Ukraine
Russian strike hit home of Kryvyi Rih Chabad rabbi, mikveh damaged
Rabbi Liron Edri, a Chabad emissary who leads the Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, said the blast caused extensive damage to the property and surrounding facilities.
Putin agrees to Trump request not to fire on Kyiv for a week
US has told Ukraine it must sign peace deal with Russia to get security guarantees, source says
From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push
Fire damages historic Sadigura synagogue in Chernivtsi, suspect mentally unstable
Local rabbi says suspect also tried to torch a church last month, stresses community does not feel rising antisemitism in the city.
Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine as leaked call shows Witkoff advising Moscow
Russia rejects major concessions on Ukraine despite a leaked call showing US envoy Steve Witkoff advising Moscow on how to pitch a peace plan to Trump.
Trump escalates diplomatic efforts in Sudan, Ukraine conflicts
With peace deals in Sudan and Ukraine on the line, Trump’s diplomatic efforts reach a critical point in securing lasting arrangements.
Ukrainian investigators question key peace talk figure in corruption probe
Local media reported that Rustem Umerov was questioned as a witness by anti-corruption investigators, but authorities have not accused him of any wrongdoing.
What are the regions Ukraine could lose under the US-backed plan? - explainer
Under the original US-backed plan, which has since been revised, Ukraine would lose Crimea and most of the Donbas region, including parts that have not officially been taken by Russia.
Putin says authorities must galvanize Russian identity in Ukraine
Putin signed a decree ordering the consolidation of the Russian language and identity in annexed parts of Ukraine. The strategy aims to reach 95% of "Russian civic identity" by 2036.
Russian drones injure 12, cause mass damage in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
Pictures posted online showed firefighters battling blazes at high-rise apartment buildings and gutted vehicles on city streets.
Trump says he directed Witkoff to meet Putin as Zelensky urges caution
Trump said that Russia has "only a few remaining points of disagreement" regarding a peace deal with Ukraine.
'No trust in our enemy’: Ukrainian Jewish official says he hopes for peace despite skepticism
“We have lived here for many years; we know the situation well; we also know the enemy well. We have been suffering here for almost four years in a very difficult war,” said the Jewish official.
UK's Starmer urges caution as Ukraine moves toward US-backed peace plan
United Kingdom Prime Minister Kier Starmer commented that he hopes the latest agreement between Ukraine and the US will be based on the Geneva agreement.
