German, Czech Rep Russian gas flows stop
Germany and the Czech Republic have formalised their intentions to hastily reduce their dependency on Russian fossil fuels.
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Kyiv gears up for southern counter-attack
Ukrainian forces are planning a counter-offensive in the country's south using hundreds of thousands of troops.
Ukraine pleads for more foreign weapons
Ukrainian officials are calling for more foreign weapons as US President Joe Biden signed a new military package worth up to $US400 million.
Protesters set fire to Sri Lanka PM office
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office has released a statement saying he is willing to step down to make way for an all-party government.
Sri Lanka calm as leaders set to quit
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he will leave office once a new government is in place and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will also step down.
Shock as Russia hits Ukraine apartments
Russian rockets have hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more.
Russia heavily shells Kharkiv
Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv has been hit heavily by Russian artillery, rocket launchers and tanks.
Putin says Ukraine heading for ‘tragedy’
Russian shells continue to fall in eastern Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin accuses the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow.
Ukraine flag raised on key island
In a symbol of defiance against Moscow, Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag on a recaptured Black Sea island.
Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Donetsk
A day after trumpeting the fall of Luhansk, Russia has shifted attention to Donetsk in its bid to wrest control of the entire Donbas region in Ukraine's east.
Russia shells Ukraine’s Donetsk
Ukraine is taking up new defensive positions in Donetsk, where they still control major cities, while Russia's president praises his troops' success in Luhansk.
Putin declares victory in Ukraine region
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared victory in the Ukrainian region of Luhansk, after Ukrainian forces retreated from the city of Lysychansk.
PM pledges more Ukraine aid during visit
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced more sanctions on Russia and military aid for Ukraine during a high security visit to the war-torn country.
Zelenskiy denies Russia has taken Luhansk
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy has denied Russian forces have fully seized the last Ukrainian stronghold in Luhansk province.
Russia slams Mykolaiv, 21 killed in Odessa
Missile attacks have pounded the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv the day after local officials said Russian shelling killed 21 people in the nearby city of Odessa.
Russia says forces claim last Luhansk city
Russia claims its forces now control the eastern Luhansk region after capturing the final Ukrainian holdout of Lysychansk, although Ukraine is yet to comment.
NATO prepares for long Ukraine conflict
US President Joe Biden has signalled he expects a long conflict in Ukraine, offering to support the country "for as long as it takes".
Russian missiles kill 19 people near Odesa
At least 19 people have been killed in Russian missile attacks on an apartment building and a resort near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa.
NATO declares Russia a ‘direct threat’
NATO has identified Russia, previously classed as a strategic partner, as the military alliance's main threat.
No let-up from Russia after NATO summit
Russia continues to pummel Ukraine's east after NATO's summit declared Moscow was the biggest "direct threat" to Western security.
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Russia intensifies Ukraine missile attacks
Russian missiles have rained down on Ukraine as the West pledges enduring support.
NATO in biggest crisis since WWII: chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the defence bloc faces the most serious security crisis since World War II.
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian mall
The West and the UN have condemned a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian shopping centre, as G7 leaders vow to keep up the pressure on Moscow.
Russia launches strike on chemical plant
Russia has launched artillery strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, hitting the Azot chemical plant where civilians are trapped.
Missiles hit Kyiv, new ban on Russian gold
Russian missiles have struck Kyiv after a key city in eastern Ukraine fell to pro-Russian forces, with Britain and the US revealing new sanctions on Moscow.
Ukraine pleads for Weapons from West
Russian forces are fighting to capture Lysychansk, the last big city still held by Ukrainian troops in eastern Luhansk province.
PM Albanese invited to NATO, Paris talks
Anthony Albanese will take part in a NATO summit in Spain along with four regional countries sought for their advice on upholding global rules.
Ukrainians set to quit embattled city
Ukraine has signalled its troops are withdrawing from the city of Sievierodonetsk, a move that would be a big setback in its struggle to defeat Russian forces.
Donbas cities battle at ‘fearsome climax’
The fight for twin cities in Ukraine's Luhansk region is entering a "fearsome climax", a Ukraine presidential advisor says.
Albanese visit would ‘delight’ Ukraine
Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko says a visit from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to his country would send a strong message of solidarity.
Russian rockets kill 15 in Kharkiv
Russia's strikes on Kharkiv have been the worst for weeks in the area where normal life had been returning since Ukraine pushed Putin's forces back.