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Ukraine

Ukraine, Syria agree to cooperate on security, Zelensky says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shaking hands during their meeting in Damascus.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa shaking hands during their meeting in Damascus.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 5, 2026

A man navigating the rubble of a building at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, after it was targeted by US-Israeli airstrikes on April 4.
A man navigating the rubble of a building at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, after it was targeted by US-Israeli airstrikes on April 4.

Ukraine expects top US envoys in Kyiv in April to reboot talks

US envoys Steve Witkoff (centre) and Jared Kushner (right) meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in January.
US envoys Steve Witkoff (centre) and Jared Kushner (right) meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in January.

Russian strike on market in Ukraine kills five, wounds 25

A firefighter working at a street market hit by a Russian drone strike, in Nikopol, Ukraine,  onApril 4.
A firefighter working at a street market hit by a Russian drone strike, in Nikopol, Ukraine,  onApril 4.

In Istanbul, Ukraine’s Zelensky vows greater security cooperation with Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Istanbul on April 4.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Istanbul on April 4.

Zelensky urges lawmakers to act as Ukraine funding hangs in balance

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Pope Leo speaks to Israeli, Ukrainian presidents: Vatican

The calls happened as the pontiff was observing the Catholic Holy Week leading up to Easter on April 5.
The calls happened as the pontiff was observing the Catholic Holy Week leading up to Easter on April 5.

14 dead as Russia launches new daytime attacks on Ukraine

Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a damaged residential building following a drone attack in Kharkiv.
Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a damaged residential building following a drone attack in Kharkiv.

Zelensky says frontline situation best for Ukraine in the last 10 months

With the war in its fifth year, the fighting is raging along more than 1,200km of the frontline.
With the war in its fifth year, the fighting is raging along more than 1,200km of the frontline.

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'Easter escalation' as massive daytime attack kills two

An investigator collects debris of a Russian drone at the impact site in a residential neighborhood, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Vyshneve, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
An investigator collects debris of a Russian drone at the impact site in a residential neighborhood, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Vyshneve, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.