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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Zelensky warns of painful winter for Russia if energy truce talks fail

The leader described Russia’s Putin as the ‘patient zero’ from whom the idea of war keeps spreading further.

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Zelensky meets Trump, says Ukraine ready for energy truce with Russia

23 Sep 2026 - 9:42AM

4 dead in Ukraine after Russian attacks on industrial cities

22 Sep 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Zelensky and CIA chief meet during refuelling stop in Ireland

Sources say the pair met at Shannon Airport as the Ukrainian leader travelled to the UN meetings in New York.

22 Sep 2026 - 11:00AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: EPA

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

21 Sep 2026 - 9:54PM

Ukraine’s Zelensky to meet Trump in New York

Planned meeting comes as Washington pushes for fresh, face-to-face peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

21 Sep 2026 - 2:30PM

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Putin’s party retains power in Russian vote marked by massive drone attack

Electoral chief says results show United Russia – dominating for 25 years – won 355 of the Duma’s 450 seats, the party’s highest ever.

22 Sep 2026 - 8:40AM

A gaping hole in a multi-storey residential building on the outskirts of Moscow. Photo: Reuters

A damaged multi-storey residential in Kotelniki, in the Moscow region. Photo: Reuters

Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery in Moscow. Photo: Reuters

The courtyard of a damaged multi-storey residential building in Kotelniki, in the Moscow region. Photo: Reuters

A damaged residential building in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine tries to disrupt Russian election with Moscow drone barrage

Two people were killed in the Moscow region and the Russian capital’s oil refinery was also struck.

20 Sep 2026 - 8:35PM

‘Nato war hawks’ stoking Russia clash as Ukraine strategy falters: Slovak PM

The Slovak leader said Europe was closer than ever to a large-scale war ‌erupting from the Ukraine conflict.

20 Sep 2026 - 11:04AM

US approves potential US$2.7 billion sale of Ukraine air defence equipment

Kyiv wants to buy multiple types of missiles, launchers and counter-drone radars, the US government says.

19 Sep 2026 - 6:22PM

Smoke rises in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday following a Russian attack. Photo: EPA

Reporter’s notebook: Kazakhstan trip shows promise, limits of Central Asia ties

It will soon be possible to fly direct from Hong Kong to Almaty, but in the meantime a little flexibility is required.

19 Sep 2026 - 5:00PMvideocam

The Nur-Astana Mosque is the third-largest mosque in Central Asia. Photo: AFP

Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war

Kremlin’s United Russia party set to maintain a tight grip on the Duma alongside a handful of Putin-aligned groups.

18 Sep 2026 - 5:09PM

‘War without battle’: Russia tests Europe with mounting hybrid attacks

From sabotage and arson to cyberattacks and airspace violations, officials say Moscow’s hybrid actions have moved deeper into Europe.

17 Sep 2026 - 5:51PMvideocam

Russia employs North Koreans to build drones for Ukraine war: report

The move shows how military ties have expanded beyond weapons and troops into labour and industrial production, the report says.

17 Sep 2026 - 2:37PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) meets scientists, researchers and officials from key national defence research institutions in Pyongyang on August 29. Photo: KCNA / Reuters

Ukraine says ready for ‘de-escalatory steps’ if Russia does same

Kyiv demands genuine commitment from Moscow as Trump claims deal to halt refinery and grid attacks.

15 Sep 2026 - 11:14AM

epa13178801 Cars line up at a Gazprom Neft gas station in Moscow, Russia, 19 August 2026. Sales limitations on fuel at some gas stations come as a result of repeated Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Trump Jnr confirms Russian businessman paid for post-wedding parties

Couple defends gift from IBA head and ‘dear friend’ Umar Kremlev following investigative report.

15 Sep 2026 - 10:28AM

German intelligence report warns of rising Chinese, Russian spy threat

A report by Germany’s counter-intelligence agency said some surveillance activities targeting military infrastructure can be linked to China.

15 Sep 2026 - 12:41AM

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Poland and Ukraine denounce train strike on route used by foreign dignitaries

Drone attack at Ukraine station 2km from the Polish frontier occurred shortly after visitors – including Boris Johnson – passed through.

14 Sep 2026 - 4:19PM

A locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Photo: Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company via AP

Russia says Ukraine attacked trucks supplying fuel to Zaporizhzhia plant

An official said the strike killed two Russian servicemen and endangered the nuclear power plant.

13 Sep 2026 - 3:49PM

The machines fighting for men on Ukraine’s battlefront

Ukraine’s military deploys experimental unmanned vehicles to assault positions, resupply forces and rescue wounded.

11 Sep 2026 - 2:50PM

Canada unveils US$254 million air defence package for Ukraine

Kyiv is ‌running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors, as Russia steps up its ballistic missile attacks.

11 Sep 2026 - 3:01AM

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (right) shakes hands with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenski during his visit to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

China-Russia relations

Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sources

Moscow-Beijing negotiations over pipeline have halted as ‘no progress’ made on bridging a big gas price gap, sources say.

9 Sep 2026 - 7:02PMvideocam

An employee checks a gas valve at the Atamanskaya compressor station, part of Gazprom’s Power of Siberia 1 gas pipeline outside the far eastern town of Svobodny, in Amur region, Russia. Photo: Reuters

Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in ‘extremely frank’ call

The hour-long talks focused on ‘the issue of a settlement’, the Kremlin says, as the US leader called for a speedy end to the fighting.

9 Sep 2026 - 12:45PM

Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions

Visiting Moscow and Paris in succession allows To Lam to rally support for Hanoi’s maritime stance without taking sides, analysts say.

8 Sep 2026 - 8:10PM

Russia resumes deadly strikes on Kyiv after pause for Trump envoys’ visit

Explosions rock Ukrainian capital after expiration of a three-day halt for Witkoff and Kushner visit.

8 Sep 2026 - 3:44PM

Smoke rises over buildings in downtown Kyiv on Tuesday following Russian air attacks. Photo: AFP

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