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Russian Air Force An-26 taking off from Zhukovsky, Russia, during the Aviation Salon MAKS-2015 airshow.

Russian military plane crash in Crimea kills 29 - TASS

A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people onboard, due to a possible technical malfunction, Russia's ⁠defence ministry said early, according to news agencies.

Russia • 20 mins

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto - GETTY

Hungarian FM says leak of Russian calls 'interference'

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has denounced "foreign interference" in Hungary's election campaign, after investigative media published telephone conversations suggesting he passed on information to Russia.

World • 7 hrs

Volodymyr Zelensky is seen during his official visit to Spain with a Ukrainian flag - blue and yellow - behind him

Zelensky urges Russia to halt energy strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure.

Ukraine • 30 Mar

Russia 'glad' oil shipment reached Cuba amid US blockade

Russia is pleased that a shipment of its oil reached Cuba, the Kremlin has said, after US President Donald Trump said he was not bothered by the delivery despite Washington's de facto blockade of the island.

World • 22 hrs

Irish alumina use in Russian war effort 'very worrying'

EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan has said it is "very worrying" that a product produced in Ireland could be indirectly assisting "the Russian war machine" and its sale may have to be banned.

Ireland • 6 hrs

A satellite image of fire at the Ust-Luga oil terminal complex

Russia reports fire in new strike on major Baltic port

A drone strike triggered a fire at Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga, the regional governor said reporting new damage at the major exporting hub hit for a second time in days.

World • 29 Mar

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the Congress of Russian Union of Industialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), on March 26, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. President Putin Visited an annual congress of top national businessme

Russia's oil revenues spike due to US-Iran war

Four weeks of the US-Israeli war with Iran and a sharp rise in oil prices have added millions to Russia's budget, energy market analysts say.

Business • 29 Mar

Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at a lecter during a conference

Kremlin denies Putin asked businessmen to fund war effort

The Kremlin has denied reports that President Vladimir Putin had asked leading businessmen to donate money to stabilise Russia's finances as it presses on with the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine • 27 Mar

This screengrab from a video shows the fragment of a military drone which crashed

Drone crashes in Romania after Russia strikes Ukraine

A drone has crashed near a village in Romania after overnight Russian air strikes in neighbouring Ukraine, the government said, in the latest such incident since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

Ukraine • 26 Mar

A firefighter on a latter sprays water from a hose onto a fire in a building which shows extensive damage

Russian attacks knock out power for thousands in Ukraine

Russian attacks damaged two energy facilities in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, ⁠leaving close to 212,000 consumers without power, a regional electricity distribution company said.

Ukraine • 25 Mar

People look at smoke rising from a burning building following a Russian drone attack in Lviv

Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours

Russia fired nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian air force said, after an unprecedented daytime barrage killed at least three people across the war-torn country.

Ukraine • 24 Mar

Zelensky has 'bad feeling' about Iran war impact

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he has a "very bad feeling" about the impact of the war in the Middle East on the efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and on defending his country while it remains ongoing.

Ukraine • 22 Mar

US President Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a press conference following talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida

What Trump's war on Iran has meant for Ukraine

US mediation to end Russia's four-year invasion of Ukraine has paused since the Trump administration launched strikes against Iran three weeks ago

Analysis and Comment • 22 Mar

Damage to a building following Russian airstrikes in Sloviansk, Ukraine

Ukraine says talks on resolving war to continue tomorrow

Ukrainian and US negotiators trying to move towards a settlement ⁠of the four-year war pitting Kyiv against Moscow opened their latest round of talks in Florida, with more discussions planned through the weekend.

Ukraine • 21 Mar

Tanker with Russian diesel to arrive in Cuba in 'days'

A tanker carrying Russian diesel is set to arrive in crisis-hit Cuba "in several days" after using deceptive maneuvers to reach the island, which is under a US fuel blockade, according to a maritime tracker.

Cuba • 19 Mar

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) deliver a speech during a joint press conference

Macron says no 'respite' for Russia despite Iran war

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to keep up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion of Ukraine after Washington partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the Middle East war.

Ukraine • 13 Mar

Four men have been jailed for life for an attack on a concert hall in Moscow in 2024

15 people given life terms for Moscow concert hall attack

A Russian military court has sentenced four men from Tajikistan and 11 accomplices to life in prison for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March 2024, according to state news agency TASS.

World • 12 Mar

Russia holds 'productive' talks with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy said that he had joined a "productive meeting" with US negotiators, the first talks between Moscow and Washington since the start of the Iran war.

World • 12 Mar

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 7: Firefighters extinguish a fire in a damaged apartment building after a Russian ballistic missile attack on March 7, 2026 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Russian forces attacked the city with ballistic missiles, destroying a multi-story re

Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' - UN inquiry

A United Nations-mandated inquiry has accused Moscow of committing crimes against humanity by deporting and forcibly transferring children from Ukraine to Russia.

Ukraine • 10 Mar

Firefighters extinguish a blaze and clear rubble at a five-story residential building in Kharkiv.

Russian strikes kill 12 people across Ukraine

Russia fired a volley of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight, killing 12 people and wounding more than a dozen, including children.

Ukraine • 07 Mar

Oil pump with an Iran flag in the background

Oil set for steepest weekly gain since Ukraine invasion

US crude oil futures climbed more than 10% today, pulling closer to Brent as buyers sought available barrels, with Middle Eastern supply constrained by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the expanding US-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Business • 06 Mar

Soldiers, citizens and relatives of Ukrainian soldiers at a funeral

Expanding cemetery shows Ukraine's devastating loss

More than 1,000 Ukrainian servicemen and servicewomen who have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion are buried in Lviv's historic Lychakiv Cemetery.

Ukraine • 04 Mar

Russia blames Ukraine after gas tanker sinks off Libya

Russia has accused Ukraine of using naval drones to attack a liquified natural gas carrier off the Libyan coast, which led to its sinking.

Ukraine • 04 Mar

Close up of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine peace talks still expected this week - Zelensky

A new round of US-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, scheduled for this week, has not been canceled following the weekend strikes on Iran ⁠by the US and Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Ukraine • 02 Mar

Utility workers unload OSB panels at the site of a residential high-rise damaged by a Russian strike drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine

US, Ukraine talk future reconstruction as war grinds on

Ukrainian and US officials met in Geneva for talks on post-war reconstruction despite a deadlock in negotiations with Russia, and officials in Kyiv hoped to finalise key details of a settlement at a trilateral meeting early next month.

Ukraine • 27 Feb