The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout

Iranian drones strike Nakhchivan airport in Azerbaijan, injuring two. Baku summons Iran's envoy, warns attacks 'will not go unanswered.'

Pakistan has achieved nearly all of its objectives in the recent military operation against Afghanistan, according to Rana Sanaullah, special assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday.

Iran has not publicly acknowledged carrying out the strike. However, regional tensions have escalated in recent weeks as the broader conflict involving Iran has spread beyond its immediate theatres, raising fears that neighbouring countries could be drawn into the crisis. Following the incident, Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mojtaba Demirchilou, was…

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For years, Iran’s theocratic government warned it would blanket the Middle East with missile and drone fire if it felt its existence was threatened

Tehran denies responsibility but strike raises prospect of US-Israel war on Iran spreading beyond Middle East

EXCLUSIVE: Zelensky is tired, defiant, misses his family and may not run again as president, but first Ukraine has to win peace, the country’s leader tells the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley

EXCLUSIVE: In an exclusive interview with The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley, Volodymyr Zelensky said his country may be left more vulnerable, but that the lesson from Iran is that he needs weapons to force Putin to genuine peace

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John Healey’s arrival comes as Britain has been facing criticism for failing to have enough military assets in the Middle East region.