Russia

What’s behind Russia’s ‘evolving’ drone warfare in Ukraine?

June 13, 2025

Ukrainians are full of fear and solidarity for one another as Russian forces use drones with deadly and devastating effects. Breaking down the drone ‘revolution’ driven by Russia's war on Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine – Swarms of Russian kamikaze drones broke through Ukrainian air defence fire early on Tuesday, screeching and shrilling over Kyiv in one […]

Trump says Putin offered to broker a new U.S.–Iran nuclear deal. Could the Russian president really help? And what’s in it for him? — Meduza

June 13, 2025

Tehran, May 2025 Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Talks on a potential new nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran have once again hit a deadlock. But they haven’t broken down completely — instead, both parties appear to be focused on negotiating better terms for themselves. Amid this impasse, Russian President Vladimir […]

Opinion: Civic education is needed for all Americans in order to maintain democracy

June 13, 2025

Opinion: Civic education is needed for all Americans in order to maintain democracy The people who founded America educated themselves about democracy. They studied the histories of earlier civilizations and understood why they had failed. They also had experienced the reality of oppressive government. They further understood that maintaining our new democracy required an educated […]

The 39 Best Movies on HBO and Max Right Now (June 2025)

June 13, 2025

The newest addition to our roundup of the best movies to watch on Max isn't a blockbuster from Warner Bros. or a cinephile favorite from A24 — though you'll find plenty of those on the list, too — but rather a made-for-TV movie that finished filming in April and was released in May. That's an […]

Are Lindsey Graham’s contortions about to prod Trump into Russia sanctions?

June 13, 2025

Has Lindsey Graham been playing the long game with Donald Trump? Graham, who has calibrated his pro-Ukraine support since the inauguration to stay in the US president’s orbit, has said he expects this week that the Senate will begin moving his Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, a bill that he says would impose “bone-breaking sanctions” […]

Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

June 12, 2025

Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than […]

Kremlin and Trump aides raise nuclear war fears after Ukraine drone strike

June 12, 2025

As Vladimir Putin pledges to retaliate against Ukraine for last weekend’s unprecedented drone attack, Kremlin advisers and figures around Donald Trump have told the US president that the risk of a nuclear confrontation is growing, in an attempt to pressure him to further reduce US support for Ukraine. Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign […]

Russia, Ukraine exchange plans to end conflict

June 12, 2025

(VOVWORLD) – The Russian side was satisfied with the results of the second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday and both sides exchanged memoranda detailing Moscow's and Kyiv's approaches to resolving the conflict, according to Russian delegation head Vladimir Medinsky. The second round of direct talks between Russia and […]

Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit

June 12, 2025

Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has defended his decision to invite India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta, despite the conclusion of Canada’s federal police’s that the murder of a prominent Sikh activist in British Columbia was orchestrated by the “highest levels” of the Indian government. Carney declined to answer […]

Commentary: Ukraine drone attack was ingenious – and a nightmare scenario come true

June 12, 2025

SINGAPORE: Ukraine has held out against a stronger adversary for more than three years, thanks to its ability to wage asymmetric warfare. Even so, the drone attack deep inside Russia on Sunday (Jun 1) was particularly audacious. Multiple drone swarms launched from container trucks hit four airbases thousands of kilometres from the frontlines and destroyed […]