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Global Monopoly game: How a small state like Israel survives in ruthless geopolitics - opinion

When global politics is like playing Monopoly, empathy erodes, it's about survival by crushing the weak.

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Kremlin welcomes end to ‘direct threat’ label in US strategy, TASS reports

A Ukrainian serviceman of the National Police Special Purpose Battalion prepares to fire a howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 20, 2025.

What are the regions Ukraine could lose under the US-backed plan? - explainer

A moat with horse remains was found.

Archaeologists uncover ancient Greek graffiti in Crimea


Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian plot to kill top Moscow-backed official in Crimea

There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the Russian allegation.

 People, the Russian governor of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, attend a memorial service for Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-installed Kherson regional administration in Ukraine who reportedly died in a car crash, in Simferopol, Crimea, November 11, 2022.

Ukraine strikes bridge to Crimea, say Russian-appointed officials

It is on a route used by the Russian military to move between Crimea and other parts of Ukraine under its control.

 A view shows the damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine's Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula, following what Russian-appointed officials say was a Ukrainian missile attack, in this picture released June 22, 2023

Russia warns Ukraine against striking Crimea with US, British missiles

Kyiv says it wants to reclaim all of its territory, including the Crimean peninsula

 Rescuers work at the site of residential houses heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 14, 2023.

Ukraine tried to attack Russian ship near Black Sea pipeline - report

At the time of the attack, a US RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft was in the central area of the Black Sea, the defense ministry said.

 Russian Black Sea Fleet Intelligence vessel SSV-201 Priazovye (R) crosses the Bosphorus on its way to the Mediterranean sea, in Istanbul September 5, 2013.

Israel denies parole of Palestinian terrorist Walid Daqqah

The appeal for Palestinian terrorist Walid Daqqah’s early release was based on his worsening health condition, which supporters said required consistent treatment.

 View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.

Russian-annexed Crimea's return to Ukraine will 'happen for certain' - Zelensky

Russia shows no sign of abandoning Crimea, home to its Black Sea fleet, and has used the peninsula as a platform to launch missile strikes on Ukrainian targets.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin attend a memorial service for Dmytro "Da Vinci" Kotsiubailo, a former volunteer and serviceman who was killed in a fight against Russian troops in the frontline town of Bakhmut, March 10, 2023.

Crimea official says railway traffic suspended after reported blast

The derailment was caused by 'interference by outsiders,' Crimean railways said in a statement.

 A general view shows a road-and-rail bridge, built to connnect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea November 26, 2018.

Traitor next door? Fear stalks Kherson after Russian occupation ends

Fear and suspicion stalk the streets of Kherson, a southern port that was occupied by Russian troops for over eight months before they were driven out by Ukrainian forces.

A burning residential house is seen after a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine March 9, 2023.

Russian military helicopter crashes over Crimea, 2 pilots dead

An investigation was opened to confirm the cause of the crash, which occurred in the Dzhankoi region of northern Crimea.

 A view shows a Russian airforce plane at the Belbek airport near Sevastopol, Crimea

At least five wounded due to Russian strikes on Kyiv, city officials say

An explosion was also heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said.

 A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine