File image of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) | Photo Credit: Reuters A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a short-lived fire at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, damaged an auxiliary transformer and led to reduction in the operating capacity at one of the plant’s units, the plant’s press service reported early on Sunday (August 24, … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump has a track record of issuing two-week deadlines to deliberate on Ukraine and other issues. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 21, 2025) set a two-week time frame for assessing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as he ramps up his efforts to negotiate an end … Read more
A resident walks along a street as a firefighter works at the site of the Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the village of Sknyliv on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine on August 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks this year at Ukraine, firing … Read more
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House on August 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) said that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on India to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. “The President has put … Read more
President Donald Trump speaks as France’s President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, listen during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, foreground left, and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Tuesday (August … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House on August 18, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump said Tuesday (August 19, 2025) that U.S. … Read more
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. File | Photo Credit: AP White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India’s purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was “now cozying up to both Russia and China.” “If India wants to be treated as a strategic … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Russia, Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday (August 17, 2025) that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defence … Read more
U.S. fighter jets escort the Russian presidential aircraft, after President Vladimir Putin left Alaska following his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, as seen from a plane porthole during a flight back to Russia, August 15, 2025. Photo: Via Reuters Russian forces took two more villages in eastern Ukraine, Moscow said on Saturday (August 16, … Read more
Ukrainian serviceman from anti-drone mobile air defence unit is seen during an overnight shift, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv Region, Ukraine August 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Russia launched 85 attack drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight,” Kyiv said on Saturday (August 16, 2025), hours after Russian leader Vladimir Putin … Read more
