Conflict

Ukraine's military says it has regained control of over 100 square kilometres of territory in a counter-offensive against Russian forces and Kyiv added Ukraine's forces had advanced on key sectors of…

Zelensky's comments come after an escalation of fighting in the south and east of Ukraine and speculation about progress of the widely anticipated push.

Moscow and Kyiv both reported heavy fighting in Ukraine on Friday, with bloggers describing the first sightings of German and US armour.

A senior Ukrainian defence official said the enemy was in "active defence".

For more than 15 months Russia has been fighting a war in Ukraine that the Kremlin refused to call a war - but that is changing: President Vladimir Putin is using the word "war" more often.

Floodwaters in southern Ukraine are expected to crest on Thursday, with tens of thousands of civilians fleeing in peril from the destruction of a vast dam that both sides called an act of wartime…

A vast Soviet-era dam in the Russian controlled part of southern Ukraine has been blown up, unleashing a flood of water across the war zone, with both Ukrainian and Russian forces blaming each other.

A pro-Ukraine group of Russian partisans said it had captured several soldiers during a cross-border raid into southern Russia and would hand them over to Ukrainian authorities.

Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by an Egyptian security officer in exchanges of fire on the Israeli side of the border.

Twenty people have been injured - and it is feared that others are trapped - after an alleged Russian strike in Ukraine's central city of Dnipro.

Opinion - Russia's war with Ukraine is now at a critical turning point. The relentless missile and drone strikes on the capital Kyiv may look like a sign of strength, but appearances can be deceiving.

The rocket's second stage malfunctioned, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea.

A Russian politician said the attack was the worst the country's capital has seen since World War II.

At least two people are dead and 23 injured, including young children, the regional governor says.

Sporadic clashes between Sudan's army and a paramilitary force has punctured the relative calm in Khartoum and raises the risk of a week-long truce deal crumbling.

Leaders of the G7 group of developed economies have agreed new sanctions against Russia on the first day of their annual summit.

The US says it will support providing advanced fighter jets including US-made F-16s to Ukraine and also back training Ukrainian pilots to fly them.