War

A senior Ukrainian intelligence official said armed groups he described as Russians opposed to the Kremlin had turned two border regions into "active combat zones".

The amended budget adds more spending on defence and compensation to households and businesses hurt by the war.

Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war. But how ready?

A ship taking almost 200 tonnes of food to Gaza has left a port in Cyprus, taking aid to a population on the brink of famine.

They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October attack by Hamas.

A maritime corridor to Gaza could begin operating this weekend to boost aid to the territory, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says.

President Joe Biden made the announcement in his State of the Union speech.

He said the United States was trying to "weaken Russia in every possible way, limit its sovereignty and destroy its territorial integrity".

The deaths are the first the group's attacks on merchant vessels have caused.

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that it was in the hands of Hamas whether to accept a deal on the table.

They also said there was "convincing information" that hostages had been subjected to sexual violence.

Many of the people treated for injuries following a rush on an aid convoy in Gaza on Thursday suffered gunshot wounds, the UN has said.

It comes a day after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for aid threw a spotlight on an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the crowded coastal enclave.

Several countries have joined the UN in calling for an investigation into the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians during an aid delivery in Gaza.

Gaza authorities said the people were shot dead by Israeli forces as they waited, but Israel says many of the victims were run over by aid trucks.