United States President Donald Trump has said he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” as officials from the countries prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. “There’s no time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters on Sunday ahead of talks between US…
Here are the key developments on the 1,088th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Sunday, February 16: Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wanted United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, to visit his country’s eastern front line to report back to Trump on…
The US Navy described its patrol as a ‘routine’ exercise through the international waterway. China’s military has accused the United States of engaging in risky behaviour in the Taiwan Strait after two US naval ships transited the international waterway. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said it had monitored the movements of the USS Ralph…
‘Many arrived without even winter clothes’ “The majority of Lebanese that are living in Cyprus are settled around Larnaca, all along the gulf until Paralimni,” explains Father Akl Abou Nader, who is sitting at his desk in the rectory of Saint Joseph Church on St Lazarus Square in Larnaca, a city in the south of…
The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons. Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced that they will pause their advance across the east of the country for humanitarian reasons. The AFC/M23 rebel coalition announced late on Monday that it would implement…
Fighters reportedly fire at a vehicle carrying Frontier Corps paramilitaries trying to dismantle a roadblock. At least 18 paramilitary soldiers and 24 armed attackers have been killed in two related incidents in southwestern Pakistan, according to officials and local media reports, as sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence escalates in the region. Pakistan’s military on Saturday…
Myanmar’s 2024 census was almost certainly the most contentious – and deadly – ever conducted. Enumerators and their heavily armed guards from Myanmar’s military were subject to repeated attacks from opposition groups, as they stumbled through a failed attempt to document the country’s population between October and December last year. One incident in early October…
Mae Sot, Thailand – Within an old wooden house in the Thai border town of Mae Sot, wounded revolutionary fighters lie side by side. Many are amputees missing legs, hands, and arms. Some have serious head wounds, and others have suffered debilitating spinal injuries. Some are blind, and others are unable to walk. These young…
Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 28: Fighting Russia’s Ministry of Defence said Moscow’s air defences destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack. Nearly half were destroyed over the Voronezh region that borders Ukraine, the ministry said. According…
Here are the key developments on the 1,066th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Saturday, January 25: Fighting Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed that its troops had fought their way into the strategically important eastern Ukrainian town of Velyka Novosilka, after a months-long battle. Moscow said it intercepted 121 Ukrainian…
