The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Washington’s envoy to Baghdad denounces Israeli broadcast that portrays Shia leader as a target for assassination.

The UN today said Israel’s destruction of the Gaza health system amounts to the crime against humanity of “extermination”

A UN report said that Israel's targeted and "wanton destruction" in Gaza was destroying the healthcare system in the Palestinian enclave. The report found evidence that both Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused.

Russian president’s spokesperson confirms tests were sent by Trump at a time there were shortages in the US

The bodies of 14 children and five women were recovered from the school in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, say officials

AN Israeli strike on a school sheltering the displaced in the Gaza Strip killed at least 27 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials have…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States. His visit comes a day after Macron met Ukrainian troops being trained in France.

The idea that all Biden is doing to trying to avoid a third world war isn’t convincing. Look closely and his foreign policy has been as radical as Trump’s, says history professor Adam Tooze

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Two months into Ukraine's offensive on Russian territory, questions are growing in Ukrainian ranks over the long-term strategy as Russian troops advance steadily in other areas.

Three ships carrying Ukrainian grain have been hit by Russian missiles, signalling a shift in Moscow’s strategy.