Russian advance nears Ukraine鈥檚 Sumy region
Despite the driving rain, a few elderly residents wander into the streets of Stets鈥檏ivka in northeast Ukraine to catch a yellow bus to go shopping in nearby Sumy, the regional capital...
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Rooppur power plant鈥檚 first unit to be launched this year: Russian envoy
The Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Alexander Khozin, on Sunday said that they were expecting the first unit of the Nuclear Power Plant at Rooppur in Pabna would be launched this year.
Putin tells Trump Russia is ready for next round of Ukraine talks
Russian president Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that Moscow was ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once the warring sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers鈥� bodies...
Russia to build Kazakhstan鈥檚 first nuclear power plant
Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world鈥檚 top uranium producer, the Central Asian country鈥檚 authorities said on Saturday...
Ukraine receives 1,200 bodies from Russia
Ukraine on Friday said it has received 1,200 unidentified bodies from Russia as part of an agreement reached at peace talks in Istanbul.
Ukraine, Russia exchange new group of POWs
Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...
For whom the drones buzz
THOSE drone attacks on five Russian airfields last week were nothing if not daring. No final report from Moscow yet, but three figures鈥� worth of Ukrainian drones launched from the backs of trucks destroyed some number of strategic bombers in the Russian fleet...
Russia launches deadly strike in east Ukraine
Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 others, including children, on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire...
Russian strikes in Kyiv, Odesa kill three
Russia launched fresh drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing three people and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said...
Russia fired record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight
Moscow fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine, including on the western region of Rivne that has been largely spared from attacks, Kyiv said on Monday, also claiming an attack on a Russian factory hundreds of miles east of Moscow...
Russia accuses Ukraine of 鈥榩ostponing鈥� POW swap
Russia on Saturday accused Ukraine of postponing a large-scale prisoner swap and the repatriation of the bodies of dead soldiers they had agreed on during peace talks in Istanbul...
Russian ceasefire memorandum is an ultimatum: Zelensky
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that Russia was giving Ukraine an ultimatum at peace negotiations but said he was ready to hold direct talks with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump 鈥榓ny day鈥�...
Russia deliberately targeting civilians: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of 鈥榙eliberately鈥� targeting civilians in a rocket attack on the city of Sumy, a day after officials from the two countries met for fresh peace talks...
Russia, Ukraine swap peace road maps at Istanbul talks
Russia and Ukraine on Monday swapped plans for ending their three-year war during talks in Istanbul aiming to find a way out of Europe鈥檚 largest conflict since World War II.
N Korea says military ties with Russia to ensure 鈥榩eace, stability鈥� in Europw, Asia
North Korea on Monday defended its military cooperation with Russia, saying ties were aimed at 鈥榚nsuring peace and stability鈥� in Europe and Asia...
Ukraine widens evacuations in Sumy amid offensive fears
Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia on Saturday amid fears Moscow was gearing up for a fresh ground assault...
OPEC+ announces sharp increase in July oil production
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key OPEC+ members announced on Saturday a huge increase in crude production for July...
Acting ambassador to Russia Faisal recalled over FB comment
Bangladesh鈥檚 acting ambassador to Russia Faisal Ahmed, who was holding the post of charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires, has been recalled and asked to report to the foreign affairs ministry immediately apparently for his Facebook comment criticising the ministry鈥檚 administrative activities...
Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin
Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin 鈥楥RAZY鈥� and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.
Russia strikes Kyiv amid POW exchange with Ukraine
A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv Saturday wounded at least 15 people, even as Russia and Ukraine continued the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow鈥檚 invasion...
Russia, Ukraine begin mass prisoner swap
Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.
鈥楢ccident鈥� takes place at North Korea warship launch ceremony
A major accident occurred at a launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un saying the mishap was a 鈥榗riminal act鈥�...
Zelensky accuses Russia of buying time to stall peace talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Tuesday of delaying peace talks in a bid to pursue its three-year invasion, even as US president Donald Trump pushes for an immediate ceasefire...
Trump calls Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire
Donald Trump spoke with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin on Monday as the US president seeks a breakthrough to end the grinding conflict triggered by Moscow鈥檚 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Pope Leo receives Vance, Rubio
Pope Leo XIV received US vice president JD Vance and US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff鈥檚 inauguration mass.
Putin-Zelensky meet only after deal: Kremlin
The Kremlin on Saturday said a meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counter-part Volodymyr Zelensky would be possible only after both sides reach an agreement, a day after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct talks in more than three years, which did not result in a truce...
Russia, Ukraine agree to prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed a potential meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin in their first direct talks in over three years on Friday.
China says ready to expand cooperation with Russian army
China said Thursday it was ready to 鈥榚xpand practical cooperation鈥� with the Russian army, after president Xi Jinping鈥檚 recent visit to Moscow for a lavish World War II Victory Day parade.
Russia, Ukraine trade insults ahead of Turkey peace talks
Russia and Ukraine traded insults on Thursday as negotiators were due to meet in Turkey for the first direct peace talks in more than three years...
Knitwear exporters in Bangladesh grapple to get dues from Russian buyers
More than two dozen Bangladeshi apparel exporters are still grappling with a deepening payment crisis, due to over $7 million in overdue payments from the Russian buyer, Concept Group LLC...