10+ hour, 17+ min ago   (542+ words) KYIV (AFP): Ukraine’s economy is being crippled by intensifying Russian strikes hitting key sectors and its GDP could slump by 1.5 points in 2026, Kyiv officials said Saturday, warning of a “very difficult” winter ahead. Russia, which devastated Ukraine’s energy sector during…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (735+ words) BERLIN (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday, but the Kremlin immediately ruled it…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago   (448+ words) Russia's strikes on Kyiv fuel stations mark a new phase of war Russia’s Ministry of Defence says its forces have struck several industrial facilities across Ukraine, as Moscow continues its targeted campaign against Kyiv’s industrial infrastructure. The ministry said on…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (144+ words) OSLO (AFP): A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald was almost hit by a drone, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday. “His flight was almost hit by…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (166+ words) ISTANBUL (AFP): Turkish police arrested a British tourist near the southern resort of Antalya for allegedly spitting on the Turkish flag, media reports said Wednesday. The 58-year-old tourist argued with staff in a hotel then allegedly turned and spat on…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (368+ words) Every day, Ukrainian infrastructure is not only being destroyed, but what remains cannot be repaired because of the intensity of the war. The conflict has now continued for years, with Slavic blood being spilled on both sides. A rough estimate…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (552+ words) United States President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the White House ramps up efforts to reach a peace deal in Ukraine. On Tuesday, Yury Ushakov, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, described the two…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (345+ words) BERLIN (AFP): Germany is sending Ukraine further “urgently needed” interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense systems from its own military stockpiles, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday. “I have decided … to deliver urgently needed PAK-2 interceptor missiles from Bundeswehr…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (126+ words) KYIV (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he hoped to meet Donald Trump later in September to discuss a package of air defence support for Kyiv, where Russia has intensified its missile and drone strikes over the summer. The…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) (Reuters): Ukraine’s prosecutor general ‌said on Monday he had offered his resignation citing political reasons, in the latest sign of disunity in the senior ranks of the Ukrainian ruling elite. “This is a political decision, and I have made it…...