On the 1,626th day of a war that refuses to stay contained, Turkey has called on both Russia and Ukraine to cease attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea — a body of water that has become, in the words of Ankara's foreign minister, a zone of indiscriminate violence against civilian vessels. The plea arrives as the conflict's consequences ripple outward: a drone near NATO airspace, strikes on German military installations, and a Ukrainian president warning his people they may face winter without heat. What began as a war between two nations has become a pressure system bearing down on t
Turkey seeks Black Sea ceasefire as civilian ships face attacks; Ukraine denies Bulgaria drone strike
Russian strikes killed 13 people in Ukraine in 24 hours, including a child in Kyiv region, with ongoing attacks targeting civilian infrastructure.