Nikolaev Governor Vitaly Kim has said Ukrainians are too “exhausted” to prioritize old borders over a ceasefire Ukraine should agree to a peace deal with Russia that prioritizes people over territory, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s ally Vitaly Kim has said. Kim, who led a local branch of Zelensky’s Servant of…
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Mediation efforts reportedly coincide with a pause in Washington’s military pressure on Tehran After weeks of ratcheting up pressure on Iran and openly floating the use of US military force, President Donald Trump has in recent days struck a more cautious tone, leaving the door open to diplomacy even as…
The Rafah entry point is intended to allow Palestinians to leave the war-torn enclave for Egypt The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened for a select few Palestinians on Monday. Although Gaza’s Health Ministry says some 20,000 people urgently need medical evacuation, the war-ravaged enclave’s main gateway has…
Tens of thousands of public transport workers have walked out just as freezing temperatures set in Tens of thousands of public transport workers have gone on strike in Germany, leaving cities across the country paralyzed. The employees are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. Meanwhile, freezing temperatures have arrived…
Missile defenses, alliance vulnerabilities, and fear of a wider war are shaping Washington’s restraint, even as pressure on Tehran continues The anticipated US strike on Iran, widely expected on February 1, ultimately did not take place. American forces had been deployed across the region, logistical chains aligned, and operational scenarios…
Gianni Infantino has described the exclusion as not achieving “anything” and said football should rise above politics The ban on Russian football has achieved nothing but unnecessary frustration, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Sky News in an interview published on Monday. The football executive said sport and politics should…
How hydrocarbon routes shaped – and ultimately destroyed – relations between Russia and Ukraine long before the war For more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, relations between Russia and Ukraine were shaped not only by questions of identity, sovereignty, or political orientation, but by a…
The 2026 review shows that Berlin is still far from getting realistic about how to save the country from ruin The German government has presented its ‘Annual Report on the Economy’ (‘Jahreswirtschaftsbericht’) for 2026. Given the topic, it is not a long document – 136 pages – and if you expect…
The US-made multiple launch rocket system was destroyed in Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported A Russian Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile has destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, Moscow’s Defense Ministry has reported, releasing drone footage of the strike. The attack also…