The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

George Simion will face centrist Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan in runoff vote

Russian leader says he hopes nuclear strikes ‘will not be required’ in state TV film about his 25 years in power

The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video Saturday showing an Israeli-Russian hostage who appeared to have been injured in a strike on the Palestinian territory.

Foreign Minister Araghchi insists Iran’s nuclear activities are civilian in nature.

Ukrainian president says he and Trump agree that a 30-day ceasefire is the correct first step towards ending the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire.

Kyiv has brought in new incentives for those under 25 in an effort to repopulate the frontline as the war grinds on

According to “many, many people”, Donald Trump told supporters this week, these have been “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country”. Much depends on what “successful” means — and for whom. Anyone with a pension or who owns shares would struggle to…

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Guardian is determined to highlight the dangers faced by reporters working in some of the world’s most perilous places, and to tell their stories, says the Guardian’s Rights and Freedom editor Annie Kelly