ECHR condemns Russia for serious violations of international law

0 The Russian Federation is responsible for the downing of a passenger plane over Ukrainian territory on July 17, 2014, and for human rights violations during the war that began three years ago in Ukraine, according to the judgments issued by the...

Pope Leo XIV: Vatican Still Ready To Host Peace Talks Between Russia, Ukraine

Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wave from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, during their meeting July 9, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Vatican Media) by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Meeting with Ukrainian President...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Using Banned Landmines, Says Treaty Exit Won’t Change Battlefield

Russia has accused Ukraine of repeatedly using banned anti-personnel mines that have injured civilians, saying Kyiv’s decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention prohibiting such weapons would have no impact on the battlefield. Ukraine...

Zelenskyy and Italian President discusses European integration, sanction pressure on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that he met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome and discussed with him, in particular, the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia, European integration,...

Sen. Kelly watches Ukrainian pilots training on U.S. jets

(The Center Square) — U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, has returned from a trip to Romania, where he sought to strengthen the NATO alliance and show support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia. Kelly, a Navy combat veteran and former astronaut,...

Kremlin says it is ‘shocked’ by death of sacked transport minister

Moscow, July 9, (dpa/GNA) – The Kremlin is “shocked” by the death of dismissed transport minister Roman Starovoit, spokesman Dimitry Peskov said in Moscow on Tuesday. “This cannot fail to shock normal people,” Peskov told the Russian state news...

Ukrainian Drone Attack on Kursk City Beach Kills 4, Governor Says

A Ukrainian drone attack killed four people, including a five-year-old boy, in the city of Kursk near the border with Ukraine, regional officials said. "With deep sorrow, I report that three people died at the scene following the attack on the...

Non-profit director Sarah Chadnynski enters NH congressional race

DOVER − The field of candidates in the race for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District continues to grow. Democrat Sarah Chadzynski, a former teacher from Lyndeborough with a background in international non-profit work, is the latest to jump...

Taiwan Initiates Largest-Ever Military Drills 

Taiwan commenced its most extensive annual military exercises in early July, involving a record number of reservists and newly acquired U.S. weaponry. The Han Kuang drills are designed to test the island’s combat readiness and defense capabilities...

Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV; both propose Vatican as site for peace talks

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, July 9, and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace talks to end the war....

Why Ukraine’s newest weapons offer a glimpse of the future of war

Oleksiy has peered into the future of war. “For those unlucky bastards who serve in the trenches, life is already hell,” said the mustachioed soldier who goes by the call sign ‘Mexican’. “But it’s about to get a lot worse.” The former fintech...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's (L) audience with Pope Leo XIV (R) was the second private meeting between the two men since

European court rules Russia violated international law, responsible for MH17 downing

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russia violated international law in Ukraine and is responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, marking the first time an international court has officially held...

Vatican willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, says Pope Leo to Zelenskyy

Vatican City: Pope Leo told visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the Vatican was willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The pope, meeting the Ukrainian leader for the second time in his two-month-old papacy, also...

Another day, another US presidential fallout: Trump takes aim at Putin

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Belgium set to launch largest ammunition investment in military history with €2.3 billion plan

On Wednesday, Belgian Defence minister Theo Francken (N-VA) announced in Parliament that he will submit a €2.3 billion ammunition procurement package to the federal cabinet next week. Earmarked for spending before the end of the year, the money...

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Russia has committed flagrant and unprecedented abuses of human rights since it invaded Ukraine in 2014, including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour, the European court of human rights has found. The court’s grand chamber...

My Take 5 (Edition 48): China’s stand on Ukraine war; Beijing’s help to Pakistan- The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. For this edition we again focus on the war in Ukraine, China’s stand on that conflict as revealed by its foreign minister Wang Yi, Beijing’s help to...

Rebuilding war-torn country: Zelensky talks peace with pope ahead of Ukraine conference

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV Wednesday on the eve of an international conference in Rome on rebuilding his war-torn country. The two men discussed "the urgent need for a just and lasting peace", said a Vatican...

AP News: Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow's intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war,...