On This Day in History, June 26: UN Charter signed, Indira Gandhi declares Emergency, Harry Potter debuts, Corvette day, Sher Shah Suri wins against Mughals and moreOn This Day in History, June 26 saw the signing of the United Nations Charter, Richard III's rise to the English throne, India's declaratio...
25 Jun, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Eleven killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacksZelenskyy offered to meet Putin with Trump and European leaders at the G7 gathering in France but the Kremlin didn’t reply, a Ukrainian off...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Taiwan beefs up anti-ship missile arsenal to counter threat of Chinese invasionTaiwan is boosting its missile power to over 1,800 by 2029. This move aims to deter a potential Chinese invasion or blockade. The island is...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
Between ballet and war: Japanese dancers pursue dreams in RussiaTwo Japanese dancers, Jotaro Kanazasi and Haruka Takemi, are pursuing their ballet dreams in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They focus on their a...
02 Jun, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
Russia-Ukraine conflict: AFU keeps up assault on Russian oil infrastructure as Kyiv braces for more strikesUkrainian drones struck Russian oil facilities overnight. Fires broke out at an oil depot in Taganrog, in the Rostov gion and another in Ar...
30 May, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Zelenskyy says he's pressing US for more Patriot missiles for Ukraine to counter Russian strikesZelenskyy said he hasn't yet received a reply to a letter he sent earlier this week to US President Donald Trump and Congress asking for mo...
28 May, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalateUkrainian drones attacked a Russian oil refinery overnight. This is the latest long-range strike targeting Russia's oil industry. President...
21 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
Ukraine can down Russian drones en masse. But missiles are a problemThe recent Russian strike on Kyiv underscored Ukraine's formidable air defenses against drones while laying bare vulnerabilities to missile...
15 May, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Crude spikes past $100/bbl again on reports of gunfire targeting vessels in Strait of HormuzOil prices surged past $100 a barrel after reports of gunfire attacks on three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This comes amid ong...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
President Zelenskyy says his military has test fired first Ukraine-made ballistic missileUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the successful test of Ukraine’s first domestically-produced ballistic missile amid ongoi...
28 Aug, 2024, 03.05 PM IST
Russian bombs turn Ukraine border village into 'hell'Svitlana Zavaly, a resident of Velyka Pysarivka in north-east Ukraine, lost her home to Russian bombings. The attacks were in retaliation f...
28 Mar, 2024, 01.24 PM IST
South Ukraine city pounded as Russia says drone attacks Crimea navy HQA mandatory evacuation notice posted Saturday evening said the coming winter made it a matter of urgency, particularly for the more than 50...
31 Jul, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
Ukraine's Chernihiv 'shelled all night' despite Russian vows"The enemy has demonstrated its 'decrease in activity' in the Chernigiv region with strikes on Nizhyn, including air strikes. Chernigiv was...
30 Mar, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
In Kharkiv, critical COVID patients at the mercy of Russian bombardmentKharkiv, Ukraine's second city in the east of the country, has been under Russian attack for weeks, leaving doctors with an impossible dile...
16 Mar, 2022, 10.17 PM IST
Russia, Ukraine agree day-long evacuation corridors: Ukraine officialCivilians in areas around the capital, including Irpin and Bucha to the northwest, will be evacuated into Kyiv to escape fierce bombardment...
09 Mar, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Sumy evacuation completed successfully: UkraineSumy, near the Russian border, has for days been under fierce Russian bombardment.
09 Mar, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
In just a week, Ukrainian refugee exodus exceeds 1 millionSeven years ago - again after Russian bombardments - hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled their strife-torn country. Together with people ...
03 Mar, 2022, 09.08 PM IST