What Russia's latest military offensive means for Ukraine

NPR's Scott Simon talks with strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland about the significance of Russia's latest military offensive in Ukraine. Read More

Ukraine says it has checked Russia's offensive in a key town, but Moscow says it will keep pushing

Military officials in Ukraine say their units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a northeastern Ukrainian town have halted the Russian advance ... Read More

Israel strikes Syria, killing dozens; Netanyahu says Rafah attack preparations underway

In 2022, the European Broadcasting Union banned Russia ... military, which rarely acknowledges its Syria operations, declined to comment on the strikes. Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group and ... Read More

Israel Targets Army Position In Syria: Ministry

Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south, Syria's government ... The official news agency IRNA said there was "no major damage". Israeli officials made ... Read More

Five rockets are fired from Iraq towards US military base in Syria

At least five rockets were launched from Iraq's town of Zummar towards a U.S. military base in northeastern Syria ... a major ally of Israel, also helped to shoot down Iranian drone strikes. Read More

Cyprus Says 8 EU States Back Plan to Return Syria Refugees

Cyprus said Friday it is among at least eight EU member states who want safe zones to be declared in parts of Syria to allow the repatriation of refugees from its more than decade-old civil war. The ... Read More

Israel Strikes Syrian Army Position Hours After Blasts Reported In Iran

Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south ... The official news agency IRNA said there was "no major damage". Israel warned it would hit back after Iran ... Read More

Israel targets air defense system in Syria, state news agency says

Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military ... reported near a major Iranian air ... Read More

Israel Begins Rafah Strikes After Hamas Agrees to Ceasefire

One day after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced a "temporary evacuation" of residents in parts of Rafah, Hamas issued a statement saying the head of the group's Political Bureau, Ismail ... Read More

Kremlin accumulates forces: Russia's potential offensive and amount of missiles it has

Russia's actions in the spring: Attacks on energy infrastructure, destabilization, and preparation The pace of the offensive operation, which Moscow initiated back in September, has somewhat ... Read More

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says "we are preparing" for a major Russian spring offensive

Ukraine is readying soldiers for a major Russian offensive that is expected ... an Alaska Republican who supports sending military aid to Ukraine, referred back to that point in another "Face ... Read More

How US military aid package could thwart Russia’s summer offensive

Ukraine has already lost lives and ground and while it might help blunt Russia’s anticipated summer offensive ... and major cities with near impunity. At the front, Ukrainian military ... Read More