The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukraine war briefing: Sanctions must continue, EU’s top diplomat stresses, as Russian attacks kill five

Kaja Kallas says sanctions vital as bloc scrambles to reach deal on extension; UN sounds warning for civilians on both sides of war as winter approaches. What we know on day 1,672

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree to energy ceasefire with Russia

US president to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector

The Guardian - US · Sep 21

Iran pushes bill to jail citizens who have contact with ‘hostile’ foreign media

The Iranian government has passed the first draft of a bill that would severely punish any person who speaks to foreign media outlets or media professionals deemed "hostile" by the authorities. If passed, the bill could see people jailed for up to 30 years.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21

Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

United Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Arrests, armed soldiers and opposition parties banned: How Putin controlled Russia’s ‘sham’ elections

IN FOCUS: Russia turned away independent European observers as critics said there were few avenues for genuine dissent in the country’s first wartime parliamentary elections, Maira Butt reports

The Independent UK · Sep 21

A projectile strikes a tanker as it sails into the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

The British military says an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker as it entered the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK · Sep 21

‘America has failed’: IRGC says war ‘not over’, warns of prolonged conflict with US

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the conflict with the United States and its allies is 'not over', warning that Tehran is prepared for a prolonged confrontation if hostilities intensify in West Asia.

The Times of India · Sep 21

The Houthis’ offensive is the latest spillover from Trump’s Iran disaster

Trump’s mess has rekindled Yemen’s civil war and a years-long conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - US · Sep 21

Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage

Officials say that Russian drones have blasted Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK · Sep 21

'We'll change geography of war': Iran warns US of new weapons, targets

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday warned that any fresh escalation with the United States could see Tehran deploy new weapons, adopt new military tactics and target locations that have not previously been struck.

The Times of India · Sep 21