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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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint news conference with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 4, 2025
Eastern Europe / 5 December 2025
5 December 2025
A mother cries at the coffin of her son and soldier, Yukhym Agafontsev, 22, killed in a battle with the Russian troops, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 2, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 3 December 2025
3 December 2025
A man walks in front of burning residential building after a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, November 26, 2025
Eastern Europe / 28 November 2025
28 November 2025
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., November 25, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 26 November 2025
26 November 2025
Firefighters put out the fire after a drone hit a multi-storey residential building during Russia's night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025
War / 25 November 2025
25 November 2025
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (second right) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2025. Photo: Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP
Russia-Ukraine / 24 November 2025
24 November 2025
A view of the US Permanent Mission, in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 23 November 2025
23 November 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to journalists during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, November 19, 2025
Russia-Ukraine / 20 November 2025
20 November 2025