World | The UN faces challenging votes on Ukraine's sovereignty as the US proposes a draft for peace without mentioning territorial integrity, testing global diplomatic ties.

Three years after Russia invasion, UN faces difficult votes on Ukraine

Understand the implications of Russia's latest military actions as President Putin pledges to bolster armed forces, emphasising national security and future sovereignty.

Russia launched 267 drones on Ukraine: 'Record for a single attack'

World: Russia is planning to retaliate after its state media channels were blocked on Telegram in European Union countries, affecting outlets like Ria Novosti and Rossiya.

Russia vows response after state media blocked on Telegram in EU

Zelensky wrote on X, "According to preliminary data, the number of North Korean soldiers killed and wounded in the Kursk region has already exceeded 3,000."



Ukraine's Zelensky says over 3,000 North Koreans killed or wounded in Kursk region

The video prompted a reaction from the Australian government, urging Moscow to adhere to international laws regarding prisoners of war.



Video: Russia captures ‘Australian’ man fighting for Ukraine, Canberra opens probe

The new figure follows a report by Seoul's spy agency to MPs last week, which said at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed since entering combat in December



Over 1,000 North Korean soldiers killed or wounded in Russia-Ukraine war: South Korea

Putin said that Ukraine will face many times more destruction and will regret this. 



'They will regret,' Putin vows 'destruction' on Ukraine after drone attack in Kazan

Videos of the strike purportedly show the drones hitting a residential building head on, in what some users have labelled a '9/11-style attack'



Video: Ukraine hits Russian residential high-rises in Kazan. Dramatic visuals show '9/11-style attack'

The United States has been Ukraine's most important financial and military backer in the almost three years since Moscow invaded, and Washington is also reported to have routinely shared military intelligence with Ukraine to support its defence.



'Grateful for his help,' Ukraine’s Zelensky discloses final meeting with CIA director Burns

Zelensky voices support for Western troop deployment in Ukraine, Putin says should've invaded earlier

"If we are talking about a contingent, we need to be specific — how many, what they will do if there is aggression from Russia," he said adding, "The main thing is that this is not some artificial story, we need effective mechanisms"



The traditional annual question and answer sessions, often lasting hours, are largely a televised show while also being a rare setting in which he is put on the spot and answers some uncomfortable questions.



Putin ready to meet Trump 'anytime' to talk Ukraine deal

Putin said that the situation in Ukraine is "changing drastically" and claimed Russian forces are "regaining territory" daily. "Warfare is complicated," he said, "but we are getting closer to solving our primary tasks of the special operation."



Russian President Putin says he 'will have a conversation' with ousted Syrian President Assad soon

The Russian Investigative Committee currently probing the death of the top general said the suspect was allegedly hired by Ukraine’s special services and was sent to Russia to carry out the assassination.



Russia detains Uzbek citizen over killing of general Kirillov, claims Kyiv gave him $100k

Zelensky shared a 31-second video, showing a group of people burning what appears to be a corpse on a snow-covered slope. 



'Madness must be stopped', Zelensky claims Russian troops burning faces of North Korean soldiers killed in war

Russia launched one of its largest missile attacks ever in the early hours of Friday, once again targeting war-torn Ukraine's energy grid.



UK sending £35 million aid to help Ukrainians survive winter

The North Korean units were involved in assaults at the weekend near three villages, according to Ukraine’s defence intelligence service. 



Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv claims killing or injuring 30 North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

US announces $725mn in military aid for Ukraine as Biden extends last-ditch support before Trump inauguration

'It was a ballistic missile,' Western official rejects Ukraine's ICBM claim against Russia

Biden approves anti-personnel land mines for Ukraine amid escalating conflict with Russia: Report

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin signs decree allowing nuke strikes on nuclear power backed states

Russia-Ukraine war | Amid shifting political winds Zelensky warns Ukraine 'will lose' without US aid