Russia

Seven killed after two bridges collapse in Russian regions bordering Ukraine

South Korea's presidential election comes after country’s former leader was impeached for imposing martial law

Taoglas says it is unable to stop ‘nefarious’ use of its equipment

Zelenskiy says Russia has gathered 50,000 troops for offensive on northern Ukraine

Long-awaited German shift in policy, after 1,189 days of conflict, follows Berlin meeting

Ukrainian president says Kyiv has taken steps to prevent incursion

Just as Trump folded his tent in the Doha discussions on Afghanistan and gave up threats to forcibly end North Korea’s missile programme, his boasts about doing deals look empty

Advances follow some of the biggest Russian drone and missile attacks of the war, although their intensity fell off overnight

Pavlo Bogachenko, from Odesa, moved to Ireland in 2022

Ukrainians suffer third consecutive night of Russian aerial attacks

Ukrainian troops struggle with exhaustion but pledge to fight ‘until we break the Russians’ belief that we can be defeated’

‘Seeing it deliberately targeted and reduced to ashes is heartbreaking,’ says charity director

When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trust

Deadly assault comes as Kyiv and Moscow complete largest prisoner swap

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says it was a ‘difficult night for all of Ukraine’ as he calls for more sanctions on Moscow to help achieve a ceasefire

Ó Beacháin’s book has merits but at times reads more like a polemic than balanced research; Rondeaux’s more nuanced work is a welcome addition to the growing library on Putin’s Russia

Historian’s examination of Russia and Ukraine’s shared origins succeeds to a point

Deal to exchange 1,000 prisoners each was only concrete step towards peace to emerge from first direct talks in three years

Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts

German media investigation raises questions about Angela Merkel’s role in Nord Stream 2 project