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Russia continues Ukraine attacks as Trump talks of possible peace

May 13, 2026 admin

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian drone attack on a gas pipeline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP More than 100 Russian drones targeted areas of Ukraine on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, hours after another barrage of missiles killed at…

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Kremlin repeats Putin’s assertion that Ukraine war is nearly over after Zelenskyy casts doubt

May 12, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost ‌over on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had no intention of ending ⁠it. “I think that the matter is coming to an end,” Mr. Putin…

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Kyiv under air attack after truce expires: Ukrainian authorities

May 12, 2026 admin

Kyiv came under drone attack on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) after the expiration of a three-day truce with Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Enemy UAVs are currently over Kyiv. Please stay safe until the alert is cleared,” the head of the capital’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko posted on Telegram. The alert siren was the first…

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EU sanctions officials over deportation of Ukrainian children

May 11, 2026 admin

Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže, speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on May 11, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union on Monday (May 11, 2026) imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia to abduct tens of…

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Putin says Ukraine war is ‘heading to an end’

May 9, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (May 9, 2026) said the war in Ukraine was winding down, slamming Western support for Kyiv, as the first day of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was marked by mutual accusations…

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Russian drones, missiles kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production plants, CEO says

May 5, 2026 admin

Firefighters work at the site of a natural gas production facility which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian drones and ‌missiles attacked gas production ⁠facilities run by Ukraine’s ‌state energy ‌company Naftogaz ‌in ⁠Poltava and ⁠Kharkiv…

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Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces

May 4, 2026 admin

A burned car in a middle of a street at the site of a Russian missile strike in the town of Merefa, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia on Monday (May 4, 2026) declared a unilateral…

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Russia, Ukraine drones kill four; hit ‘shadow fleet’ tankers

May 3, 2026 admin

Firefighters arrive to the site of a fuel station which was hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian drone strikes on Ukraine killed three people across the country, while Ukrainian attacks killed one near Moscow and targeted Russia’s lucrative oil…

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Hezbollah adopts new weapon: Fibre-optic drones, used widely in war in Ukraine

May 1, 2026 admin

Experts say militaries must either intercept the drones, which is difficult due to their small size and short flight path, or find a way to snip the nearly invisible cable. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fibre-optic…

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Trump has ‘good conversations’ with Putin, Zelenskyy: report

April 26, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said on Sunday (April 26, 2026) he has “good conversations” with Russian President ⁠Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he aims to settle ‌the Russia-Ukraine war. “We’re working on the Russia ‌situation, Russia and Ukraine,…

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