At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations building in Geneva to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine and what they see as the UN's failure to stop the conflict.

Topless members of the Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen took chainsaws to a giant wooden sculpture outside the United Nations in Geneva on Friday, prompting police to intervene, witnesses said.

This week, a hostage video emerged of captured soldier and Australian man Oscar Jenkins being detained and interrogated by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.While diplomats say they are still working to confirm the 32-year-old's location and conditions,

From February 24, 2022 to late October 2024, a total of 184 bodies of Ukrainians who died in captivity were retrieved from Russia, including 169 military service members and 15 civilians. — Ukrinform.

Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins became the first known Australian captured by Russia in Ukraine when footage of him with his hands tied appeared on social media.

They had words including “stop mines” and “F—- russia” painted on their bare chests and backs in near-freezing temperatures, and shouted expletives repeatedly against the United Nations ...

As the situation in Syria continues to evolve following the ouster of President Bashar Assad, an almost decade-old UN Security Council resolution is being described as vital for what comes next. “The people of Syria stand at a moment of history — and a moment

The Swiss authorities have decided to join the EU's 15th package of sanctions against Russia and measures against Belarus, according to the Swiss government's press service. The Federal Department of Economic Affairs,

Rebel forces, particularly Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Syrian National Army (SNA), carried out an offensive that ended the 50 years of the Assad family’s authoritarian rule in Syria. An armed coalition,

"While you are waiting for Christmas — we are waiting for our loved ones to return from Russian captivity," say the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war holding rallies to remember people held in Russian prisons and torture chambers.

Australian officials have launched an urgent investigation after a video emerged on social media that appeared to show an Australian man being questioned and slapped by Russian fighters.