The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukrainians who fled to UK being refused asylum on grounds it is ‘safe to return’

Law firm says it hears weekly from Ukrainians, including vulnerable women and children, who were turned down

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025

Under fire: Ukraine’s wartime firefighters

During more than three years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s firefighters have been working on the frontlines of Russia’s air war. Amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations, Russia has steadily intensified its airstrikes in recent weeks and months. Since 24 February 2022, photojournalist Jelle Krings has embedded with firefighters across Ukraine, documenting their…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,219

Here are the key events on day 1,219 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2025

Iran’s Khamenei resurfaces to warn against future US attacks in first statement since ceasefire

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says his country has delivered a "slap to America’s face” with its strike on an American base in Qatar and warned against any further U.S. attacks on Iran

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

Netanyahu thanks Trump for public call to cancel his corruption trial

Others accuse US president of interfering in Israel’s judicial system after he said case against PM was a ‘witch hunt’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Europe’s leaders have let us down on the Middle East

Letters: Readers decry the timidity of European governments and their failure to criticise Israel’s and Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Iran Strikes Damage Hard To Assess Under Israeli Military Censorship

Israel has acknowledged being hit by more than 50 missiles during the 12-day war with Iran, but the true extent of the damage may never be known due to stringent press restrictions.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025

'Strength has emerged': Ex-Iran prisoner looks back on life in notorious jail

WHEN Anoosheh Ashoori was manhandled into a car and taken to the notorious Evin Prison in Iran in August 2017, he was told he was being taken to the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2025

Netanyahu Seeks To Postpone Trial Summons After Trump Backing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked a court on Thursday to postpone his testimony in his long-running corruption trial, after US President Donald Trump called for the case to be cancelled altogether.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025

Israel’s media amplifies war rhetoric, ignores Gaza’s suffering

Israeli media outlets have cheered on the military’s actions in Gaza, manufacturing consent for the government.

Al Jazeera · Jun 26, 2025