Russia’s border regions began to form volunteer forces to fight Ukraine’s four week-old counter-invasion in Kursk, as Moscow continued to resist any major redeployment of forces from Ukraine to defend its own territory. Kursk governor Alexei Smirnov said last Friday that he would form a volunteer combat reserve force, and…
The beluga rose to fame in 2019 after being spotted at sea wearing a harness with mounts for a camera, sparking suspicions the animal may have been trained by Russia’s military. Animal rights groups said gunfire killed a beluga whale that rose to fame in Norway after its unusual harness…
As the war enters its 923rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Fighting At least seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Lviv on the border with Poland. Four…
Ukraine wants more Western weapons for attacks on Russian territory. Moscow and NATO have so-called red lines that, if breached, could potentially trigger an outright war between them. The conflict in Ukraine now involves many countries as Kyiv uses Western weapons in Russian territory. So are these red lines shifting?…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Svitlana Menyaylo doesn’t want to hear a word about the success of Ukrainian forces in the western Russian region of Kursk. Since August 6, Ukrainian soldiers have occupied dozens of Russian villages on more than 1,000 square kilometres (620 square miles) and are digging in to repel…
Islamabad, Pakistan – The invitations have all gone out. But when Pakistan hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit next month, there’s one guest above all others whose presence or absence will be most felt: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On August 29, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Islamabad…
As the war enters its 921st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Fighting Russia struck Kyiv with dozens of drones and missiles in the early morning, in a bombardment that coincided with the first day of school. At least three people…
Loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, early on Monday as Russia launched a barrage of missiles, sparking fires and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials said. Residents across the city were awoken by a quick succession of bangs and the sound of air defense missiles blasting off skyward to intercept targets….
The white beluga was found off the southwest coast at Risavika Bay by a father and son who were out fishing. A beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, after his strange harness prompted suspicions he was a Russian spy, has been found dead in the southwest of Norway. The whale’s carcass was…
Officials say five children were hurt in Sunday’s attack which also damaged a shopping mall. At least 47 people, including five children, have been injured after a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv. The attack, which began at about 1pm (10:00 GMT) local time on Sunday, hit…
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