Putin critic jailed in Russia treason case for 25 years
A Putin critic who spoke out about Russia's war in Ukraine and lobbied Western governments to intervene has been jailed for 25 years on treason charges.
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Sudan in chaos as military rivals face off over control
A Sudanese doctors' group says at least 56 civilians have been killed in an outbreak of fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary force.
Ukraine, Russia swap PoWs as Brazil backs ‘peace group’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says a group of countries not involved in the Ukraine war should come together to broker peace.
Sudan’s army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes
A three-hour ceasefire in Sudan to allow humanitarian evacuations was widely ignored after a brief period of relative calm.
Sudan army, paramilitary forces back humanitarian pause
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have approved a proposal from the United Nations to open a safe passage for humanitarian cases.
Ukraine reports bloody fighting in Bakhmut
Firefighters search for victims in the rubble of a residential building in eastern Ukraine after a Russian missile attack.
Casualties rise in Sudan as military rivals clash
A Sudanese doctors group says at least 56 civilians have been killed in an outbreak of fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary force.
Sudan paramilitaries seize sites in apparent coup bid
Conflict has flared in Sudan after days of tension between the army and paramilitaries, with fears a confrontation could undermine the return to civilian rule.
Fighting erupts between Sudan’s army and rival force
A Sudanese doctors group expects more casualties as fierce fighting continues between Sudan's military and a paramilitary force across the country.
UN chief urges Sudan’s warring forces to end violence
Sudan is on edge as an outbreak of fighting between the country's army and a militia force at several sites has killed at least 25 people.
Sudan’s army and rival force clash
Three people have died as Sudan's military and a paramilitary force clashed, raising fears of a coup.
Sudan’s presidential palace seized by paramilitaries
Sudan's main paramilitary group has seized control of the army chief's residence and the presidential palace in an apparent coup.
Toddler among the 11 dead after Russian missile strike
Firefighters continue to search victims in the rubble of a residential building in eastern Ukraine after a Russian missile attack.
Missile strike on east Ukraine city kills at least nine
Russian missile strikes on apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, west of Bakhmut, have killed at least nine people.
Ukraine reports unrelenting Russian attacks on Bakhmut
Ukraine says the eastern city of Bakhmut is coming under heavy attack, as Russia vows to end a deal allowing grain to be exported through the Black Sea.
Ukraine rejects Russian Wagner Bakhmut control claims
Ukrainian officials say the country's forces control more than 20 per cent of Bakhmut, rejecting statements from the Russian Wagner mercenary group.
Russia’s Wagner claims it controls most of Bakhmut
The Russian Wagner group of mercenaries says it has seized most of the contested city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after months of combat.
Ukraine cities pounded amid fallout from US intel leak
Russia is using "scorched earth" tactics on Bakhmut, a top Ukrainian military commander says, as the fallout from the leak of US intelligence documents grows.
Ukraine rethinking counter-offensive after leak: report
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are pounding positions around Bakhmut and other cities and towns with air strikes and artillery barrages.
US scrambles to trace source of classified intel leak
Highly classified military and intelligence documents that appeared online have US officials racing to identify the source of the leak.
Russia using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in Bakhmut: Kyiv
Russian forces are destroying buildings and positions in besieged Bakhmut as they pound Ukrainian positions, Ukraine's ground forces commander says.
Russia hammers annexed Ukraine areas
Russian forces have bombarded the regions of Ukraine it has annexed but doesn't fully control, resulting in casualties, building damage and power outages.
Two killed in West Bank shooting attack: Israeli army
Israeli medics say an alleged Palestinian shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another.
Russian forces threaten Ukraine supply line to Bakhmut
A British intelligence report suggests Ukrainian forces are under severe pressure in the contested city of Bakhmut after gains by Russian troops.
Ukrainian forces clinging on in besieged Bakhmut
The battle for Bakhmut, one of the last urban centres in Ukraine's Donetsk province yet to fall to Moscow, has proven one of the bloodiest of Russia's invasion.
Zelenskiy visits Poland as allies step up military aid
The US is promising more weapons for Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia as Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Poland and the battle for Bakhmut rages.
Russia accuses Ukraine of blowing up war blogger
Russian authorities are blaming Ukrainian intelligence agencies for orchestrating a bombing at a St Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger.
Ukraine battles in Bakhmut, Finland to join NATO
Finland, which shares a 1300-kilometre border with Russia, is set to join NATO, just over a year after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Arrest over Russia cafe blast that killed war blogger
A woman suspected of blowing up a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe is a Russian citizen who had previously been detained for protesting the war.
Ukraine mocks Russia’s claim to have captured Bakhmut
A Ukrainian spokesman says Russia has raised a victory flag not over a building in Bakhmut, but over "some kind of toilet".
Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg bomb
Sixteen people have been injured in a St Petersburg bomb blast that killed a prominent pro-Russia military blogger.