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n this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire after Russia's air attack in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 24, 2026
Round-up / 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begona Gomez arrive before a Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV at the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, June 10, 2026
Round-up / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026
Rescuers carry a body that they removed from under the rubble of an apartment building following Russia's missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 20, 2026
Eastern Europe / 21 June 2026
21 June 2026

Meanwhile, Poland strips Zelensky of its highest honour over naming of military unit after WWII far-right paramilitaries

A mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb explosion
Anti-War / 20 June 2026
20 June 2026

Build peace, not a new nuclear Europe, says SOPHIE BOLT of CND

Firefighters extinguish a burning car after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow, June 18, 2026
Round-up / 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (second right) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right), as other G7 leaders speak with each other during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026
Diplomacy / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Local residents look at a large crater and heavily damaged residential houses following an overnight Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026
Eastern Europe / 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
A man helps an elderly woman to evacuate from a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026
Ukraine Invasion / 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, February 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters
United Nations / 4 June 2026
4 June 2026
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 2 June 2026
2 June 2026
Servicemen of Ukraine's defense intelligence set up drones against Russian in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, May 28, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Rescue workers try to put out a fire at a residential building after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 25 May 2026
25 May 2026
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Exhibition Review / 15 May 2026
15 May 2026

This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics suggests CLARE CAROLIN

This photo, provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, shows the site of an aerial guided bomb strike after Russia's air attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 5, 2026
Eastern Europe / 6 May 2026
6 May 2026
A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026
Eastern Europe / 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
A person walks near residential houses damaged by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 27, 2026
Eastern Europe / 27 April 2026
27 April 2026

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region

Animal rights activists attempt to break into Ridglan Farms beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, April 18, 2026
Round-up / 19 April 2026
19 April 2026
Police officers at the site of a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 18, 2026
Eastern Europe / 19 April 2026
19 April 2026
DRONING UP: German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspect drones made in German-Ukrainian cooperation in Berlin on Tuesday
Features / 17 April 2026
17 April 2026

By signing strategic defence agreements with Ukraine, the German government has reached a new dimension of war involvement, says SEVIM DAGDELEN

A woman with a dog walks among the rubble of a house damaged after a Russian strike on residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 16, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza party, waves the Hungarian flag following the announcement of the partial results of the parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026
Editorial / 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
American Electric Power's John Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen on the banks of the Kanawha River, March 22, 2026
Round-up / 10 April 2026
10 April 2026
A rescue worker walks in front of residential building which was heavily damaged after a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, April 6, 2026
Eastern Europe / 6 April 2026
6 April 2026
People look at a residential building damaged after a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine, March 19, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 22 March 2026
22 March 2026
Far-right Prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban speaks during a countryside campaign tour in Kaposvár, Hungary, March 16, 2026 ahead of April 12 parliamentary election
Round-up / 20 March 2026
20 March 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint presser with France's President Emmanuel Macron, not pictured, following a bilateral meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026
Round-up / 15 March 2026
15 March 2026
Locals search for the bodies of mudslide victims in the Gacho Baba district of the Gamo Zone in southern Ethiopia on Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Round-up / 12 March 2026
12 March 2026
Athletes compete during wheelchair curling mixed doubles matches at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 5, 2026
Winter Games / 6 March 2026
6 March 2026
‘PARANOID HYSTERIA’: Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte at a news conference in Skopje, North Macedonia last Tuesday. North Macedonia became a member of Nato in March 2020, as the 30th member state
Journalism / 7 March 2026
7 March 2026

IAN SINCLAIR looks at how we are made to swallow, without question, the porkies fed to us by the mass media

Ukraine
Theatre Review / 4 March 2026
4 March 2026

MARY CONWAY applauds an exploration, through five short plays, that demonstrates the vital role of drama in furthering collective understanding

England players during a training session at St. George's Park, Burton upon Trent, February 24, 2026
Women’s Football / 2 March 2026
2 March 2026

Wiegman highlights players’ safety while reflecting on the harsh realities of war

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (right) meet before the bilateral meeting on the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle berthed at the North Port in Malmo, Sweden, February 27, 2026
Round-up / 27 February 2026
27 February 2026
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest, Hungary, February 16, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 26 February 2026
26 February 2026
A woman place flowers at the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 24, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 24 February 2026
24 February 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 16 February 2026
16 February 2026