See what West’s lack of compromise leads to, Putin says
The West's 'obsession' with its own agenda and its reluctance to compromise is delaying an end to the war in Ukraine, Russia's President Vladimir Putin says.
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Boy killed, port damaged in Russian strikes on Ukraine
A 10-year-old boy has been killed in a Russian drone and missile attack in northeast Ukraine as strikes further south target grain and port infrastructure.
UN struggle to reach millions in need in war-torn Sudan
The UN says it is having immense difficulty accessing the millions of people it wants to help in Sudan and needs better security for its operations.
Russia says it has foiled a major Ukraine drone attack
Russian officials say a Ukrainian attempt to deploy a group of soldiers by sea to the western side of Crimea has been thwarted.
Armenian PM to attend EU talks despite Azeri refusal
Azerbaijan's president will reportedly not take part in a planned European Union meeting to discuss the conflict over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Spain.
Zelenskiy visits troops and holds security meetings
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has discussed preparations for winter in Kharkiv amid expectations of an escalation of Russian strikes.
Armenia says last refugee bus has left Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian authorities say the last bus carrying ethnic Armenians has left Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan reasserts control over the mountain enclave.
Ukraine confident of support as EU ministers visit
European Union foreign ministers have gathered in Kyiv to express support for Ukraine more than 19 months after the Russian invasion began.
Top European diplomats meet in Kyiv in show of support
Foreign ministers from the EU's 27 member countries have converged on Kyiv for an unannounced informal meeting in a show of support for Ukraine.
Zelenskiy says nothing will weaken Kyiv’s resolve
Ukrainian officials say Kyiv is working with its American partners to ensure a new budget decision will include funds for the country and US support is intact.
UK PM Sunak discounts plans to send troops to Ukraine
After his defence minister saying he would send UK troops to Ukraine and Russia's claim it would make them targets, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he won't.
UN mission arrives as ethnic Armenian exodus nears end
A UN mission has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh, just as the mass exodus of 100,000 ethnic Armenians, prompted by an Azerbaijani military offensive, nears an end.
Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones and missiles
Russia says it has "thwarted" a barrage of Ukrainian air strikes, with eight shot down in the early hours.
Putin marks a year since annexation of Ukraine regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has released an address marking the one-year anniversary of Moscow's unilateral annexation of four Ukrainian regions
Almost all Nagorno-Karabakh people have fled to Armenia
More than 100,000 people have arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan reclaimed the region in a lightning offensive.
Ukraine says 30 drones shot down over south, centre
Kyiv says 30 drones have been downed in overnight strikes by Russia in central and southern Ukraine as Moscow says it has thwarted a missile attack on Belgorod.
Azerbaijan says UN mission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh
Azeri officials say a United Nations mission will visit Nagorno-Karabakh as tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians continue to flee the region.
At least 12 soldiers killed in Niger extremist attack
Niger's military junta says at least 12 soldiers have been killed in an extremist attack as jihadi violence in the African nation increases following a coup.
Ukraine and France pledge to work together on weapons
Defence ministers from Ukraine and France have vowed to boost co-operation in terms of training soldiers and providing weaponry.
Karabakh Armenians dissolve breakaway government
Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh say their self-declared Republic of Artsakh will "cease to exist" by January 1 in a formal capitulation to Azerbaijan.
More than half of Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians have fled
More than 65,000 Armenians have left Karabakh in an unparalleled exodus triggered after Azerbaijan took back control of the enclave in a lightning offensive
Ukraine allies helped Black Sea Fleet HQ attack: Russia
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman has accused Ukraine's allies of helping it conduct a missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in Crimea.
Azerbaijan arrests former Karabakh minister amid exodus
Azerbaijan has arrested the former head of government of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ruben Vardanyan, at the border with Armenia, according to official reports.
Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan
Cholera deaths and infections have been confirmed in Sudan for the first time since the war between rival military factions began, health authorities say.
Thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Karabakh
Roads out of Karabakh are choked as thousands of Armenians flee the enclave after their forces were routed in an operation by Azerbaijan's military.
Thousands flee to Armenia, dozens dead in fuel blast
The Armenians of Karabakh have begun fleeing this week after their forces were routed in the operation by Azerbaijan's military.
More Ukrainian actions against Russia coming: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia will face more of his country's "actions".
At least 20 dead in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel station blast
An explosion at a crowded petrol station in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds more as residents rushed to flee to Armenia.
Russian video suggests Black Sea commander still alive
The commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet was shown apparently taking part in a video conference, a day after Ukrainian special forces said he had been killed.
Azerbaijan ‘won’t use force to create Armenia corridor’
An Azeri official say Azerbaijan will not use force action to create a land corridor in southern Armenia.
At least 20 killed in Nagorno-Karabakh fuel depot blast
At least 20 people have been killed and 290 injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh, local Armenian authorities say.