conflict

Russia amends law to boost forces fighting in Ukraine

Moscow, Russia | AFP | The Russian parliament on Thursday passed a law allowing ex-convicts to be mobilised into the…

Russia undertakes nuclear drills as fighting heavy near Bakhmut

  Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia's strategic forces carried out drills Wednesday, including a test launch of a ballistic…

Authorities in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia order phone checks on residents

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine's occupied region of Zaporizhzhia ordered phone checks on local residents on…

Russia tells China, India Ukraine planning ‘dirty bomb’ attack

  Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday reiterated claims that Ukraine is preparing a…

Zelensky asks donors for $38 bn as Russia shells Bakhmut

by Emmanuel PEUCHOT with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Bakhmut and Femke COLBORNE in Berlin Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian…

For struggling Haiti, return of cholera is a ‘catastrophe’

by Jean Daniel SENAT with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington Agence France-Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- When humanitarian officials in Haiti…

NATO warns Russia against ‘dirty bomb’ pretext

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Russia must not escalate the conflict in Ukraine with false claims that Kyiv is planning to…

Russian TV presenter apologises for calls to burn Ukrainian children

  Moscow, Russia | AFP | A presenter with state-funded Russian television channel RT apologised on Monday after being suspended…

Ukraine slams Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ claims as ‘dangerous’ lies

by Dmytro Gorshkov Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine slammed Russia on Sunday for alleging Kyiv was planning to…

North, South Korea trade warning shots on maritime border

  Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korea's military said Monday it had fired warning shots at a North…

Myanmar rebels attack key border town

Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and…

Ukraine warns Russia planning to destroy hydro dam

Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | by Emmanuel PEUCHOT Kyiv accused Russia of planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in the…

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