Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Raging fire kills one, destroys village in Russia's Urals

At least one person was killed and hundreds of people were left homeless when a major fire swept through a village just east of Russia's Urals mountains.

Reuters

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine last year, and offered to station some of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons there

The Independent UK

Defence contractor Thales Australia pleads guilty to death of painter at Victorian factory

The defence contractor, famous for producing the Bushmaster aiding Ukraine in its war against Russia, pleads guilty to the death of a painter at its Victorian factory in July 2020.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

China Pushes Largest-ever Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal

China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads -- small fry when compared with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Xi and Zelenskiy hold talks; Russian aircraft ‘intercepted in international airspace’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president reports ‘long and meaningful’ call with Chinese president

The Guardian - AU

China, Russia sign memorandum of understanding on maritime law enforcement

China and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening maritime law enforcement cooperation, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Putin signs decree to control two foreign firms’ assets in Russia

Move seen as sign that Moscow may take further action if Russian assets abroad are seized to pay for Ukraine war damage.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

FBI working with U.S. companies to collect war crime evidence in Ukraine

Ukraine is working with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and American companies to collect evidence of war crimes by Russians, such as geolocation and cellphone information, senior officials said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia war – live: China says it won’t ‘add fuel to fire’ in first war call with Zelensky

President Xi is the most powerful world leader to have refrained from denouncing Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 427

As the war enters its 427th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Biden to visit Japan, Australia for meetings with allies

President Joe Biden will visit Japan and Australia next month to huddle with allies on their continued response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as ways to confront China’s assertive economic and military moves in the Indo-Pacific region

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 427 of the invasion

Zelenskiy speaks to Xi for first time since Russian invasion; Navalny faces new charges that could carry 30 year sentence; British jets intercept Russians

The Guardian - AU

Russia's Lavrov blames West for deadlock over future of Black Sea grain deal

Moscow has seen "practically no results" from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia's grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Tucker Carlson receives a job offer after his departure from Fox News: Russian state-owned media

Putin-linked propagandists troll American media with their bid for the ousted far-right pundit’s attention

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

UK undersea cables worth £7.4 trillion a day under ‘real threat’ from Russia

Lord West of Spithead said undersea cables and pipelines could be vulnerable to hostile activity

ABC News

Taliban kills mastermind behind Kabul airport bombing, Ed Sheeran faces court on copyright allegations — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

The Independent UK

EU farm chief: Bloc close to ending Ukraine import standoff

The European Union’s top farm official says that the bloc was on the cusp of ending a damaging internal standoff over a destabilizing glut of Ukraine farm imports by granting five eastern member states the right to temporarily ban the most contentious produce

Reuters

Brazil's Lula: Russian invasion of Ukraine unacceptable, but let's talk peace

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, but said no one is talking about peace in what he called an "insane war."

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

Reuters

US lawyer pleads guilty to dealing with Russian oligarch under sanctions

A New York lawyer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making $3.8 million in payments to maintain properties that were beneficially owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire oligarch under U.S. sanctions, court records showed.

France 24

The second coming of Lula: Brazil's president in superpower balancing act

Which Lula is it this week? In Lisbon, Brazil’s president charmed his hosts in a speech before the Portuguese parliament to mark nearly half a century since the Carnation Revolution that ended the dictatorship there. Lula had raised eyebrows with his recent visit to China, where he accused the US…

The Independent UK

European lawmakers urge for Olympics ban on Russia, Belarus

European lawmakers have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 426 of the invasion

One killed and ten injured in strike on museum in Kupyansk; UK’s MoD says daily Russian casualties are falling

Daily Mirror

Wimbledon to cover cost of Ukrainian players' accommodation after ban on Russians lifted

Wimbledon has announced a number of measures to support Ukrainian players this summer after courting controversy for allowing Russian and Belarusian players to return

The Independent UK

More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill wins passage

Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world

1 … 1222 1223 1224 1225

People

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.