Weary of Russia’s war, the citizens of Ukraine are nevertheless wary of a settlement that might give away too much or that doesn’t carry a security guarantee
The killing of Anas al-Sharif is part of a ‘deadly pattern’
Six reporters were killed in a single strike in Gaza last Sunday, bringing the total to at least 242 since October 2023
The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms
Mixed messages followed US special envoy Steve Wintkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday
Pregnant, panicking… then the bomb struck
Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is holding – for now
After days of clashes, a suspension in fighting has brought calm to the countries’ mutual border
More Gazan children will come to UK for treatment
‘Their welfare is the world’s priority’ MP says after just two young girls granted medical visas since war began
The honeymoon is over for Poland’s Ukrainian refugees
More than a million people fleeing the war have brought many benefits, but a painful history between the two nations and the far-right is stirring divisions
Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel’s grim offer to Gazans
IDF plan to pack millions into ‘humanitarian city’ built on the ruins of Rafah is a war crime, say scholars
Bunker busters were a warning to the world
Trump hates foreign wars – so he opted for a massive show of strength instead
No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity
The US once held Netanyahu back. Israel’s attacks on Iran prove that restraint has gone
The Wargame: Russia knows our weaknesses
A new podcast series from Sky News and Tortoise examines what might happen in the event of an attack on Britain
Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ for mass drone attack
But Ukraine now depends on Europe for its survival
Marie-Laure de Decker’s Vietnam war self-portrait
The French photographer cast an original eye on the violent conflicts she covered
Triple jeopardy: the betrayal of Afghanistan’s finest
Thousands of elite Afghan forces were blocked from settling in the UK. Some may have witnessed British war crimes. Veterans are asking if the two are connected
The US is reshaping its army to take on China
Europe may become an afterthought
How luck, not judgement, avoided nuclear war
The idea that the cold war was caused by the Americans as much as by Russia is a stretch, says Giles Whittell
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