Russia said Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war had crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. Unverified videos on social media showed […]

Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a “reckless escalation” of violence in the region after American air strikes targeted Iran-backed groups in the country on Wednesday. The pre-dawn […]

The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, on Wednesday accused Kyiv of shooting down a plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. “They shot their own soldiers […]

Russia said Wednesday that everyone on board a military transport plane — reportedly carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers — had died after the aircraft crashed near the border with […]

Russia’s defence ministry accused Kyiv on Wednesday of shooting down a military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian soldiers set to be exchanged in a prisoner swap. The ministry said the […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said he reaffirmed in a phone call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg his “support” for Sweden’s membership in the security alliance. “I reaffirmed […]

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military plane carrying 65 of its own soldiers, who Moscow says were set to be freed in a prisoner swap. The […]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said he reaffirmed in a phone call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg his “support” for Sweden’s membership to the security alliance. Budapest remains […]

Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners, killing everyone on board. Unverified videos on social media showed a large plane, […]

British citizens should be prepared to fight in a potential land war, the highest ranking army officer General Patrick Sanders said on Wednesday. The chief of the general staff said […]

Sixteen international humanitarian and rights organisations on Wednesday called for a halt to weapons transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups in a bid to end the Gaza conflict. In […]

Ukraine said Wednesday it would continue to target Russia’s military in the Belgorod region, hours after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down a plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners. In […]

Ukraine’s intelligence agency said Wednesday it had no “reliable information” on who was on board a downed Russian military plane that Moscow says was transporting dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of […]

NATO on Wednesday began its biggest military exercise since the Cold War with a US warship leaving the United States for transit across the Atlantic to alliance territory in Europe. […]

Ukraine’s intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had no “reliable information” on who was on board a downed Russian military plane that Moscow says was transporting dozens of Ukrainian prisoners […]

Boeing’s CEO acknowledged Wednesday the “seriousness” of safety questions facing the company, as he arrived for Capitol Hill questioning about a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident earlier this month. “We fly […]

The European Commission said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into a plan by airline giant IAG — owner of Spanish airline Iberia and British Airways — to buy Spain’s […]

Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, were convicted on Wednesday and sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in an alleged plot three years ago to overthrow the country’s government. […]

International humanitarian and rights organisations on Wednesday called on countries to halt weapons transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups in a bid to end the Gaza conflict, or risk […]

Spanish police said Wednesday they had detained a criminal gang of Eastern Europeans with military training who specialised in breaking into luxury homes in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. […]