The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Iran's President Pezeshkian has ordered talks with the US, seeking an environment free from threats and unreasonable expectations, focusing on national interests. This comes amid heightened regional tensions and a warning from President Trump about potential "bad things." Tehran insists negotiations must center on the nuclear issue, not defense capabilities.

Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri says relations with Syria have improved significantly since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad

The Fifa president has expressed his desire to bring Russia back into the fold, ending their football exile that began in 2022 after the invasion of Ukraine

As record number of seafarers and cargo ships are abandoned in war zones, crew members stranded in a Black Sea port have shared their dramatic testimony with the Guardian

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has launched a major attack on Ukraine with around 450 drones and 70 missiles

Pakistan's defence minister acknowledges the immense challenge of policing Balochistan's vast terrain. Security forces are battling a recent surge in militant violence. Authorities report killing 177 insurgents in counter-terror operations. The minister ruled out talks with groups responsible for civilian deaths. This highlights the ongoing security crisis in the region.

Mark Rutte and Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold joint press conference as air alert sirens blare across Kyiv

Russia renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure early Tuesday, firing over 70 missiles and 450 drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. More than 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv were left without heating as temperatures plunged to nearly minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Iran’s leaders now face unprecedented peril. The regime has lost its footing, and the global mechanisms to avoid conflict no longer work, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House