Ukraine

British soldier Aiden Aslin spent months on 'death row' waiting to be executed after being caught by Russian forces fighting for Ukraine - but was finally saved by an unlikely figure Aiden Aslin was held captive by Russian forces for months (Image: Facebook) A British POW held captive by Russia…

"Donald Trump had already these 24 hours … but he must have had some other priorities," Ukraine's president said Donald Trump has boasted that if he were president again, he could end Russia’s war with Ukraine. “I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,” he has said.…

President Joe Biden on Sunday urged a "rational path" for Ukraine's ascension into The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), explaining why he believes the Eastern European country is not yet ready to join the military alliance during an interview with CNN. After Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of…

Russian forces lost four tanks, 11 armored personnel vehicles (APVs) and 20 artillery systems on Saturday, July 8, according to Ukraine's military. Moscow has now lost a total of 4,078 tanks, in addition to 7,964 APVs, since February 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces said on Sunday.…

Image source, Reuters Image caption, The American president touched down at Stansted Airport near London on Sunday By Kathryn Armstrong & James FitzGerald BBC News US President Joe Biden has landed in the UK ahead of a Nato summit in Lithuania later this week - which comes after several allies…

Published By: Pritha Mallick Last Updated: July 09, 2023, 00:03 IST Kyiv, Ukraine Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters put out a fire at a house destroyed in a Russian shelling, in a residential neighbourhood, in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/File) A residential building, an annex to a…

The United States is defending the decision to deliver cluster munitions to Ukraine. The widely-banned weapons are controversial because they can harm civilians even decades after dropping. The decision has split Congress and the world, even as Ukraine's president thanked U.S. leaders for the move. Charlie D'Agata has more. Read…

Podcasts What should we make of the trade in Russian trophies? Will Amsterdam evict its red light district? And how did Barbie get embroiled in a border dispute?Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Abdulwahab Tahhan, Julia O’Driscoll…

While defined as “dual purpose,” the “hundreds of thousands” of cluster munitions the United States is sending to Ukraine have one but function: Annihilate everything within its 7.5-acre blast spread. Used since at least World War II because of their low-tech efficiency and flexibility—and now banned by 123 countries—they can…

PARIS: Humanitarian organisations on Friday (Jul 7) condemned plans by the United States to supply controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine, citing the long-lasting danger posed by the weapons which leave behind unexploded bomblets. "This is a death sentence to civilians over the long term. There are people who have not…