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UK Ministry of Defence says Ukraine has ‘likely made good progress’ in some areas but that progress is ‘slower’ in others

Despite mounting evidence, Ukrainian leaders had previously declined to say whether the offensive had been launched. The Ukrainian forces are now attacking the Russians in three separate areas.

India will host G-20 Development Ministers Meeting in Varanasi that is expected to focus on disruptions in global supply chains, food and energy security challenges and impacts of climate change among other issues.

Angelina Jolie has launched a fashion label. She, more than anybody, should have realised that the world does not need more fashion.

The monster in the Kremlin was surely behind the Ukraine dam explosion. Nato allies have to stop him before he blows up everything

Russia is deepening defence co-operation with Iran and has received hundreds of attack drones to strike Ukraine, the White House says.

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The U.N. aid chief says Ukraine faces a “hugely worse” humanitarian situation than before the rupture of the Kakhova dam

HAVANA - Colombia's government and the ELN guerrilla group agreed to a six-month ceasefire in Havana Friday as they work towards a peace pact to end decades of conflict.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies' Shangri-La Dialogue has wrapped up its meeting in Singapore. The context for this year's summit was not propitious: Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine grinds on, while Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his uncompromising approach to global affairs.

Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam destroyed; counter-offensive appears to enter first stages; fears for safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant