BBC World
Sep 12, 2026
Russians seek answers over hundreds missing after Ukraine's 2024 incursion
Officials say more than 300 Russians remain missing after the 2024 Kursk offensive, but no-one really knows the true figure.
Geopolitics
BBC World
Sep 12, 2026
Only Roland Garros towel left, says Ukraine tennis player after Russian strike hits flat
Dayana Yastremska says her flat took a "direct hit" by a Russian missile in Odesa, and all that left was her Roland Garros towel.
BBC World
Sep 12, 2026
Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.
BBC World
Sep 12, 2026
Ukraine faces 'toughest winter' since Russia's full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC
A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter.
The Guardian
Sep 12, 2026
As China rises, Australia is increasingly enmeshed in the US war machine. Is the alliance still worth the risk?
Australia is being exploited by an ally that could draw it, however unwillingly, into war with China, experts warnGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcast“Physical security matters,” said Kevin Rudd, at his axiomatic best before the National Press Club this week.“Our first respon…