Over 150 scholars from 50 states attend opening of 8-day conference at Eyup Sultan Mosque, denouncing Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, vowing coordinated humanitarian and political action - Anadolu Aja

According to Russian authorities, the remains belong to Ukrainian servicemembers killed in action in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kursk regions.

Russia said on Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow's participation were a "road to nowhere", sounding a warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv's future protection.

The Kremlin’s recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration’s whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.

The return of the forcefully deported Ukrainian children “is a subject at the top of all lists,” Donald Trump said, adding that the US and Europe will work together with Ukraine and the rest of the world “to hopefully bringing them home to their families".

Russia's foreign minister said foreign troops in Ukraine "would be absolutely unacceptable" in a meeting with his Indian counterpart

EADaily, August 19th, 2025. Russia and Ukraine is likely to continue direct negotiations in Istanbul, at which the status of representatives of the parties may be increased.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that the long-awaited peace talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, could take place

Kyiv confirms receiving bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian servicemen, Russian presidential aide says Moscow received bodies of 19 servicemen - Anadolu Ajansı

Russia on Sunday fired the biggest number of drones — 472 — at Ukraine since its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s air force said, in an apparent effort to overwhelm air defenses.

Ukraine returned the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers in exchange, a Russian official said. Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed on both sides since Russia invaded its neighbour in February 2022, though neither side regularly publishes data on their own casualties.

U.S. military leaders are expected to meet with their NATO counterparts Wednesday to discuss potential security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that strong security guarantees are key to lasting peace,