Ukraine

Eric Trump invests in Israeli drone maker XTEND's merger with Florida construction firm

The Trump family has been expanding its business ventures since the US President's return to office, with other investors including Protego Ventures, American Ventures, and Aliya Capital.

 XTEND drones have been used in real battle situations.
A woman holds a Ukrainian flag at a protest near the United Nations office, on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Talks on Ukraine war settlement were tense, to continue, source tells Russian agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Kremlin says main issues over peace talks on Ukraine to be discussed in Geneva, including territory

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during the last day of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2026.

Kallas: Member states not prepared to give Ukraine concrete accession date


EU leaders agree on joint borrowing to fund Ukraine, set aside plan to use Russian frozen assets

The leaders also gave the European Commission a mandate to continue work on a so-called reparations loan based on Russian immobilized assets, but that option proved unworkable for now.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with European Council President Antonio Costa as they attend a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025.

Russia jails man for 22 years for blowing up trains in Siberia at Ukraine's behest

A Russian military court jailed a Belarusian man for 22 years over two 2023 bomb attacks on freight trains in Siberia that Moscow says were ordered by Ukraine’s intelligence services.

Belarusian citizen Sergei Yeremeyev, who is accused of carrying out an act of terrorism and of planting explosives on two freight trains in Russia's Buryatia region on the orders of Ukraine's intelligence services in 2023, attends a court hearing in Chita, Russia.

Putin vows to expand Ukraine buffer zone, achieve war goals by any means

Putin warned that Russia would push forward militarily in Ukraine if diplomacy does not bring results, while asserting progress on all fronts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Kazbek Kokov, head of the North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria, in Moscow, Russia December 16, 2025.

Drone Dystopia: War-torn Ukrainian towns exist as shells of themselves amid Russian assualt

War-torn Dnipro looks like it is straight out of a dystopian movie after Russian drones have pockmarked its landscape.

Communal workers clean an area near an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine November 23, 2025.

‘These are sights of Holocaust’: Hundreds of burned holy books buried in Ukraine

A burial ceremony for hundreds of burned holy books was held on Wednesday at the ancient synagogue of the Sadygora Hasidic order in the city of Chernivtsi, which was set on fire two weeks ago.

The ancient synagogue of the Sadygora Hasidic order in the city of Chernivtsi, which was set on fire two weeks ago.

Ukrainian Jews celebrate Hanukkah under Russian fire

President Volodymyr Zelensky was scheduled to attend the Kyiv ceremony but traveled abroad at the last minute for discussions with US representatives on peace negotiations.

Ukrainian Jews light Hanukkah candles

UK MI6 spy chief warns of 'aggressive' Russia threat in first speech

Blaise Metreweli said Russia posed an "aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist" threat that still sought to subjugate Ukraine and harass NATO members.

The new head of Britain's MI6, Blaise Metreweli, makes her first public speech in London, December 15, 2025.

Ukraine says Russian drone attack hit civilian Turkish vessel

The navy said the vessel was called the Viva and had 11 Turkish citizens on board. It added that nobody was hurt and the vessel was continuing its journey to Egypt.

Turkish-owned Ro Ro ship Cenk T transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, August 21, 2024.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

Ukraine special forces target Russian vessels in Caspian Sea

Ukraine's special forces, in coordination with local resistance, strike two Russian ships transporting military equipment in the Caspian Sea. The extent of the damage remains unclear.

A Ukrainian sea drone shows the Dashan, a tanker part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", being struck by another sea drone in the Black Sea, December 10, 2025