Skip to main content
NewslettersWatchlist

Latest

opinion
Ahead of the U.S. election, Ukrainians feel cornered by forces beyond their control
Michael Bociurkiw
world
Seoul condemns presence of North Korean troops in Russia as China says it is ‘not aware’ of deployment
Barricades are seen at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on October 14, 2024. South Korea's military said on October 14 it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Putin hosts Global South leaders at BRICS summit intended to counterbalance Western clout
A view shows a banner with the logo of the annual BRICS summit next to the Kazan Kremlin in Kazan, Russia October 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
world
Ukraine drone attack damages distilleries in Russia’s Tula region, governor says
BAKHMUT, UKRAINE - MARCH 04: Soldiers from a Ukrainian assault brigade fire a British-made L118 105mm Howitzer on Russian frontline trenches March 04, 2023 near Bakhmut, Ukraine. Soldiers said they received training on the towed light guns in Germany last summer but took possession of the artillery pieces, sent by the UK, in January, 2023. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
world
Ukraine strikes key Russian explosives manufacturer
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows a part of Lipetsk military airbase, after Ukraine said it hit the area, in this satellite image taken on August 9, 2024, in Lipetsk region, Russia. 2024 Planet Labs Inc/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
world
Ukraine launches drones at Moscow, western Russia, regional officials say
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin takes part in the opening ceremony of the new facilities of Moscow's educational, cultural and transport infrastructure, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
world
Moldova’s referendum pits its EU aspirations against Kremlin interference
FILE PHOTO: Moldovan President Maia Sandu delivers a speech during a rally to support a European path for the country, in Chisinau, Moldova, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
world
Russia captures town of Vuhledar after two years of Ukrainian resistance
A building damaged by a Russian military strike, is seen through a broken window amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the front line city of Vuhledar, Ukraine February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov
fact check
Misleading visuals shared online as Iran strikes Israel with ballistic missiles
Screenshot from X of a video from 2023 being falsely claimed as an attack by Yemen on Israel.
world
Russian troops reach centre of Ukrainian bastion Vuhledar
A satellite view of Vuhledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 17, 2021. 2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT.
politics
Ottawa to host meeting on return of abducted Ukrainian children and prisoner exchanges in Russian war
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly speaks with reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons before question period, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Senior Russian lawmaker warns Ukrainian strikes with Western missiles could lead to nuclear war
Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin is seen before the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/ File Photo
world
Russian army expansion needed to address growing threats on western flank, Kremlin says
(FILES) A billboard promoting contract army service and reading "5 200 000 rubles for the first year of the contract" (about USD 57 000) is seen in western Moscow on September 11, 2024. Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active service personnel due to "threats" along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory
A man walks past a destroyed Russian tank near St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Saturday Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Hicks)
world
Russian and Chinese warships take part in major set of naval drills
Flags of China and Russia are displayed in this illustration picture taken March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/ File Photo
world
Ukraine targets Moscow in biggest drone attack to date
Police cars are parked at the site of the damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Moscow region, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo)
world
Death toll from Russian strike on Ukraine’s Poltava up to 55
Rescue workers clear debris from a destroyed floor of a military academy struck by Russian missiles in Poltava, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
report on business
U.S. takes aim at Russian disinformation ahead of election with charges and sanctions
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks to federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials during a visit to Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. ( AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
world
Putin arrives in Mongolia, key link in planned gas pipeline to China
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at an airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 2, 2024. Sputnik/Natalia Gubernatorova/Pool via REUTERS
world
U.S. researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an open lesson on the first day of school year at the school No 20 in Kyzyl, Republic of Tyva, Russia, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)