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Ukraine launches hundreds of drones at Russia amid ceasefire tensions

Russia claimed it intercepted nearly 350 Ukrainian drones overnight as tensions escalated ahead of Moscow’s World War II Victory Day celebrations, with both sides accusing each other of ignoring ceasefire proposals

Updated 9 hours ago

People standing next to a damaged residential building at the site of a Russian air attack. Pic/AFP

Iran slams US-backed UNSC resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s mission to the United Nations argued that the proposed resolution would not contribute to resolving the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz

Updated 12 hours ago

Russia launches drone strikes despite Ukraine ceasefire

Updated 15 hours ago

A Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fire in Zaporizhzhia. PIC/AFP

Ukraine reports fresh strike hours before Kyiv’s ceasefire takes effect

Updated 1 day ago

A man covers the bodies of victims at the site of a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine. Pic/AFP

Russia strikes Ukraine ahead of brief truce

Updated 1 day ago

A fire following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv. PIC/AP/PTI

Russia and Ukraine announce separate ceasefire windows ahead of May 9

Updated 2 days ago

Zelenskyy, EU Commission Prez hold talks on Ukraine loan

Updated 2 days ago

(From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky at the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan on Monday. PIC/AFP

Two Ukrainian drones intercepted by Russia;No causaulties reported

Updated 3 days ago

Firefighters extinguishing a fire at the site of a drone attack in Dnipropetrovsk region. Pic/AFP

Russia’s Victory Day parade without military display, 1st time since Ukraine war

Updated 8 days ago

Donald Trump unlikely to accept Iran’s peace plan