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Russian air strikes hit at a Ukrainian military base near Poland, in the most western attack yet in Russia's invasion.

Turkey says the two sides agreed to keep communication channels open despite disagreements.

Mariupol city council says more than 2,000 people have been killed since the city was besieged by Russian forces.

Russia says sanctions have prevented access to $300bn of Moscow's $640bn gold, foreign exchange reserves.

Independent monitoring group OVD-Info says 756 people arrested across 37 cities, with about half of arrests in Moscow.

Kyiv regional police say Russian troops opened fire on the car of Brent Renaud and another journalist near the capital.

Ukraine's athletes came a remarkable second in the medals table, with China topping the count to claim 61 medals in all.

A full return of Iranian oil would have an effect, but does it give Tehran a major advantage in nuclear negotiations?

About 17 million people are placed under lockdown in the wake of worst COVID outbreak in two years.

The two are expected to discuss bilateral and international relations as well as the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.

The talks are seen as the first step towards ending the rebellion in the African country.

Years of hitchhiking have taught me that there are a lot of good people in this terribly unjust world.

Russia launched more than 30 missiles at the training facility near the western city of Lviv, killing 35, governor says.

The UK government comes in for criticism for dragging its feet over Europe's biggest refugee crisis in decades.

Bibiana Martin was 12 years old when she joined the forest rangers. Twenty years later, she is still protecting animals.

Eighteen refugees still held as activists say the gov't is trying to deflect a 'burning issue' ahead of May elections.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 18th day, we take a look at the main developments.

The move comes weeks after the two leaders' parties joined forces ahead of a general election in August.

Riyadh and Tehran previously said they hoped the talks could ease tensions but downplayed expectations of breakthroughs.

The Stream meets three artists turning a lens on the causes and consequences of global heating.

No casualties reported as a dozen missiles launched from outside Iraq hit northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil.

An air strike is launched on a Ukrainian base in Yavoriv in western Ukraine, Lviv military administration says.

The all-time top goalscorer title in football is much contested and FIFA does not keep an official record.

Some users can now call for violence against Russian soldiers.

Local media quoted the provincial governor as saying 60 people had been killed.

Fighting rages near Kyiv as conditions deteriorate in other major Ukrainian cities under Russian bombardment.

Death penalty applied for range of charges in largest known mass execution carried out kingdom's modern history.

'Pumping of weapons from a number of countries ... turns these convoys into legitimate targets', Russian deputy FM says.

Analysts say Russia's repression of Crimean Tatars indicates likely tactics towards dissent in wider Ukraine.

Badawi, a prominent human rights activist who spent 10 years in jail, was charged with 'insulting Islam'.

The team continues to train in Doha, Qatar as Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows no signs of slowing down.

Cryptocurrency exchanges say they're taking steps to ensure digital currency is not used to evade sanctions.

Pakistan seeks joint investigation to accurately establish the facts surrounding the firing of the missile.

The US and UK ban Russian oil, as the EU plans to drastically shrink its reliance on gas from Russia.

Artillery pounds the Ukraine capital's northwestern outskirts with columns of smoke rising from Kyiv's southwest.

Russian allegations of US-funded biolabs in Ukraine gain traction with conspiracy theorists including QAnon followers.

Foreign ministers of the two countries meet in the first sit-down between the two top diplomats since 2009.

Kyiv says more than 80 people, including Turkish citizens, were seeking refuge at the mosque when it was bombarded.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 17th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Washington sending highly sensitive items such as portable air defence systems to Kyiv, senior US defence official says.

How the Russian president is pushing the country into an information black hole over the war in Ukraine.

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, American narcissism is still killing people, and needlessly so.

More than 10,200 children killed or injured since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015, the UN agency says.

Nine candidates are on the ballot but Serdar Berdymukhamedov, son of the incumbent, is expected to triumph.

Sunday's polls could launch political change in the historically conservative country before May's presidential vote.

New US sanctions target Russian legislators, billionaire Viktor Vekselberg and three members of Dmitry Peskov's family.

Moscow opens criminal case into Instagram's owner, Meta, for allowing posts calling for violence against Russian forces.

Ukraine official says Russian troops put a bag over Ivan Fedorov's head before leading him away to an unknown location.

The Ivy League university is the latest institution to distance itself from the family.

Air raids sound across major Ukrainian cities, Kyiv braces for an all-out assault and US tightens Russia sanctions.