The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russian women fear return of murderers freed to fight for Wagner

Concern that convicts re-entering society after stints in Ukraine will bring ‘wave of murder, rape and domestic violence’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023

Russia’s Lavrov says West needs continual reminder of risks of nuclear war

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says US and NATO risk ‘a situation of direct armed confrontation of nuclear powers’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2023

Afghanistan and its complex journey out of the British Empire

We're looking at how all 65 former British Empire countries became independent.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2023

Biden Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians in the United States

This measure will enable Ukrainians in the US to live and work here legally until April 19, 2025. It's a step in the right direction, but Congress still needs to pass an adjustment act giving them permanent residency.

Reason · Aug 18, 2023

Russia bans dozens of UK journalists, media figures and politicians

List of 54 Britons includes Guardian reporters and executives, a defence minister and the culture secretary

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

Battlefield deaths in Ukraine have risen sharply this year, say US officials

US estimates almost 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in fighting in the conflict so far

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him

A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq says that groups including Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah are trying to silence voices of dissent within the sect — including his own

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Poland's divisive commission on Russian influence postponed, ruling party member says

A prominent member of Poland's ruling party says that the controversial commission for examining Russian influence in Poland — seen as targeting the opposition — will not be formed before the Oct. 15 parliamentary elections

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Biden administration extends protected status for Ukrainians in US

Washington shields Ukrainians from deportation for another 18 months in extension of Temporary Protected Status.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023

Biden administration sharply expands temporary status for Ukrainians already in US

The Biden administration has announced a major expansion of temporary legal status for Ukrainians already living in the United States, granting a reprieve for those who fled Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023