Ukraine claims strike on oil tanker as Putin plays down peace prospects

Putin claims no "willingness from Ukraine" to negotiate a peace deal as he touts battlefield gains, and Kyiv claims a brazen ...

Sudan Civil War Escalates: RSF Drone Strikes Kill Civilians, Trigger Blackouts | Firstpost Africa

Sudan’s brutal civil war is intensifying as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launch large-scale drone attacks across ...
Defense One

The D Brief: Europe pledges aid to Kyiv; Dems seek boat-strike docs; Navy’s next frigate; Conflicts to watch; And a bit more.

ICYMI: Three Russian border guards used a hovercraft to cross into Estonian territory on Wednesday. The encounter was ...

Live updates: Vladimir Putin tells NBC News the ball is in Ukraine's court to end the war and signals no new compromise

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on ...