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UK considers envoy for Britons held abroad
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» LONDON - Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces calls to do more to bring them home.
Ukrainians feel no closer to peace after Trump-Putin call
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainians felt no closer to peace following Donald Trump's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the US leader hailing the talks as a starting point for ending Russia's war.
'White flag': Pope leaves bitter legacy in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - As Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis, many Ukrainians will remember him bitterly for failing to clearly blame Russia for its invasion and calling for Ukraine to raise the "white flag".
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» KYIV, Ukraine - Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.
Trump pauses aid to Ukraine after Zelensky clash
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, a White House official said, sharply escalating pressure on Kyiv to agree to peace negotiations with Russia.
Ukraine hits Russian army factories, energy hubs
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine fired missiles and drones at factories and energy facilities across Russia early on Tuesday, sparking fires hundreds of kilometres from the frontline, a source in Ukraine's SBU security services said.
Ukraine's French-trained brigade rocked by scandal
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) — With its soldiers trained in France and high-profile endorsements from the French and Ukrainian presidents, the "Anne of Kyiv" brigade was supposed to be a flagship unit for Ukraine's army.
Russia says Ukraine launches 'counterattack' in Kursk region
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» MOSCOW - Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August.
Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» Vietnam began enforcing new internet rules on Wednesday, requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities, in what critics say is the latest attack on freedom of expression.
Ex-rebel leader faces extremism charges in Moscow
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A former top commander of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, went on trial in Moscow on Thursday on charges of extremism for criticising the Kremlin's military strategy towards Kyiv.