‘Extremely cruel’ attacks kill at least seven in Kharkiv; Blinken told to get rid of ban on Ukrainians firing US weapons into Russia. What we know on day 821

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening arrived in Belarus for a two-day visit

The United States does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and there is no equivalence between Israel and Hamas, Joe Biden said on Thursday 23 May. His comments came after ICC prosecutor Karim Khan requested an ar ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Kyiv’s Western allies for the deadly strike on Kharkiv following delayed military aid

ukraine's allies are looking for ways to squeeze money out of frozen Russian assets and use the money to help ukraine fend off Russia's invasion

China is providing a route for Russia to stock up on weapons for the ukraine war, Grant Shapps has warned

Soviet-era bombs fitted with wings are now Putin’s ‘main instrument of terror’, Zelensky says

Grant Shapps cites US and British intelligence as basis for claim, but US national security adviser says there has been no sign yet of direct transfer of weapons

Russian glide bombs - nicknamed ‘building destroyers’ - have left Ukrainian civilians unable to seek out safety in undergound shelters

China is providing a route for Russia to stock up on weapons for the ukraine war, Grant Shapps has warned

Those who have stayed behind in ukraine’s second city, with so much and so many lost, are creating a version of normal life

The acting sports minister of ukraine has told his country’s athletes to keep a ‘cold head’ and pay no attention to any provocation from their Russian counterparts at the Olympics

In a boost for Rishi Sunak, the rate of inflation is now just 0.3 per cent away from the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, having skyrocketed in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of ukraine

Putin to test nuclear-capable Iskander and hypersonic Kinzhal missiles as drills begin today

More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and ukraine

ukraine says last Russian cruise missile ship in Crimea destroyed; give us Russia’s frozen assets, not just the interest, says Kuleba. What we know on day 819

It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons

Vladimir Putin announced the exercises earlier this month ‘as a warning to the west not to escalate tensions further’

More than 100 vehicles have been donated to ukraine through the Ulez programme

Lithuanian minister backs strikes on Russia with western arms and says don’t give China leverage over European security. What we know on day 818