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Ukraine conflict: What we know about the invasion
Russia has begun a large-scale military attack on Ukraine, its southern neighbour, on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin. ...
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin address fact-checked
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. ...
US reveals claims of Russian 'kill list' if Moscow occupies Ukraine
The United States says it has "credible information" that Russian forces are creating lists of Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps in the event of occupation. ...
The man who lived in a Singapore forest for 30 years
Singapore is known for being one of the world's most highly urbanised countries, with no lack of gleaming skyscrapers and luxury apartments. ...
French election: Who's vying to challenge Emmanuel Macron?
France is heading for a tight presidential race as incumbent Emmanuel Macron prepares to stake his claim for a second term. ...
US mid-terms: How will new voting laws affect the election?
President Joe Biden has suggested the US mid-term elections in November could be "illegitimate" if laws limiting voting rights are implemented. ...
Ukraine tensions: Can diplomacy prevent war?
The prospect of a wider war in Ukraine is dreadful to contemplate. If Russia were to invade, thousands could die. Many more might flee. ...
How suicide became the hidden toll of the war in Ukraine
Back in April 2018, when the war in eastern Ukraine was a little over four years in, Father Sergey Dmitriev was standing behind the front lines near the city of Maryinka telling a joke. It was Easter Sunday - a calm day in a calm stretch of weeks along that part of the front - and the mood was good. The priest was planning to lead a service for the troops. ...
Why Uganda is investing in oil despite pressures to go green
The heat is unbearable; the haze merges the sky, lake and land; kingfishers dive and rise as if playing with the wind coming off Uganda's Lake Albert, under which vast oil reserves like. ...
EU leaders attempt to dodge Putin's divide and rule tactics
They say there's safety in numbers. ...
Ukraine conflict: Valery, young victim of a frozen war
Could it be that somehow Valery Hierovkin sensed what was coming? That the young Ukrainian foot soldier felt there was a sniper round with his name on it? ...
What's at stake for Biden in Ukraine?
The construction of the Soviet Union's embassy in 1980s Washington DC had the plot twists of a spy novel. ...
India Covid-19: The children who have never seen a classroom
In December 2019, Ceenu Jebaraj's three-year-old daughter was excited at the thought of going to school in a few months. ...
IS chief al-Qurayshi: Why getting him mattered so much to the US
The decision to deploy a Special Forces team to target Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi showed he was considered an important figure by Washington. ...
How the high cost of living is hitting Singapore's poor
In South East Asia you don't get much more of a staple food than chicken rice. Found in almost every food court and hawker centre, it is considered one of Singapore's national dishes. ...
Facebook Messenger: The battle over end-to-end encryption
The UK government and a coalition of charities are urging the British public to put pressure on Facebook not to introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on its Messenger service. ...
Joe Biden: Scoring the US president's first year in office
When he took office as the 46th US president, Joe Biden declared that his ascension was the "triumph not of a candidate, but of a cause - the cause of democracy". ...
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter's wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari's administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say. ...
Colombo Port City: A new Dubai or a Chinese enclave?
"An economic game changer" is how officials describe Colombo Port City, a shiny metropolis soaring out of the water along the Sri Lankan capital's seafront. ...
Ukraine crisis: Risks remain as Russia and West talk
Is Europe a safer place after a week of diplomacy that has criss-crossed the continent? The short answer is probably no. ...
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