Ukraine

Moldova: Water crisis after Russian strike on Ukraine

President Maia Sandu blamed Russia for polluting Dniester River in an attack on Ukraine’s Novodnistrovsk plant on March 7

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A river clean-up operation in progress. PIC COURTESY/CNMC Moldova

EU leaders meet in Brussels, focus on Iran war and energy crisis

Many of those leaders have deflected entreaties by US President Donald Trump to send military assets to secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the global flow of oil, gas and fertiliser

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Oscars 2025: Sean Penn skipped the awards to meet Prez Zelenskyy

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Sean Penn in Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine make rival battlefield claims as war enters fourth year

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Aftermath of a ‘KAB-250’ bomb attack in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine. PIC/GETTY IMAGES

Russia strikes Ukraine, kills 7

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Firefighters put out a blaze after a Russian drone hit a residential building in Kyiv, on Sunday. PIC/AP/PTI

China has unmatched industrial system but is undemocratic, says Rahul Gandhi

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Ukraine war talks on hold

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Russia-Ukraine talks on ice due to war; Gulf states seek Kyiv's drone expertise