A statement claims Russian forces would strike the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, and then report a radioactive leak in order to trigger an international probe.
Buddha was born approximately 2567 years ago, and although the exact date is unknown, Buddha's official birthday is celebrated on the full moon in May in South Korea, which is on May 27 this year.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined leaders of major democracies on Saturday at a summit in Japan dominated by a push to present a unified front against both Russia and China.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a summit of Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia before what a senior official said would be a trip to Japan for a meeting with the leaders of the world's most powerful democracies.
The owner of Russia's Wagner military contractor has accused Moscow's military command of starving his forces of ammunition and causing them heavy losses.
The Kremlin promised unspecified retaliation for what it termed a "terrorist" act, and pro-Kremlin figures called for the assassinations of senior Ukraine leaders.
Images from war-torn Ukraine and the battered city of Mariupol have been recognised as some of the best pictures taken in the past year at the 2023 World Press Photo awards.
The US Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail US and NATO aid to Ukraine
Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponised drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn't fully control
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of deeper military and economic cooperation on a state visit to Poland as the neighbours sought to forge a tighter relationship in defiance of Russia's full-scale war.
The Nordic country's membership doubles Russia's border with the world's biggest security alliance and represents a major change in Europe's security landscape
A well-known Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St Petersburg on Sunday, officials said, in what appeared to be an audacious attack on a high-profile pro-Kremlin figure.
Putin appears to have a strong grip on power, and some analysts suspect the the warrant hanging over him could provide an incentive to prolong the fighting.