Russian forces closing in on Sumy city three years after Ukraine forced them out of region Independent monitors confirm Kremlin claims of new and symbolically important advances in east of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ in planned swap of dead troops Russia and Ukraine each accused the other on Saturday of endangering plans to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025
Russia claims to have shot down 10 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow Flights are halted at Moscow’s Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports amid safety concerns after the drone attacks. Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Putin yet to retaliate in full force over Operation Spiderweb, officials say Diplomat predicts ‘huge, vicious and unrelenting’ assault, though a Russia expert thinks Moscow is unable to escalate much beyond current level of attacks. What we know on day 1,201 The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,200 These are the key events on day 1,200 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2025
Donald Trump was wrong – Ukraine still holds some cards THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: All the nations of the world that believe in freedom, democracy and national self-determination must continue to stand by the Ukrainian people The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025
Brazil urges United Nations to take lead role in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday called on the United Nations to assemble a group of countries tasked with seeking a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Radio France Internationale · Jun 7, 2025
Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war shelters The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025
Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event The Base is emerging from shadows and ramping up its ranks as White House turns blind eye to the far right The Guardian - US · Jun 7, 2025
A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return A top Taliban official says Afghans who fled the country can return home, offering a a general amnesty to those who left after the collapse of the former Western-backed government The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025
As Putin ramps up his summer offensive in Ukraine, will he succeed? ANALYSIS: Russia is stepping up its summer offensive both on the ground and in the air but support from Europe and sophisticated drone warfare could help Ukraine hold Moscow back. World affairs editor Sam Kiley takes a closer look The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025
Russia pummels Ukraine’s second-largest city with ‘most powerful drone strike’ since start of war Russia launched nearly 50 drones towards Kharkiv overnight, killing three and injuring dozens Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2025
Kyiv accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ over prisoner swap delay claims as Kharkiv hit by drone attack – as it happened Kyiv and Moscow in dispute over prisoner swap as at least three people killed in night-time attack on Ukraine’s second city The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Deadly strikes on Kharkiv and Kherson Deaths in ‘most powerful attack’ to hit Kharkiv; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia burn from Ukrainian atta. What we know on day 1,200 The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2025 Israel warns of more attacks on Lebanon if Hezbollah not disarmed Israel warned ‘there will be no calm in Beirut’ after launching the largest attack on the city since the ceasefire.
Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2025 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,199 These are the key events on day 1,199 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
We Got This Covered · Jun 6, 2025 ‘They’re waiting for me to decide’: Trump allies plot end-run around reluctant president as Senate readies overwhelming Putin sanctions vote Democracy in action.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Syrian families return home in time for Eid al-Adha after years in notorious displacement camp Yasmine al-Saleh has two occasions to celebrate this year: the Eid al-Adha holiday and her family’s return home after nine years in a notorious displacement camp in the Syrian desert
The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2025 Trump and Musk’s very public feud is like Alien v Predator for political nerds It was always going to end this way for two megalomaniacs devoted to fame, money and the far right
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 ‘He’s a bulldog’: the man behind the success of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb Vasyl Malyuk, who hailed giving Russia a ‘slap in the face’, has scored a series of high-profile successes as head of SBU
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Putin’s desperate struggle to replace nuclear-capable bombers lost in Ukraine drone strikes Satellite imagery of airfields in Siberia and Russia's far north reveals significant damage
Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2025 Where does Poland’s new president stand on Ukraine? As some turn on Kyiv, Nawrocki, a nationalist, says Poland and Ukraine must address ‘overdue historical issues’.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 Moscow says Kyiv drone attack carried out ‘in response’ to Ukraine’s actions – as it happened Russia used more than 400 drones and 40 missiles in an assault which ‘targeted almost all of Ukraine’, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 Russia bombards Kyiv after Putin vows revenge for Operation Spiderweb Three emergency workers killed and 20 people wounded as missiles and drones strike Ukrainian capital
Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2025 At least six killed in Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine Russia launches widescale assault on several regions of Ukraine, as Kyiv calls for strong international response.