The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia Hikes Interest Rates To 21% As Government Spending Skyrockets To Pay For Ukraine War

Russia's central bank hiked interest rates to 21 percent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 20 years amid surging inflation.

International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm

The banned Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Watershed moment as Georgia goes to polls in tussle between Russia and west

Observers say country’s democratic future hanging in balance after Moscow-aligned ruling party’s threats to ban opposition

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war

News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024

Middle East latest: 3 media staffers are killed in Lebanon

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Georgia prepares for a divisive election which could determine its future in Europe

The South Caucasus country of Georgia will go to the polls Saturday in a parliamentary election many citizens believe may be the most crucial vote of their lifetimes

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

US warns against ‘protracted’ campaign in Lebanon as Israel strikes Beirut

In a visit to the region, secretary of state Antony Blinken said the US was working to progress ceasefire talks for Gaza and Lebanon

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Navalny widow blasts UN chief Guterres for meeting ‘murderer’ Putin

Secretary general calls for ‘just peace’ in Ukraine at Brics summit; Putin not denying North Korean troops brought into war. What we know on day 975

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2024

'Freedom': Russian Anti-war Sisters Find New Home In Exile

In a Russian forest, the Grigoryeva sisters had found a comforting refuge in their old wooden house, their "izba".

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024

International Court Threatens to Punish Mongolia for Ignoring Request to Arrest Putin, Giving Him Red-Carpet Treatment Instead

The International Criminal Court has reprimanded Mongolia for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his latest visit.

Latin Times · Oct 24, 2024