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Ukraine

Russia captures another village in northeastern Ukraine, Defence Ministry says

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 25, 2026

A Minneapolis police officer throwing a can of tear gas at people gathered on Nicollet Avenue following a fatal shooting by federal agents.
A Minneapolis police officer throwing a can of tear gas at people gathered on Nicollet Avenue following a fatal shooting by federal agents.

US-brokered peace talks break off without deal after overnight Russian bombardment of Ukraine

Jan 24 was scheduled to be the final day of the talks, billed by Mr Zelensky as the first trilateral meeting under the US-mediated peace process.
Jan 24 was scheduled to be the final day of the talks, billed by Mr Zelensky as the first trilateral meeting under the US-mediated peace process.

Ukraine says Russian strikes hit ‘negotiation table’

A State Emergency Service employee checks a generator next to a tent of a government-run humanitarian aid point in Kyiv on Jan 20.
A State Emergency Service employee checks a generator next to a tent of a government-run humanitarian aid point in Kyiv on Jan 20.

Russian air attack knocks out power for over a million Ukrainians amid peace talks

A woman carrying a blanket distributed by UN workers near the site of a Russian strike on a four-storey residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Jan 24.
A woman carrying a blanket distributed by UN workers near the site of a Russian strike on a four-storey residential building in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Jan 24.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 24, 2026

Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US meeting in Abu Dhabi on Jan 23.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US meeting in Abu Dhabi on Jan 23.

Ukraine and Russia hold first direct talks on latest US peace plan

Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US meeting in Abu Dhabi on Jan 23.
Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the US meeting in Abu Dhabi on Jan 23.

Italy’s Meloni hopes to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Jan 23 in Rome, Italy.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaking during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Jan 23 in Rome, Italy.

Ukraine’s grid operator says energy situation has ‘significantly’ worsened

Volunteers of US-based food charity World Central Kitchen distributing a hot meal on Jan 22 to residents in Kyiv, which has been left without electricity and water due to Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector.
Volunteers of US-based food charity World Central Kitchen distributing a hot meal on Jan 22 to residents in Kyiv, which has been left without electricity and water due to Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy sector.

Ukraine needs energy ceasefire as catastrophe looming, top power executive says

FILE PHOTO: Water vapour rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Water vapour rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.