europe News

Von der Leyen: With or without US support, 'we cannot let Russia win'

The European Union cannot afford to let Russia win the war in Ukraine regardless of what happens in the United States after the presidential elections, Ursula von der Leyen has said.

Ukraine

Ukraine seeks more war support from southeast Europe at Albania summit

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.