Iran war: Why is Russia not coming to Tehran’s aid?

Lisa Louis, Shamil Shams 03/05/2026

Just hours after Israeli and US bombs started hitting Tehran on Saturday, Russia came out with a blunt statement, with the country’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, calling it an “unprovoked act of armed aggression…

Ukraine: ‘Terror attack’ kills policewoman, wounds 15

02/22/2026

Explosions in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed a policewoman and wounded at least 15 people overnight in what local authorities on Sunday called an “act of terror”.…

‘Alexei Navalny poisoned by Russia using dart frog toxin’

02/15/2026

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.…

Elderly in Kyiv shiver after Russia attacks power, heating infra

Agence France Presse 02/04/2026

KYIV — Shivering in her flat after Russian strikes knocked out the heating, 91-year-old Lidia Teleschuk said she couldn’t remember a winter this harsh since World War II. Russia has stepped up its strikes against Ukraine’s power…

Russian drones kill 12 in Ukraine’s Dnipro

02/02/2026

A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the next round of…

Ukraine at war: Unbending before Russia, biting winter

Lilia Rzheutska - Deutsche Welle 02/01/2026

Russian attacks, biting cold, and heat and power outages are grinding Ukrainians down. But polls show a society sticking together under fire and one unwilling to compromise with Russia.…

Myanmar marks bitter 5th anniversary of 2021 coup

Zsombor Peter 02/01/2026

Only two years ago, reports about Myanmar were rife with speculation that the Tatmadaw, the Burmese term for the military, might be on its last legs.…

PH rolls out flights, language training to draw more Russian tourists

Pia Piquero 01/30/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippines is rolling out tourism initiatives to attract more Russian visitors, including chartered flights, language training for tour guides, and new travel-study programs. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco outlined on Friday the…

Ukraine war: Palace checking report on Filipino death

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 01/27/2026

MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday said it is looking into reports that a Filipino national was among Russian troops killed in the Ukraine war. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the government has yet…

Ukraine, Russia hold first direct talks on US plan to end war

Agence France Presse 01/24/2026

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Negotiators from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met Friday in Abu Dhabi for the first direct negotiations on a plan being pushed by US President Donald Trump to end the almost…

Protests pressure Iran regime; country at geopolitcal crossroads

Shabnam von Hein 01/14/2026

Iran’s key strategic location at one of the world’s most important bottlenecks for energy trade — the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf — along with its enormous oil and gas reserves, its political ambitions and…

Int’l criminal court ‘under assault’ from US, Russia, watchdog says

Gillian Villanueva - @inquirerdotnet 12/02/2025

Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is currently handling the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte, must protect the “court of last resort” against attacks from countries like the United States and Russia, a global rights…

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