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400 drones, 40 missiles: New footage shows Russia’s intense air attacks on Ukraine; watch video

In one of the heaviest aerial bombardments of the war, Russia launched over 400 drones and 40 missiles across Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people and injuring around 80 others on Friday. ‘Zelensky Gave Putin Reason…’: Trump Stuns Ukraine With SHOCKING Russia ‘Defence’ | Watch Footage of the assault showed missiles slamming into the […]

Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s drone strikes will continue until Russia halts offensive

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s surprise drone attack on Russia over the weekend was a success and warned it would “continue” unless Moscow halts its offensive.Speaking to reporters after the latest round of US-brokered peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, Zelenskyy described the drone strike as a “strategic operation” that weakened […]

Operation ‘Spider Web’: How Ukraine struck nuclear bombers thousands of kilometres inside Russia

In an unprecedented covert operation codenamed “Spider Web,” Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reportedly struck deep into Russian territory, damaging or destroying over 40 military aircraft at four separate airbases. The audacious drone assault, carried out with first-person-view (FPV) drones hidden inside trucks, targeted strategic Russian bombers thousands of kilometres from Ukraine, dealing what Kyiv claims […]

‘Gone absolutely CRAZY’: Donald Trump slams Putin, mulls new sanctions on Russia

Russia is bombing Ukrainian cities with record ferocity. US President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY” as Moscow launched its largest aerial assault of the war on Ukraine, a barrage of 367 drones and missiles that killed at least 12 civilians, including children. Trump’s harsh words – […]

Trump’s treatment of Ramaphosa disappoints South Africans

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tried to focus the talks on trade (Image: AP) South Africans voiced disappointment at US President Donald Trump‘s treatment of their president, Cyril Ramaphosa, during talks at the White House on Wednesday.Repeatedly interrupted by Trump, Ramaphosa calmly challenged claims that minority Afrikaners were the targets of a “white genocide.”A video […]

Pope Leo XIV, JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV meets US vice-president JD Vance (Image: AP) Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and US Vice President JD Vance, were meeting Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Vance’s motorcade was seen entering Vatican City just after 7.30 am.Vance, […]

Pope Leo XIV to meet Zelenskyy at Vatican Sunday, recalls ‘martyred Ukraine’

Pope Leo XIV is set to hold his first private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, shortly after his installation mass, according to Vatican officials.“The martyred Ukraine is waiting for negotiations for a just and lasting peace to finally happen,” the pontiff stated prior to the scheduled meeting.The Ukrainian President joined other global […]

‘I will be waiting for Putin’: Zelenksyy ahead of ceasefire talks with Russia in Turkey

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Türkiye for direct peace talks.Zelenskyy expressed hope that a proposed ceasefire beginning Monday could finally bring an end to the bloodshed in the Ukraine–Russia conflict, which has now lasted almost three years.“I will be waiting for Putin,” Zelenskyy […]

Zelenskyy says does ‘not believe’ Russian truce promises

Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a press conference at the Prague Castle, Czech Republic (Image: AP) PRAGUE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he did “not believe” Russia would adhere to a coming three-day truce to coincide with Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations.Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered […]

Serbian president stable in hospital after cutting short US trip

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic (Image: X/SNS Serbia) BELGRADE: Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic was in a stable condition following his admission to a military hospital in Belgrade on Saturday after cutting short a visit to the United States, a doctor said. The news of Vucic’s hospitalisation comes as he faces a widespread protest movement over a […]