The National Times - Politics (English)

Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000km from frontline

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict.

Germany mourns five killed, hundreds wounded in Christmas market attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned the "terrible, insane" car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200.