The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts

Moscow repeats call for Ukraine to leave Donbas before first trilateral talks since start of invasion in February 2022

France intercepted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday in a joint operation with allies targeting Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet, which enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions imposed following its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Officials say that France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet

Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at Davos

Britain refuses to join Trump's Board of Peace over Putin's inclusion, citing concerns about inviting an aggressor to a peace summit whilst Ukraine remains at war.

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish forces in the north of the country, effectively dismantling more than a decade of self-rule by the Kurds. The head of the Kurdish Institute of Paris tells RFI that the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought alongside the United States…

"Until America pressured Europe, most countries weren't budging."

For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianism, says author Natasha Walter