Russia / Ukraine: Putin's 'willingness' to resume peace talks as war continues

23 Oct 2026
Vladimir Putin has indicated that Moscow is willing to resume trilateral peace negotiations with Ukraine and the USA after 10 November. His comments followed three hours of talks in St Petersburg with American…

PM tells Zelensky: 'We are behind you and that will not change'

15 Oct 2026
Andy Burnham has reaffirmed Britain’s unwavering support for Ukraine during talks with Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street. Welcoming the Ukrainian leader, Burnham declared, 'We are behind you and that will not change’, as…

Bulgaria: PM summons Russian ambassador after drone attacks on ships

15 Oct 2026
Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s prime minister, has summoned Russia’s ambassador following drone attacks on two merchant ships near its Black Sea coast. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged HS Dignity sank approximately 31 kilometres offshore, with six crew…

Ukraine: Russian strikes on Kyiv repeatedly targeting civilians

08 Oct 2026
Thirty-three people have reportedly been killed and eighteen injured after Russian glide bombs struck two passenger buses in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians,…

Russia: doubts persist about possible plague victim

08 Oct 2026
Health authorities have denied any epidemic risk following the death of a 28-year-old laboratory employee at the Irkutsk anti-plague research institute in Siberia. Darya Shipilova died last week amid reports of a possible…

Ukraine: South Korea demands apology in row over North Korean soldiers

01 Oct 2026
South Korea has summoned Andrii Vieshkin, Ukraine’s acting ambassador in Seoul and demanded an apology, in a dispute over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war captured while fighting alongside Russian…

Russia / Ukraine war: largest drone attack on Moscow, coinciding with elections

24 Sep 2026
Coinciding with the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections, Ukraine carried out its largest drone attack on the Moscow region since the war began. Russian officials said hundreds of drones targeted the capital,…

Ukraine: Kyiv ready for energy ceasefire with Russia

17 Sep 2026
Ukraine is prepared to agree to an energy ceasefire with Russia if Moscow commits to ending its attacks on Ukrainian power and gas infrastructure, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. When the proposal was raised…

Russia: parliamentary election set to reinforce Putin’s rule

17 Sep 2026
Russia is holding its first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin’s United Russia expected to retain control of the 450-seat State Duma. Critics describe Russia’s political system as…

Russia / Ukraine: NATO and EU leaders warn of increased Russian aggression

03 Sep 2026
NATO and European leaders have warned that Russia is becoming increasingly reckless, a day after Germany formally blamed Moscow for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport, in which a drone carrying explosives…
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