Wars and conflicts

Ukraine says Russian drone hit Turkish cargo vessel in Black Sea

The attacked vessel, called the Viva, had 11 ‍Turkish citizens on board.

Thailand doubles down on fight against Cambodia, rebuffing Trump’s ceasefire claims

People resting at a temporary camp for displaced people set up at a former market in Banteay Meanchey province on Dec 13.

Israel issues evacuation alert for village in southern Lebanon ahead of strike

Belarus frees Nobel winner, top opposition figures as US eases sanctions

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (right) greeting Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski in Lithuania, on Dec 13, after he was freed by Belarus.

Ukraine peace ‘not far away’, says Erdogan after meeting with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool via REUTERS

Malaysia urges Thailand and Cambodia to cease military action along border

Since Dec 8, Thailand and Cambodia have traded heavy weapons fire.

British PM Starmer grapples with Ukraine crisis as threats swirl over his own political future

Many Labour Members of Parliament are talking about who should replace party leader and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and when.

Europe fears Trojan horse for Russia in Trump’s Ukraine plan: Sources

The status of a demilitarised zone and who would police it is unclear, some of Ukraine’s allies have said.

Thai PM vows continued military action against Cambodia despite Trump ceasefire claims

A boy stands among people waiting to collect supplies at Batthkav refugee camp in Chong Kal, Cambodia, on Dec 12.

‘Bullets were flying over my roof’: Mothers in Cambodia flee to shelters to protect their children

mwchild - 27-yr-old mother Sao Sopha who delivered her daughter on Dec 11 after she had fled to a relief displacement site. ST PHOTO: MAY WONG

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