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Ukrainian forces on ‘back foot’ in Russia’s Kursk region
People in Ukraine are very encouraged by the lifting of the US pause on military and intelligence aid, but there are grave concerns, especially here, about five kilometres (three miles) outside the town of Sumy, reports Al Jazeera. There are escalations in fighting across the border in the Kursk...

World reacts to Ukraine-backed temporary ceasefire proposal by US
War-torn Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia, reports Al Jazeera. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would present the offer to Russia and that the ball is in their court....

How Russia reacted to fiery Trump-Zelensky clash
After US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodomyr Zelenskys stunning clash at the White House, support arrived for the American leader all the way from the Kremlin in Russia. Russian officials and state media reacted with satisfaction after the heated exchange ended with...

Russia claims to capture another Ukraine town
Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russias Defense Ministry claimed on Monday, adding the wrecked town to the Kremlins list of conquests in the partially occupied Donetsk region during the almost three-year war, reports AP. The...

Kim hails ‘dearest friend’ Putin in New Year message
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed Vladimir Putin as his dearest friend in a New Years letter to the Russian leader praising close bilateral ties, state media said on Tuesday, reports BSS. The two countries have deepened political, military and cultural ties since Russias invasion of Ukraine...

US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine
The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20, reports AP. The large package of aid includes a...

Survivors on Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau...