Conflict

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in Kherson, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive.

A suspected Russian spy arrested in the Arctic is a rare illegal agent, the Norwegian security service says.

The visit comes after Russian accusations that Kyiv is planning to use so-called dirty bombs.

Russia's defence minister has made claims that Ukraine could explode a 'dirty bomb'.

As Ukraine retakes territory, villagers describe their precarious life under Russian rule in Kherson region.

Ukraine has condemned unsubstantiated claims by Russia that Kyiv might use a "dirty bomb" - conventional explosives laced with radioactive material.

Ukraine is restricting electricity usage nationwide for the first time since Russia's invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced martial law in four annexed regions of Ukraine, but is struggling to defend from Ukrainian advances.

Russia has been hitting Kyiv with loitering explosives nicknamed 'kamikaze' drones. But what are these latest weapons of choice?

Russia has destroyed almost a third of Ukraine's power stations in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky says, as Moscow rained more missiles down on infrastructure.

The US Secretary of State says China could employ "forceful means" to achieve its objective.

Several people were killed in a wave of attacks across the country, including in the capital.

Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, UN officials said today, with more than 4 million facing acute food insecurity.

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said.

A settlement in the region of Ukraine's capital was hit by air strikes, the region's governor and his administration said.