The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russian forces edge closer to key Ukrainian city as Putin faces ‘massive cost’

Russian forces are just miles away from the key eastern city

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Russia inches ahead in eastern Ukraine as Trump warns of aid cuts to Kyiv

The Putin-friendly US president-elect met with Ukraine’s leader in Paris as Russia inched ahead in Donetsk.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2024

Russians Suffer Rising Costs Of Ukraine Conflict

In the small town of Dedovsk, just outside Moscow, pensioner Zinaida Kudriavtseva is struggling to pay the bills.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

Shamima Begum and 65 other IS-linked Britons detained in Syria face uncertain future

US voices concern over continuing offensive by Turkish-backed rebel groups against Kurdish groups guarding prisons and camps

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Kevin Johnson: US Boxer Fighting For Putin's Russia

US heavyweight Kevin Johnson came close to the top of the boxing world before his star dimmed.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

How An Ex-inmate Of Brutal Syria Jail Overcame Trauma By Helping Others

Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar al-Assad government's most brutal abuses.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

Use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, says EU’s top diplomat

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s new high representative for foreign affairs, said Kyiv had a legitimate claim for compensation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,022

Here are the key developments on the 1,022nd day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv confirms Russian gains around Pokrovsk

US suspects Moscow preparing another Oreshnik ballistic missile attack; Zelenskyy hails strike on Russian airfield and fuel works. What we know on day 1,023

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2024

How Israel’s regional war contributed to the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria

When Hamas strategist Yahya Sinwar ordered the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, he was planning to deal a mortal blow to an Israel weakened by internal divisions.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024