Almost every district in Kyiv was under “massive” attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said, with one death reported and 30 residential buildings damaged across the city. Russia has in recent months intensified its attacks on infrastructure. (Representational Image)(REUTERS) Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, has in recent months intensified…
Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Friday as markets responded to renewed attacks by Ukraine against energy infrastructure in Russia. A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, one of the country’s most important oil export hubs, triggered renewed fears of supply disruptions in what has been a very…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to increase imports from Spain and deepen trade collaboration with Madrid in Latin America, amid rising tensions with Europe. Xi made the pledge during a meeting with Spain’s King Felipe in Beijing on Wednesday. “China is willing to import more high-quality products from Spain, explore cooperation potential in emerging…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Pokrovsk, a key fortress and logistical hub for Ukrainian forces in the eastern region of Donbas, has been under siege for almost two years. But in recent weeks, tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been storming the town around the clock, taking over the streets where buildings are mostly reduced to…
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Most of the streets of Kherson are empty now. Three years after the liberation ended a nine-month Russian occupation, the city that once erupted in joy has sunk into a wary stillness — a place where daily life unfolds behind walls or underground. On Nov. 11, 2022, people poured into the…
Here are the key events from day 1,354 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 9 Nov 20259 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is how things stand on Sunday, November 9: Fighting Russian forces fired more than 450 drones and 45 missiles at Ukraine overnight on Saturday, targeting…
European countries have been forced to boost defence spending because of the “threat” from Russia, Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said as he wrapped up a visit to China where he called for the country to put more pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the Post on Thursday,…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that more than 1,400 people from 36 African nations are known to be fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, urging governments to warn their citizens against joining a conflict where they are “quickly killed”. Speaking on Friday, Sybiha accused Moscow of enticing Africans into joining the…
First Bakhmut, then Avdiivka, now Pokrovsk. In each of the last three years, Russia’s generals have identified a midsize Ukrainian town as their invasion’s next critical target, expending vast amounts of manpower and hardware to take it. The question is not whether Pokrovsk will fall, but what that will mean for the war. Pokrovsk’s capture…
This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union as well as the 25th anniversary of the founding of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Here, Shi Jiangtao looks at how the relationship has been affected by Trump 2.0 and accompanying ups and downs of US-China…