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Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to estab…
Ukrainian leader said agreement related to military-industrial co-operation; Russia pounds city of Dnipro with missiles and drones. What we know on day 1,523Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed deals on security and energy cooperation with hi…
Trawler set off from Bangladesh and reportedly capsized due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowdingAbout 250 people are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the UN’s ref…
Iranian delegates say Washington needs to do more to win their trust if talks in Islamabad to resolve US-Iran conflict are to be successfulMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US vice-president, JD Vance, has blamed the failure of marathon negotiations…
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy offers expertise on keeping waterways open amid Middle East conflict
‘Ukraine has expertise concerning sea waterways, and the defence and reopening of maritime traffic,’ says president. What we know on day 1,500Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered on Thursday to provide Ukraine’s expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation i…
A trickle of cargo ships and tankers – mostly Iranian, but some from Thailand and China – have made it through the strait since the war beganMiddle East crisis – live updatesMalaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he had spoken to the …
Projectile was fired toward the sea off North Korea’s east coast, the South Korean military said, days after Seoul and Washington launched major military drillsNorth Korea fired a projectile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, with…
Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military base north of Kabul, as cross-border …
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prisonA Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday overturned fraud convictions against the media mogul Jimmy Lai, a rare victory in the prominent pro…
Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for RussiaNorth Korea has said it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed whi…
Taiwanese president says ties with Washington ‘rock solid’, hours after leaders of US and China share first call since NovemberIn their first call since November, Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned US president Donald Trump to be “prudent” about supplyin…
Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industryChina on Thursday executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key members” involved in scam operations, state media re…
US president says tariffs on automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals will rise to 25%, accusing Seoul of not living up to a trade deal struck last yearDonald Trump has said he is raising tariffs on South Korean goods including automobiles, lumber and p…
Strikes knock out electricity to 80% of Ukraine’s second-largest city and surrounding region and damage 11th-century Kyiv monastery. What we know on day 1,434 Continue reading…
Zhang Youxia, second-in command under president Xi Jinping as chairman of the Central Military Commission, has long been seen as Xi’s closest military allyChina’s most senior general is under investigation, China’s defence ministry has confirmed, in th…