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Audio By VocalizePresident Vladimir Putin visited Russia's far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory. …
Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islandsCitizen Digital
… Accounts registered in Poland are treated as Poland-only for home-country use." Poland, one of Ukraine's most vocal allies since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, has spent millions to provide Starlink terminals and subscriptions to Ukrainian forces. …
Poland slams Musk's Starlink over European roaming exclusionCitizen Digital
Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attack By AFP August 12, 2026 04:53 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a ceremony to mark the Day of Ukrain …
Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attackThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeOne of nature's greatest spectacles –a rare total solar eclipse –cast its shadow on Wednesday, briefly turning day into night in Russia's remote Arctic north before heading towards mainland Europe. …
Solar eclipse darkens Arctic Russia on course for SpainThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeThe National Employment Authority has remained tight-lipped about ongoing advertisements for jobs in Russia at a time when hundreds of families are reeling from the effects of past recruitments. …
Government agency fails to clear the air on jobs in Russia advertisementsCitizen Digital
… Russia is also not a member. Its President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of an ICC arrest warrant since March 2023. …
US rights groups sue Trump over ICC sanctionsCitizen Digital
… Poland's Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, took just 64 minutes to sweep past Russia's Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1. …
Swiatek dominates Shnaider to set up Toronto semi with SvitolinaCitizen Digital
… Russia remains the only nation to officially recognise the Taliban government, and many Western countries have demanded to see domestic reforms on human rights before considering doing the same. …
Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacyThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeUkrainian rescuer works at the site of a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia on August 11, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. …
Russian barrage on Ukraine kills 9, wounds dozensThe Standard
… Assad fled to Moscow as Islamist-led forces closed in on Damascus after a lightning offensive.At a court in Damascus, Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan convicted Assad for crimes including "premeditated murder, the intentional killing of more than one person, the intentional killing of …
Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocitiesA Russian rocket strike on Pechenigy village in the Kharkiv region killed 10 people and wounded 18, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike hit a busy intersection with a post office and stores surrounded by residential buildings.
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A Russian rocket strike on Pechenigy village in the Kharkiv region killed 10 people and wounded 18, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike hit a busy intersection with a post office and stores surrounded by residential buildings.
7 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on August 18, the first visit to Russia by the ex-junta chief since taking office as civilian president in April following elections dismissed as a sham by Western observers. Russia was one of the few countries that backed Myanmar after the 2021 military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and triggered a civil war estimated to have killed more than 100,000 people.
9 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports has written to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem requesting reconsideration of the international motorsport governing body's decision to lift a ban on competitors from Russia and Belarus competing with their own flags and anthems, a restriction that had been in place since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
9 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
President Trump announced the US will "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with South Korea, citing their cost and his relationship with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Trump also noted South Korea declined to join the US in what he called the "denuclearisation" of Iran, though Seoul said the drills would proceed as scheduled.
17 August 2026 · Capital News →
Ukrainian missile strikes killed six people and wounded four others, including a child, in Russia's Belgorod region, according to the acting governor. With frontline fighting at a near standstill and talks frozen, the warring countries have significantly stepped up missile attacks, pushing the civilian death toll to its highest levels since the war's first months in 2022.
17 August 2026 · The Standard →
Waves of drones and missiles killed 19 people across Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, with Ukrainian drones striking civilian areas in southern Russia and Moscow's forces targeting infrastructure in Ukraine including a major steel plant. Both countries have significantly escalated long-range attacks on civilian infrastructure as fighting at the front remains at a near standstill.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
Dozens of social media channels, including Aeris Rimor, send real-time alerts about incoming Russian drones and missiles to Kyiv residents. A 19-year-old administrator of one such channel provides warnings to 150,000 Telegram followers with minutes of notice when attacks are detected.
16 August 2026 · The Standard →
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe vowed to appear in court to defend his governing body's ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, which Russia's athletics federation is challenging at the Court of Arbitration for Sport as selective and politicised.
15 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The European Union imposed a ban in May on public funding for utility-scale solar inverters from "high-risk" countries, mainly China, citing concerns that internet-connected inverters could disrupt Europe's power grid. The restriction is expected to shift market share towards European suppliers like SMA Solar.
14 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
India has overtaken China to become the second-largest supplier of seafarers worldwide, with 311,936 maritime professionals comprising 12.16 per cent of the global seafarer workforce, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026. Global seafarer supply stands at 2.57 million against demand of around 2.55 million.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kuril Islands on Thursday, prompting Japan to protest through its Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who said the visit offends Japanese sentiments and will damage Japan-Russia relations. The islands, seized by the Soviet Union in 1945, are claimed by both Russia and Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Polish government has condemned its exclusion from new European roaming rules for Starlink internet access, effective August 17, which will require Polish subscribers to submit passports when using the service outside Poland and sign up for more expensive premium plans. Polish officials suggested the exclusion could be linked to Poland's support for Ukraine, though Starlink has not explained the decision.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from North Korea.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A rare total solar eclipse crossed Russia's Arctic north on Wednesday and is heading toward mainland Europe, with Spain experiencing the phenomenon for the first time in over a century and mainland Europe in 20 years.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
The National Employment Authority has not clarified ongoing advertisements for jobs in Russia while hundreds of families struggle with effects from past recruitments. The NEA delegation returned from Russia three months ago and met with officials at a Tatarstan Special Economic Zone, agreeing to "continued engagement" to explore job opportunities in hospitality, manufacturing, education, and vocational training, with the NEA promising full government vetting of any emerging opportunities.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
US rights groups including Human Rights Watch sued President Trump over sanctions targeting International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures violate First Amendment protections and block war crimes victims from pursuing justice.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Poland's Iga Swiatek advanced to the Toronto Masters semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Russia's Diana Shnaider. Swiatek will face Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who beat Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Five years after returning to power, Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have built working relationships with multiple countries despite lacking formal recognition from most. Russia remains the only nation to officially recognize the Taliban government, while many Western countries demand domestic human rights reforms before considering recognition, though many states are engaging with Afghanistan's leaders on practical grounds.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russian ballistic missile strikes across Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk killed at least nine people and wounded dozens overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks followed warnings from Kyiv that Moscow had received ballistic missiles from North Korea.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
A Syrian court convicted former ruler Bashar al-Assad of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, torture, and killing of children during the country's nearly 14-year civil war, and sentenced him to death in absentia. The ruling is the first under Syria's transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Four rights groups including Human Rights Watch filed a lawsuit in New York court challenging Trump administration sanctions on International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, arguing the measures block victims of war crimes from pursuing justice and violate US law including First Amendment protections.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russia's athletics federation has lodged a new claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions imposed by World Athletics in March 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The federation claims the sanctions are "selective and politicised" and prevent it from representing Russian athletes internationally.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A tanker carrying close to one million barrels of Russian oil has grounded off Oman's Hallaniyat Islands nature reserve, creating an oil slick covering approximately 390 square kilometres. Oman's government said Monday it is working to address the leak near a protected area home to Arabian Sea humpback whales and Socotra cormorants.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Russia's defence ministry said air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 456 Ukrainian drones in attacks targeting around fifteen Russian regions and annexed Crimea. Local authorities reported fatalities in Tatarstan and the Belgorod region, with strikes hitting industrial and civilian sites.
10 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russian strikes killed two people across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region. The strikes damaged civilian infrastructure including a medical warehouse and residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa, with dozens wounded.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO chief said on Sunday that a humanitarian warehouse in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro holding medical supplies for frontline health facilities was struck and destroyed, with no casualties reported. The WHO has recorded 3,148 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion, resulting in 240 deaths and 1,055 injuries.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
Russian ballistic missile strikes on Brovary district northeast of Kyiv killed three people including a child and wounded three others, damaging houses and vehicles, according to a regional military official.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a European country closely aligned with Moscow, to bolster international backing as Russia intensifies attacks on Kyiv. The visit comes as diplomacy stalls over four years into the war and both sides escalate long-range strikes causing rising civilian casualties.
8 August 2026 · The Standard →
The US Senate passed legislation targeting Russia's energy revenues through sanctions on officials, oligarchs, financial institutions, and the shadow fleet used to evade oil export restrictions. The package would allow President Trump to impose tariffs up to 500 percent on Russian imports and up to 100 percent on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas including China and India, with the House vote expected in early September.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
German police responded to Leipzig-Halle airport after discovering an explosives-laden drone on the tarmac near a Ukrainian cargo plane; another aircraft collided with an unknown flying object nearby before landing safely, prompting diversions for several hours. Ukraine's ambassador blamed Russia for the incident, though authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →