Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack

Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.

Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies

The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.

By Marc Santora

Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones

Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign

Ukraine war briefing: ‘With precision, as planned’ – Kyiv outlines battlefield gains

Zelenskyy announces recapture of 745 sq km in Oleksandrivskyi sector; plea from stranded Ukrainian frontline troops. What we know on day 1,632 Continue reading...

By Warren Murray and agencies

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February.

Battlefield sees 204 clashes, 26 of them on Pokrovsk front – Ukraine's General Staff

A total of 204 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting the heaviest attacks on the Pokrovsk (26 assaults) and Sloviansk (21 assaults) fronts.

By Anastasia Prots

Live: Russian attack sets ablaze Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure

Russia struck the area ​around Ukraine's largest Danube port of Izmail overnight, causing damage ​and setting ‌off a fire, ⁠regional authorities said Thursday. Meanwhile Moscow said it downed 362 Ukrainian drones overnight as an attack in Russia's Salavat area triggered a blaze at an oil refinery, according to local authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

By FRANCE 24

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv has made significant battlefield gains ‘exactly as planned’

Earlier, Zelensky says his forces struck ‌Russia’s Novorossiysk ‌naval base with drones, ‌missiles and unmanned ‌boats

By Arpan Rai and Maroosha Muzaffar

Russia is turning Kherson into a 'human safari' as its drones hunt civilians. Residents say anyone can be hit at any time.

Lone pedestrians are seen through a shattered storefront window in Kherson, Ukraine. Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images Russian drones target civilians in Kherson, escalating violence in the region. In July, 26 people were killed by Russian drones. Hundreds more were injured. Kherson residents say they live in fear as the city is under constant drone threat from Russian forces. The shaky video that has horrified viewers around the world lasts just over 30 seconds. It shows...

Ukraine's farmers despair as Russia's Black Sea blockade traps their harvest

Ukraine’s grain exports fall by 75% in first two weeks of August

The geopolitics behind Pakistan’s $10 billion US request

Pakistan has reportedly asked the United States for a $10 billion currency-swap facility from the US Treasury’s Exchange Stabilisation Fund. The request arrived at an extraordinary moment: the United States is at war with Iran, Pakistan has become an important channel for diplomacy between Washington and Tehran, and Islamabad is again trying to turn geopolitical relevance into economic relief. The details of the proposal remain unsettled. Its legal structure, pricing, maturity, conditions and...

By none@none.com (Shuyan (Michael) Huang)

Ukraine has retaken 745 sq km in 'precision' operation this year, Zelensky says

Ukraine's military has sought to heap pressure on Moscow's war effort in recent months, counterattacking on parts of the 1,200-km front and striking logistics and energy infrastructure.

Zelensky: 5% of U.S. interceptor missiles would get Ukraine through the winter; 10% would stop all Russian ballistic missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN that Ukraine is receiving two and a half times fewer interceptor missiles this year than it did in 2025, even as Russia has doubled the number of ballistic missiles it launches each month.

When neutrality pays: How Malaysia is navigating the global fuel crisis

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — With no end in sight, the war between the United States and Iran has left countries sc...

By Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan

Zelensky: Ukraine needs 10% of US Patriot missile stocks to stop Russian ballistic attacks

Ukraine needs 5% of the United States' current stockpile of Patriot air defense missiles to get through the winter, and 10% of those stocks to stop all Russian ballistic attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky said.