Ukraine

Thousands of North Korean soldiers have been fighting alongside the Russian military in the Kursk region in recent weeks, according to Kiev and the West, in Moscow’s efforts to remove Ukrainians who have been settled in various places since August.

Qatar would stop shipping gas to the European Union if member states strictly enforce a new law on forced labor and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday.

Qatar is the world's third largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after the United States and Australia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a European Union leader to Moscow as a contract allowing for Russian gas to transit through Ukraine nears expiry.

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia's war with Ukraine, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday.

The new figure follows a report by Seoul's spy agency to MPs last week, which said at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed since entering combat in December.

The leadership of the Ministry of National Defense is set to present a bill for the utilization of the Armed Forces’ real estate assets at today’s Cabinet meeting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico greet each other during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin held surprise talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Kremlin on Sunday to discuss the future of Russian gas deliveries.

Kiev on Dec. 21 staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometers from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict.

A drone smashed into a high-rise apartment building in the city of more than 1.3 million, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims, local officials said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to intensify efforts to expand military-patriotic education programmes for youth in Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories, a move analysts view as preparation for long-term conflict in Ukraine and potential future clashes with Western nations.

Donald Trump is expected to continue providing military assistance to Ukraine during his second term, while pushing for NATO allies to significantly increase their defense spending, the Financial Times reports. The plan involves NATO member states doubling their defense expenditure to 5% of GDP, alongside offering European Union countries more favorable trade terms with the United States.

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş on Saturday reiterated Ankara's commitment to ensuring peace in Syria during his official visit to North Macedonia.