The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Exchange of military personnel took place as Ukraine called again on west to allow use of long-range weapons

Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.

Ukraine has made a new call on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and British leaders on Friday produced no visible shift in their policy on the use of long-range weapons

It is the second such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6.

Russia and Ukraine successfully exchanged 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. Despite ongoing hostilities, the two nations have managed several POW swaps throughout the conflict, with this latest exchange following a similar deal made just three weeks ago.

U.S. historian and author Timothy Snyder has led a charity run in Kyiv to raise awareness of the conditions under which Ukrainian prisoners of war are held in Russia as the conflict approaches a third winter

Israeli airstrikes have hit central and southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 14 people as the friends and family members of a Turkish-American activist killed by an Israeli soldier prepared for her funeral

As the war enters its 932nd day, these are the main developments.

On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches

Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor

When Russians started being arrested for opposing the Ukraine offensive, Maria felt the same kind of fear she guessed her ancestors, victims of repression under Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, must have lived through.