European allies of Ukraine and top US envoys are meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on January 6, in their latest bid to agree security guarantees for any ceasefire in Russia's war against ...
At least one person was killed after Russia launched an overnight barrage of drones and missiles targeting Kyiv and the northern Chernihiv region. Zelenskyy said the strikes on the capital targeted a ...
Ukraine is using ground robots to evacuate the wounded, and some have cages or armor to protect the soldiers. 1st Separate Medical Battalion A ground robot evacuating a wounded Ukrainian soldier was a...
Regional police said on Saturday that the bodies of four victims — a boy and a girl, both aged 16, an 18-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, all of them Swiss citizens — had been identified and hand...
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, riding high in opinion polls, is expected to call a general election in the coming months to capitalise on her popularity and seize the opportunity to rebuild a...
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A 21-year-old volunteer member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed during protests over the Islamic Republic's worsening economic situation, authorities said Thursday. Iran's civilia...
The US president repeatedly said he would only meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the diplomatic peace process is at its final stage. According to Ukraine’s president the peace plan is 90% complete. When t...
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European leaders have issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders sa...
Videos verified by the Observers team show Iranian security forces attacking a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on the night of 3-4 January. The footage shows security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as th...
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERS Ukrainian drones struck an ammunition site and oil depot in Russia,...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
US President Donald Trump said this Tuesday that he would be meeting with American oil executives, after last weekend’s stunning series of events in Venezuela. Meanwhile the Organization of American S...
European and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed "robust" security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in Russia's war against the pro-Western country that would see ...
Indonesia has temporarily suspended access to Grok. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Indonesia and Malaysia have suspended access to Grok after it was used to create sexualized AI images. Indonesia'...
President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland and using the US military is "always an option," the White House said Tuesday, further upping tensions with NATO ally Denmark. Wash...
Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, a Venezuelan military complex, after a series of explosions were heard in Caracas. Luis JAIMES / AFP via Getty Images Venezuela accused the US of carrying out strikes ...