Category: 1. Russia

Zelensky says ex-defence minister to head delegation for Russia talks

by AFP Staff Writers

Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 22, 2025

Ukraine’s ex-defence minister and current secretary of the security council Rustem Umerov will head Kyiv’s…

Anxiety and pride among Cambodia’s future conscripts

By Suy SE

Phnom Penh (AFP) July 22, 2025

The generation of Cambodians who may find themselves in the firing line when the country introduces military conscription is split…

Thailand says open to ‘dialogue’ with Cambodia to end conflict

by AFP Staff Writers

Turnberry, United Kingdom (AFP) July 26, 2025

Thailand said late Saturday it agrees in principle to entering a ceasefire with Cambodia and…

Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets and rockets in deadly border row

By Montira Rungjirajittranon with Suy Se in Phnom Penh

Bangkok (AFP) July 24, 2025

Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as…

Germany plans compulsory military screening for young men

by AFP Staff Writers

Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2025

Germany plans to reintroduce compulsory screening for military service for 18-year-old men as part of plans to ramp up…

The head of an anti-corruption agency at the heart of turmoil that has shaken Ukraine and threatened to undermine wartime unity has called for the swift passage of a bill meant to restore the independence of his office and another organization…

In the wake of a struggle for control of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the country’s prime agency for policing graft and undue influence, the organization’s director, Semen Kryvonos, has pledged he will continue doing his job, come what…

Fires have also been reported in Mugla, Mersin, Hatay, Karabuk, Kahramanmaraş, and Uşak, where aviation and ground forces are being deployed.

The fire has also approached Antalya Airport. 480 households have…

Across the country, prisons are 86% full, with more than 60,000 of the 70,279 available beds occupied.

In some federal states, there are almost no empty prison beds: in Rhineland-Palatinate, 3,180 of the 3,196…