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Passers-by stand in the light of a fire department help point in Berlin, Germany, January 3, 2025, during a power cut in south-west Berlin after a fire on a cable bridge. Photo: Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP
World / 4 January 2026
4 January 2026
Ukrainian servicemen of the 48th artillery brigade fire a 2s22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
Eastern Europe / 2 January 2026
2 January 2026

Meanwhile, President Zelensky says peace deal is ‘90% ready’ in New Year’s message

This photo provided by Investigative Committee of Moscow shows an investigator working at the scene where Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov was killed by an explosive device placed under his car in Moscow, December 22, 2025
Russia / 22 December 2025
22 December 2025

Investigators says Ukraine may be behind the attack

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on December 8, 2025, a rescue worker puts out a fire of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Sumy region, Ukraine
Germany / 19 December 2025
19 December 2025
Coalition of the willing
Eastern Europe / 18 December 2025
18 December 2025

While pretending to seek peace, Europe is heading toward a collision course with Russia – using security guarantees, troop deployments, expropriation and censorship as tools, writes SEVIM DAGDELEN

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025
Eastern Europe / 17 December 2025
17 December 2025
M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Jan. 30, 2025
Round-up / 16 December 2025
16 December 2025
A military helicopter spraying Agent Orange during the Vietnam War
Science and Society / 17 December 2025
17 December 2025

The long-term effects of chemical weapons such as Agent Orange mean that the impact of war lasts well beyond a ceasefire