The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Politicians and diplomats cast the election as a watershed moment in the choice between closer ties to the West or a lean back towards neighbouring Russia

Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 21% to combat inflation from military spending and supply-demand imbalances.

Israel’s airstrikes of Oct. 26, 2024 – which hit around 20 military targets in Iran, Iraq and Syria – had been anticipated for weeks. Indeed, the operation followed a promise from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retaliate for an earlier ballistic missile attack by Tehran in early October.

Iran’s military suggests it would prioritise an agreement to end fighting in Gaza and Lebanon over any retaliation

Results with 70% of precincts counted give Georgian Dream majority in vote seen as crucial to possible EU membership

Polls closed in Georgia Saturday after an election many citizens saw as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union.

Face-to-face military confrontation on each other’s soil has now been normalised

Life returned to its normal rhythm within hours in Iran, but a sense of trepidation remains.

Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic

Recent Russian attacks in Ukraine lead to tragic casualties in Kyiv, Dnipro, and other regions, prompting international condemnation.

US and European states urge Tehran not to respond, while Middle Eastern countries condemn Israeli operation