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US and Germany to send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine

The US announced to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, while Germany is sending 14 Leopard 2 tanks to the Russia-Ukraine battlefield.

Ukraine’s interior minister among 18 killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv

At least 18 people have been killed, including Ukraine’s interior minister and three children, after a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten and a residential building in a Kyiv suburb

Biden and Zelenskyy present a united front at historic White House meeting

United States President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demonstrated a united front on their approach to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine as Zelenskyy makes a dramatic visit to the U.S.

Missile incident in Poland sparks fears of Russia-Ukraine war spillover into NATO territory

The missile that landed in Polish territory, killing two people on November 15, was not a Russian attack but the incident has sparked fears of the spillover of the nearly nine-month war in Ukraine.

Russia to withdraw troops from key Ukrainian city Kherson in major retreat

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson in one of Russia’s most significant retreats during the nine-month-old war in Ukraine.

Several grain ships leave Ukraine’s ports after Russia rejoins export deal

Seven ships carrying grain left Ukrainian ports on November 2 following the revival of the Black Sea grain corridor, according to Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure. The vessels are headed to Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Oman, and three to China. Russia's...

NATO allies rushing to strengthen Ukraine air defenses after Russia strikes

The U.S. and its NATO allies are racing to send air defense systems to Ukraine after back-to-back days of Russian missile and explosive suicide drone attacks on Ukrainian cities this week.

Nobel Peace Prize 2022 awarded to activists in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

The Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to Ales Bialiatski, a detained activist in Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.

Western nations and UN condemn Russia’s ‘illegal’ annexation of four regions of Ukraine

Western countries and the United Nations have joined Ukraine in strongly denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to proclaim the annexation of four occupied Ukrainian regions.

IAEA team leaves to visit Ukraine nuclear plant amid renewed shelling

The UN nuclear watchdog's inspection team is on its way to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

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ASEAN Express to boost Malaysia’s trade connectivity with China and Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s trade connectivity with Southeast Asia and China received a boost with the launch of the ASEAN Express, an international freight train connecting Malaysia to Thailand, Laos, and China.