Wars and conflicts

NATO veterans say Trump ‘crossed red line’ questioning their Afghan service

Afghan security forces and a British soldier with NATO-led Resolute Support Mission stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Russia demands Ukraine’s Donbas region ahead of Abu Dhabi talks

Talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US look set to be the first direct public negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv on a plan being pushed by US President Donald Trump to end the war.

Spain will not join Trump’s Board of Peace, sticks to UN system

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference after attending a special summit of European Union leaders to discuss transatlantic relations following U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose new tariffs on goods from a list of EU countries over his demand to acquire Greenland, in Brussels, Belgium January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Indian security forces kill 16 Maoist rebels

US, Ukraine and Russia to hold security talks in UAE, says Kremlin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 22, 2026. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

Bid to rein in Trump’s Venezuela war powers fails in US House

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 23, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and US President Donald Trump posing for a photo during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Hungary’s Orban bristles at Zelensky’s ‘Little Moscow’ jab

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) took a swipe at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in his speech in Davos on Jan 22.

Zelensky suggests ‘trilateral’ talks between Russia, US, Ukraine in UAE

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russians "have to be ready for compromises".

Ukraine’s Zelensky, after Trump talks, says territorial issue still not resolved

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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