The latest US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine in Switzerland ended without a breakthrough, with both sides calling the discussions difficult. While some progress was reported on military issues, sharp political differences remain, especially over Russian-occupied territories in eastern Ukraine
19 February,2026 02:39 PM IST | Geneva | Agencies
North Korea has completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in the war in Ukraine. State media showed leader Kim Jong Un visiting the newly built Saeppyol Street and meeting bereaved families, accompanied by his daughter, believed to be Kim Ju Ae
16 February,2026 12:33 PM IST | Seoul | AP
Five European countries — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands — have accused Russia of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny with epibatidine, a rare toxin derived from South American poison dart frogs
16 February,2026 09:18 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
US President Donald Trump has rejected Russia’s proposal to extend the New START treaty as it expired, leaving the US and Russia without legally binding nuclear limits for the first time in over 50 years, raising fears of a renewed arms race
06 February,2026 11:41 AM IST | Washington | ANIADVERTISEMENT
