Russian invasion of Ukraine

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on November 25, 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (R) greets the President of Switzerland Alain Berset (L) prior to their talks in Kyiv. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/AFP)

November 25, 2023, 6:04 pm

As Swiss president visits Kyiv, Russia launches ‘record number’ of drone attacks

Ukraine marks Holodomor Remembrance Day, commemorating 1930s starvation in Ukraine under Soviet dictator Stalin

By AFP

Maya Fridman and Freed Sheek perform at a concert for Israelis and Gazans at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on November 1, 2023. (Eduardus Lee)

November 18, 2023, 1:11 am

In Amsterdam, a concert for peace divides a beleaguered Jewish community

The Jewish rescue group ZAKA spurns money raised in its name at an event for Israelis at the prestigious Concertgebouw, which allegedly forced organizers to also fundraise for Gaza

By Canaan Lidor

The release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea, September 28, 2022. (Photo by Handout / SWEDISH COAST GUARD / AFP)

November 12, 2023, 10:05 am

Ukraine army officer had key role in Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage – reports

Washington Post, Der Spiegel identify special forces soldier Roman Chervinsky as involved in blasts on conduit from Russia to Europe; note Zelensky was unaware of operation

By AFP and ToI Staff

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani pose for a family photo during their G7 foreign ministers' meetings in Tokyo on November 8, 2023. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP)

November 8, 2023, 2:34 pm

G7 backs Gaza ‘humanitarian pauses,’ refrains from ceasefire call

Foreign ministers also call for release of hostages, urge Iran to stop supporting Mideast terror groups, reaffirm support for Ukraine after Russia invasion

By AFP and ToI Staff

The Or Simcha youth village in Kfar Chabad, central Israel, October 26, 2023. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)

November 7, 2023, 2:31 pm

Daily Briefing Nov. 7: Day 32 – Ukrainian kids who fled to Israel escape war again

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on indictments for incitement to racism and violence; education reporter Gavriel Fiske on universities’ support for their student reservists

By ToI Staff

Alumim foster children wait in a bomb shelter for the all-clear, in Kfar Chabad, central Israel., October 26, 2023. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)

November 7, 2023, 2:04 pm

Twice evacuated from war zones, Ukrainian children wait for the battles to end

Newly relocated to Kfar Chabad in central Israel, youths from the Ashkelon-based ‘Alumim’ foster home relive the traumas of the past and search for stability

By Gavriel Fiske

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while arriving to testify during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the national security supplemental request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2023. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

October 31, 2023, 6:53 pm

Far-left US protesters disrupt congressional hearing on military aid to Israel

Defense Secretary Austin, top diplomat Blinken urge divided Congress to pass billions to Jewish state and Ukraine, as dozens repeatedly interrupt session, call for Gaza ceasefire

By Agencies and ToI Staff

This frame grab taken from video footage posted on the Telegram channel @askrasul on October 29, 2023 shows a mob looking for Jews and Israelis on the apron area of an airport in Makhachkala. (Photo by Telegram / @askrasul / AFP)

October 30, 2023, 5:03 pm

Russia blames antisemitic airport riot on Ukraine, West; US: It resembled ‘pogroms’

Airport reopens a day after hundreds stormed through terminal and onto tarmac, hunting Israelis and Jews, as flight arrived from Tel Aviv; Kyiv charges that Moscow orchestrated mob

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Joe Biden listens as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli and US government officials, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (AP/Evan Vucci)

October 20, 2023, 7:47 pm

Biden asks Congress to okay $14 billion in aid to Israel, $61 billion for Ukraine

But Republican paralysis amid failure to elect speaker could hamper efforts to secure funds for allies

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Council President Charles Michel (R) participate in a media conference at the European Council building in Brussels, March 9, 2020 (AP/Olivier Matthys)

October 20, 2023, 9:13 am

EU leaders head to White House for Biden summit on Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine

Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen to meet US president and deliver a message of unity

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the war between Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 19, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP)

October 20, 2023, 6:17 am

In Oval Office speech, Biden urges Congress to boost military aid for Israel, Ukraine

US president links deadly assault by Hamas to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, noting both receive Iranian support and ‘want a neighboring democracy completely annihilated’

By Jacob Magid

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

October 11, 2023, 10:41 am

White House spokesperson to ToI: We share Israel’s deep fear, anger after Hamas attack

John Kirby avoids presenting Israel with any red lines in its counteroffensive against terror group but says US plans to maintain humanitarian support for Palestinians in Gaza

By Jacob Magid

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a video celebrating the anniversary of the referendum called illegal by the UN in four Ukrainian regions one year ago, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, September 30, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

October 6, 2023, 10:58 am

Putin calls Canada’s former house speaker ‘an idiot’ for applauding Nazi war veteran

Russian leader says ‘absolutely disgusting’ that Canadian parliament inadvertently honored ex-Waffen SS volunteer

By AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while addressing the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, October 5, 2023. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

October 5, 2023, 11:01 pm

Putin claims nuclear-powered missile success, says Moscow could exit atomic test ban

President reports successful trial of Burevestnik weapon, notes US has not ratified Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban

By Agencies

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, firefighters work to extinguish a fire after the deadly Russian rocket attack that killed more than 40 people in the village of Hroza near Kharkiv, Ukraine, October 5, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

October 5, 2023, 6:23 pm

‘Brutal’ Russian strike on cafe, shop in eastern Ukraine kills at least 51 civilians

In Spain, President Zelensky denounces ‘deliberate act of terrorism’ as he calls on European allies to boost its support of Kyiv against Moscow’s onslaught

By susie blann