The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu will now hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers within his own party

Challenges and skepticism surround international efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Stay updated with AP's coverage.

SIPRI notes the effects of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza in reducing international security.

Russia and Ukraine are set to remain locked in battle for the foreseeable future after an international gathering billed as a first step toward peace delivered no eye-catching diplomatic breakthrough that might suggest a coming end to Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II

To a degree never seen before, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families

Dozens of families have lost 25 or more of their members in Israeli strikes in the first three months of the Gaza war

A Stockholm-based watchdog says the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on nuclear deterrence in 2023

States are on course to spend $100bn a year, driven by a sharp increase in US defence budgets

Ukraine president says talks with Moscow could start tomorrow ‘if they leave our legal territories’; more than 80 countries and organisations back Ukraine’s territorial integrity. What we know on day 845

As the war enters its 843rd day, these are the main developments.

From ancient Greece to modern Russia, sanctions are now the go-to option for policy-makers – so why do they so rarely achieve their aims?