War

Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive and killed 250 Ukrainian troops.

Opinion - Russia's war with Ukraine is now at a critical turning point. The relentless missile and drone strikes on the capital Kyiv may look like a sign of strength, but appearances can be deceiving.

The United States does not need more nuclear weapons to deter the combined forces of Russia and China, a top adviser said on Friday.

Russia has carried out a new massive drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv.

Ukraine is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told the BBC.

Oliver Candy, one of New Zealand's last living World War II veterans, still remembers the moment he heard the war had ended.

Sudanese refugees are streaming into Chad so quickly that it will be impossible to relocate them all, the Red Cross says.

Russia launched a new wave of overnight air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, setting ablaze several buildings.

"This is a crucial moment in Ukraine's resistance to a terrible war," Rishi Sunak said in a statement.

The US ambassador to South Africa has told local journalists Washington is confident a Russian vessel uploaded weapons and ammunition from South Africa in December.

President Vladimir Putin said that Russians were united in a "sacred" fight with the West over Ukraine that would end in victory, and accused the United States and its allies of forgetting the Soviet…

The leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group says he will withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on 10 May because of ammunition shortages.

Another 80,000 have reportedly been wounded - more than lived in Bakhmut before the war.

The army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals.