Ceasefire as camouflage — How Russia weaponizes negotiations against Ukraine

Ahead of its annual spectacle of military ostentation — noticeably scaled down this year—  Russia's Defense Ministry issued two statements on May 4, 2026: one declaring a unilateral ceasefire for May 8 and 9 and presenting the announcement as evidence of restraint and humanitarian intent; the other warning that Ukraine risked a "massive missile strike on the center of Kyiv" should it disrupt Victory Day events. Only from a Western perspective did the two statements appear contradictory. To seas

Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine Black Sea ports, killing three

July 17 - Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine's key trade routes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine ‘cuts off’ Crimea from Russia, plunging it into an energy crisis

Ukraine is ramping up short-, medium- and long-range drone production to bring Russia’s war to a standstill.

I have visited Russia every year since the Ukraine war began. The mood has changed

Fuel shortages are starting to bite across Russia – but is Putin heading for a Soviet-esque regime collapse?

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,425,990 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,370 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Thirteen killed in Russia and Ukraine strikes - officials

Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian areas in towns and cities, many on the ⁠front line of the more than four-year-old war, killed at least 13 people yesterday, local officials said.

Thune tees up bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, sanction Russia

Senate Majority Leader John Thune placed a House-passed bill providing $1.3 billion in Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions on the calendar.

New poll puts Netanyahu bloc at lowest point yet

Parties outside the coalition – including the 'broad Zionist' party recently founded by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel – would win 72 seats, or 62 excluding Arab parties. However, Tropper and Hendel have not ruled out joining a Netanyahu-led government

'There is no medicine for hunger' • Trapped in Gaza, a young doctor documents life between survival and death

'There is no medicine for hunger' | Nine years after leaving the Gaza Strip, Dr. Ezzideen Shehab returned to Jabaliya to visit his family. Days laters the war broke out. Since then, he has worked and volunteered, while chronicling his experiences in writing filled with compassion and rage at the world, Israel and Hamas

Many allegations, little evidence: unpacking China election-interference records

Declassified US intelligence files showing millions of Americans’ voter information do not back Trump’s claims Beijing hacked 2020 election.

Musk's SpaceX in talks to provide computing power to the Pentagon, WSJ reports

July 17 : Elon Musk's SpaceX is in talks to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with access to data center capacity worth billions of dollars to run AI models, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.According to the report, SpaceX employees have discussed plans

EU reforms carbon market under pressure from industry

The changes would let companies keep free carbon permits longer and use international carbon credits from 2036.

Court Adjourns Hearing In Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah Mosque Dispute

Opinion | An Israeli doesn't know who Rabin was? Our Haredi schools made it happen

People lambaste a young woman but never say a word about the billions the state pours every year into ultra-Orthodox schools that don't teach a core curriculum