Conflict

The overgrown playground of the Kherson Children's orphanage where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, is seen on November 27, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Will a European Ruling Help Bring Ukrainian Children Home?

“Russia is trying to trade their return for politically advantageous concessions.”

26 Aug 25

A destroyed Russian tank lies on the roadside in Izyum, Ukraine. The Ukrainian government believes that over 1,000 civilian residents were killed during the Russian occupation of Izium. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine Lays Groundwork for Special Tribunal on Russian Aggression

Despite significant progress, experts note that it may take years for the court to begin work.

18 Aug 25

A 21-year-old Russian POW has been sentenced to life in prison for the October 2024 murder of civilians in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. © Office of the Prosecutor General, Ukraine

Russian POW Sentenced to Life for Executing Civilians

Rifleman was captured hours after he carried out the killings in a village in the Kharkhiv region.

18 Aug 25

Viktoriia Roshchyna, the Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity last year, has been buried in Kyiv. © V. Roshchyna/Facebook

Ukraine: Laying Viktoria to Rest

Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to uncompromising reporter killed in Russian detention.

15 Aug 25

Flowers and candles laid out during a vigil honouring journalists killed in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues. Washington, D.C., 11 Aug 2025. © Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Dying for the Truth

Read about the appalling threats journalists face in conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine.

15 Aug 25

A handout photo released by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine shows cars burning on a street after shelling hit Kherson, southern Ukraine on 24 Dec 2022, amid Russia's invasion. At least ten people were killed after Russian strikes targeted the southern Ukrainian city. © State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Life Sentence Issued in First Verdict Over Kherson Shelling

Russian officer found guilty of organising massive rocket strike that resulted in mass casualties.

12 Aug 25

Thousands of residents protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies on July 23, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images

Fighting Corruption in Wartime Ukraine

Even amid active conflict – Ukrainians continue to hold their government accountable.

8 Aug 25

Smoke rises in Kyiv after Russia launched another drone attack on the city. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine: Living Under Drone Attack

How Ukrainians in Kyiv are coping under an unprecedented barrage of Russian drones."

11 Jul 25

A Ukrainian drone operator from the 3rd Assault brigade lands his drone after a surveillance flight on July 16, 2023 near Bakhmut in the Donetsk Region of Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Ukraine: The Drone Wars

A rapid innovation boom has been driven by existential needs; but the human toll is enormous.

9 Jul 25

Returnees cross the border from Iran, on July 3, 2025 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. Over 256,000 Afghans left Iran for Afghanistan last month, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM), ahead of a July 6 deadline imposed by the Iranian government for all undocumented Afghans to leave the country. The number of Afghans in Iran had swelled in recent years after the Taliban regained control of the country in 2021. © Elise Blanchard/Getty Images

Iran: “Hatred Towards Afghans Has Grown”

Iran intensifies its crackdown on Afghan refugees following the war with Israel.

4 Jul 25

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