Ukraine says advance into Russia “going well”, creates strategic buffer
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s forces advanced further into Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said its gains would provide a strategic buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks. Kyiv’s surge into Russian territory last week caught Moscow by surprise. Russian forces that began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had […]
Frozen in time, an airport rots as Cyprus logjam persists, 50 years on
Nicosia, Cyprus Reuters Once a bustling hub, Nicosia International Airport has stood deserted for the past 50 years, a still enduring symbol of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus half a century ago following a brief Greek-inspired coup. Time has been standing still ever since at this air terminal – perched on a hill on the western […]
Updated: Ukraine braces for “heavy battles” as Putin says Russia carving out Kharkiv buffer zone
Updated: 10am (AEST) Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s top commander warned on Friday of “heavy battles” looming on the war’s new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region as Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was carving out a “buffer zone” in the area. Russian forces attacked the Kharkiv region’s north last Friday, making inroads of up […]