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Ukraine war
Ukraine sends US a revised peace plan as Trump blasts European allies
US president says ‘pretty strong words’ were used in his discussion with leaders from the UK, France and Germany.
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Russia
Crew killed in Russian military plane crash during test flight
9 Dec 2025 - 11:26PM
Ukraine war
European allies back Ukraine’s Zelensky after Trump criticism
9 Dec 2025 - 9:16AM
China-Russia relations
Chinese firms gear up for Russia’s reopening amid talks aimed at peace deal
Many Chinese exporters expect the first wave of post-war demand in Russia to come from infrastructure.
7 Dec 2025 - 8:57PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses reporters after attending the Russia Calling! investment forum in Moscow on December 2. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war
Hungary’s Orban to send team to Russia, expecting end of Ukraine war
The PM is anticipating a post-war landscape in which sanctions are lifted and Russia becomes reintegrated with the Western economy.
7 Dec 2025 - 5:40AM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine’s Zelensky holds ‘very substantive’ call with Trump envoys
The president’s negotiators are in Florida for talks on a US-led plan to end the war with Russia.
7 Dec 2025 - 1:20AM
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Pakistan
5 killed in latest clash at Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing
Each side has accused the other of launching ‘unprovoked’ attacks at the crossing between Chaman and Spin Boldak, in southern Afghanistan.
6 Dec 2025 - 7:52PM
A mortar lies on the ground near a damaged house in Chaman on Saturday, following overnight cross-border fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Why more women are embracing combat roles in Ukraine’s military
Equipment such as drones has opened up new paths for women and helped them overcome resistance in the military.
6 Dec 2025 - 5:40PM
India
India and Russia agree to boost trade to US$100 billion by 2030
India’s Modi greeted Putin with a bear hug before announcing free electronic visas for Russian tourists.
6 Dec 2025 - 1:15PM
Britain
UK Novichok report blames Putin for ‘reckless’ poisoning of ex-Russian spy
Inquiry concluded that the assassination attempt of Sergei Skripal must have been ‘authorised at the highest level’.
5 Dec 2025 - 3:35AM
Ukraine war
Trump says next steps for Ukraine talks unclear after Putin meeting
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser Jared Kushner had spent hours at the Kremlin with no breakthrough on ending the war.
4 Dec 2025 - 7:53AM
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in church damaged by a Russian military strike in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka on Friday. Photo: Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces via Reuters
Central Asia
Afghan boy, 13, executes family’s killer in echoes of worst days of Taliban rule
The public execution, the 11th carried out since the Taliban seized power in 2021, has drawn global condemnation.
3 Dec 2025 - 1:51PM
Ukraine war
Russia says no Ukraine compromise reached after Putin meets Trump envoys
Before the talks, the Kremlin chief warned European powers that if they wanted a war, Russia would defeat them.
3 Dec 2025 - 12:31PM
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Ukraine war
Zelensky reinforces European support as he eyes Trump talks on US deal
Ukrainian president met Macron in Paris to sound out allies on the US blueprint for peace, which was drafted without input from Kyiv or Europe.
2 Dec 2025 - 3:04PM
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The Philippines
Why Russia is targeting the Philippines with Ukraine mercenary claims
As Moscow wages an information war far from the battlefields of Ukraine, an improbable front has opened up in Southeast Asia.
1 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM
A Filipino soldier demonstrates how to operate a missile system during a joint military exercise with the US in August last year. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
US sees progress after latest Ukraine talks as Trump envoy heads to Russia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses optimism despite ‘delicate’ negotiations, with special envoy Steve Witkoff set to travel to Moscow.
1 Dec 2025 - 6:12PM
Ukraine war
Kazakhstan tells Ukraine to stop Black Sea oil terminal attacks
Ukraine has mounted wave after wave of attacks on Russia’s oil refineries and crude oil terminals in an attempt to undermine the Russian war economy.
30 Nov 2025 - 5:33PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in Black Sea off Turkish coast
The Kairos and Virat are said to be part of the ‘shadow fleet’ that helps Moscow evade international sanctions.
30 Nov 2025 - 1:18AM
Footage released on Saturday shows smoke rising from a ship on fire in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast. Photo: Security Service of Ukraine via AFP
Ukraine war
Russian strikes kill 3 in Kyiv, injure 29, as efforts to end war continue
The assault came hours before a Ukrainian team set off for the US for talks aimed at bringing peace after almost four years of war.
29 Nov 2025 - 9:49PM
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Russia’s Putin sets hardline condition for peace: Ukraine must cede land
Putin says Russia is seeking international recognition of occupied territories as the US pushes to end the nearly four-year Ukraine war.
28 Nov 2025 - 1:46PM
Turkey
Pope warns ‘piecemeal’ third world war ‘threatening’ humanity
In Ankara, Pope Leo urged for global peace amid rising conflicts and geopolitical tensions during his first trip outside Italy.
27 Nov 2025 - 10:25PM
Central Asia
3 Chinese citizens killed in Tajik-Afghan border clash
Tajik officials claim the workers were killed in a drone and gun attack from Afghanistan, raising tensions in Tajikistan’s volatile border region.
27 Nov 2025 - 9:47PM
Ruins of Ancient Penjikent in Tajikistan along the the Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor. Photo: Shutterstock
China travel
Chinese tourism to Russia soars as travellers pivot from under-fire Japan
Chinese travel firms have seen a surge in Russia-related bookings in recent weeks, as tourists continue to avoid Japan amid a diplomatic row.
26 Nov 2025 - 5:59PM
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Ukraine war
US-backed peace plan for Ukraine drew from Russian document: sources
Russian ‘non-paper’ was key input for the 28-point plan, which has since been revised following talks between US and Ukrainian officials.
26 Nov 2025 - 8:14PM
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Ukraine war
Zelensky ready to advance US-backed Ukraine plan as Trump softens on deadline
US president backs away from his initial November 27 peace plan deadline as he dispatches aides to see Putin and the Ukrainians.
26 Nov 2025 - 12:13PM
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