Ukraine

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

Poland scrambled fighter jets as Russian missiles and drones struck western Ukraine, triggering air raid alerts nationwide and heavy fighting near Lviv.

 A car burns in front of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian drone and air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine October 5, 2025.
A damaged drone lies after falling in the eastern Polish village of Czosnowka, in this picture obtained from social media, in Czosnowka, Poland, September 10, 2025

Northern Europe’s drone jitters: Airports, NATO posture, and a fast-evolving threat

A service member of a mobile air defence unit of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade loads cartridges into an M2 Browning machine gun during a combat shift on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 15, 2025.

Russian air attack wounds six, sparks fires in Kharkiv, Ukraine says

The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile

What are Tomahawk missiles and why does Ukraine want them?


Yad Vashem director condemns Ukraine ambassador's use of Holocaust comparison

Dani Dayan, director of Jerusalem's Yad Vashem museum, decried the widespread use of the Holocaust as a political tool.

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan seen during a visit of Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial's museum in Jerusalem on September 11, 2023.

Remembering the fallen: These are the 1,032 previously unidentified Babyn Yar Massacre victims

Over 1,000 previously unnamed victims of the 1941 Babyn Yar massacre have been identified, bringing long-overdue remembrance to the forgotten.

Natan Sharansky at the symbolic synagogue founded by the Memorial Center in Babyn Yar 2023 (BYHMC).

Over 1000 Babyn Yar Massacre victims identified under fire of Russian invasion

According to the memorial center's statistics, 301 of the victims were infants, and another 5,363 were children and adolescents.

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US President Donald Trump and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu walk together during Netanyahu's visit to Washington, February 5, 2025

Russia launches major drone, missile attack on Ukraine, still ongoing

Some residents fled to metro stations deep underground for safety. Many regions across the country were under air raid alert.

Emergency workers operate at an impact site in a residential neighbourhood after Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 28, 2025.

How Syria’s president became the ‘star’ of the UN - analysis

The mere fact that a government changed and transitioned from a dictatorship to a fledgling, struggling democracy, however, isn’t usually enough to get star power at the UN.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Ukraine restores diplomatic relations with Syria, Zelensky says

Ukraine broke off relations with Syria in 2022 after the ousted Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad's government, recognized swathes of Russian-occupied Ukraine as "independent" Russian-backed areas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

In Uman, annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage is clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel

The arrests point to how this year’s Uman pilgrimage has emerged as a flashpoint in one of Israel’s most volatile political issues: whether haredi yeshiva students must serve.

Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 22, 2025.

Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia during war

Trump, who met with Ukraine's leader at the United Nations earlier on Tuesday, has previously said that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end the war.

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Ukrainian civilians suffer systematic torture in Russian facilities, UN says

A UN report detailed cases of mock executions, electric shocks, and the use of prolonged stress positions on Ukrainian citizens for non-criminal acts.

Freed Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who was in Russian captivity since March 2022, disembarks a bus after a swap of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, August 24, 2025.

NATO condemns Russia for Estonian airspace violation, vows to defend itself

"Russia should be in no doubt: NATO and Allies will employ... all necessary military and non-military tools to defend ourselves and deter all threats from all directions," the alliance said.

Local officials take pictures inside a school building that was damaged yesterday in what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Foros, Crimea September 22, 2025.