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6 January, 2025

Priests and worshippers clear debris inside St Andrew’s Cathedral damaged by Russian missile strikes, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky calls for more air defence after 1,000 attacks in a week

Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 660 glide bombs, around 550 drones and almost 60 missiles over the past week, president says.

20 Jan 2025 - 2:08PM

War and conflict

Opinion | Are the 2020s doomed to be a repeat of the 1920s?

19 Jan 2025 - 9:29PMvideocam

Ukraine war

‘Heinous’ Russian strike kills 6 across Ukraine in ‘retaliation’ attack

19 Jan 2025 - 12:53PM

Ukraine war

Russia’s Kyiv strike payback for Ukrainian ATACMS attack, defence ministry says

Russia vowed retaliation for Ukraine’s firing of US-made ATACMS tactical missiles at unspecified ‘facilities’ near the nations’ border.

18 Jan 2025 - 8:10PM

A police officer closes a bag with the body of a person killed by Russian missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Iran

Opinion | Why time is right to press Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions

Iran’s economic vulnerabilities, the region’s changing dynamics and a new reform-minded administration present an opportunity for a new deal.

18 Jan 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Vladimir Putin

Russia, Iran to boost military and trade ties in ‘real breakthrough’ pact

Both countries signed a broad cooperation pact in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

18 Jan 2025 - 1:19AMvideocam

Ukraine war

UK’s Keir Starmer vows to put Ukraine in ‘strongest position’ against Russia

His commitment comes as Trump’s return to the White House drew concerns that a bid to end the war could force Ukraine to cede territory.

16 Jan 2025 - 9:27PM

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visit The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in at St Michael’s Square. Photo: dpa

US-China relations

US executive order targets China, other alleged cyberattackers before Biden exit

Rules include tougher standards to ensure software is more secure and bolster sanction authority against likes of Beijing.

16 Jan 2025 - 6:30PMvideocam

Germany

Germany plans to let military shoot down unidentified drones

A series of drone sightings over military and industrial sites in Germany has sparked alarm in recent months.

16 Jan 2025 - 12:54PM

Ukraine war

US sanctions Chinese firms supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

The move puts additional pressure on Moscow days before Biden steps down and Trump takes over.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:20AMvideocam

A Russian soldier fires a gun toward a Ukrainian position in the Kursk region, in an image released in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP

Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs in first return of 2025

Thousands of fighters have been returned in dozens of exchanges since the start of the war in February 2022.

16 Jan 2025 - 12:48AMvideocam

A child attends a Kyiv rally of relatives of Ukrainian Marines who defended the Azovstal and are currently prisoners of war. Photo: Reuters

Australia

Russia faces ‘strongest action possible’ from Australia if POW confirmed dead

Oscar Jenkins, an Australian teacher fighting for Ukraine, was reportedly captured and interrogated by Russian soldiers. His status and whereabouts are unknown.

15 Jan 2025 - 7:13PM

India

India launches submarine, warships to guard against China in Indian Ocean

95 per cent of India’s trade moves in the Indian Ocean, amid a strong Chinese presence.

15 Jan 2025 - 4:38PMvideocam

US-China relations

US bans Chinese and Russian tech in smart cars, citing national security risks

‘Targeted approach’ meant to ensure foreign adversaries’ software and hardware are kept off American roads, commerce secretary says.

15 Jan 2025 - 5:31PMvideocam

Workers for BYD assemble an electric vehicle at the Chinese auto company’s EV factory in Rayong, Thailand, on July 4, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Ukraine war

Ukraine carries out ‘most massive strike’ on Russian territory in 3 years

The Russian military accused Kyiv of using US-and British-supplied missiles for one of the strikes and promised it would ‘not go unanswered’.

15 Jan 2025 - 12:39AM

A serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine fires a D-30 howitzer towards Russian troops at a position in a front line position in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on January 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Opinion | 21st-century geopolitics is expanding beyond US, China to a four-party game

As the global strategic framework moves on from the uneasy period of US hegemony and China’s rise, a critical quadrilateral is forming.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:49PMvideocam

Nato

Nato launches ‘Baltic sentry’ mission after suspected cable sabotage

The mission, involving frigates and maritime patrol aircraft, aims to enhance vigilance in the region and deter further attacks on critical infrastructure.

14 Jan 2025 - 8:18PM

Indonesia

Indonesia mulls Russian oil deal post-Brics entry, but will the West push back?

Analysts say Jakarta needs to weigh the economic benefits of discounted Russian oil against the risk of backlash from Western allies.

14 Jan 2025 - 5:41PMvideocam

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Prabowo Subianto, then Indonesia’s Defence Minister and president-elect, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on July 31, 2024. Photo: AP

China-EU relations

Turkish railway, with Chinese upgrades, could bypass Russia on route to Europe

Improvements to Turkey’s railway network – which a Turkish official says China could provide – would create a new, quicker path for Europe-bound freight.

14 Jan 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

Ukraine war

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘energy terrorism’ over alleged pipeline attack

Moscow says Ukraine tried to attack TurkStream pipeline infrastructure in Russia with drones.

14 Jan 2025 - 3:24PM

North Korea

Explainer | ‘Very dangerous’: the North Koreans fighting and dying in Russia’s war

Neither Moscow nor Pyongyang has publicly confirmed the presence of North Korean troops. Washington and its allies say otherwise.

14 Jan 2025 - 12:17PMvideocam

North Korean troops march during a military parade in 2020. South Korea says 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed in battle since their deployment to Russia last year. Photo: KCNA/dpa

United States

Opinion | Trump’s Greenland gambit spotlights geopolitical tussle over the Arctic

As climate change accelerates Arctic ice melt, opening up new shipping routes and resource extraction opportunities, Greenland’s geopolitical value has soared.

13 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

United States

US limits AI chip sales to China, others, as Nvidia slams ‘sweeping overreach’

New controls go beyond China, setting quotas for about 120 countries; exports to 18 allies including Japan, UK, the Netherlands are exempt.

14 Jan 2025 - 4:51PMvideocam

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China-Russia relations

How Western sanctions are driving a surge in China-Russia trade

Trade between the two powers continued to grow across a range of categories in 2024, but may face greater headwinds this year.

13 Jan 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Afghanistan

Biden spoke to families of Americans detained in Afghanistan

The US has been negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans for a high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay.

13 Jan 2025 - 2:28PMvideocam

Taliban security personnel in Kabul. File photo: AFP

Ukraine war

Zelensky ‘ready’ to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker says.

13 Jan 2025 - 6:32PMvideocam

An alleged North Korean soldier detained by Ukrainian authorities. Photo: Telegram/V_Zelenskiy_official via AFP

European Union

Sweden is most recent target of Russia’s hybrid tactics, PM says

Underwater cables have been severed in the Baltic Sea in recent months in incidents experts have said are part of Russia’s hybrid tactics.

12 Jan 2025 - 11:07PM

Croatia

Croatia’s President Milanovic wins second term in election landslide

Zoran Milanovic wins with 74 per cent of the vote, the highest score since Croatia’s independence in 1991.

13 Jan 2025 - 2:39PM

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