War in Ukraine

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Q&A: Russia's veto power, Nato's Article 5, and Putin's succession plan

Your questions answered on UN peacekeepers and Russian defence treaties
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  1. A number of rescuers in protective clothing can be seen working around a destroyed house. They are surrounded by rubble and are clearing away bricks and other pieces of debris.

  2. A train hit by a drone strike sits damaged at the railway station in Shostka. A group of people stands on the central platform in the distance.

  3. A black and white portrait photo of Antoni Lallican

  4. A satellite being launched into the space by a Space X rocket on a blue clear day.

  5. An aerial view shows the oil tanker Boracay off the coast of Saint-Nazaire

  6. A composite image showing a Ukrainian pilot using a drone. He is imposed over an image of a n oil refinery from which smoke is rising after a blast.

  7. An aerial picture which shows a large tanker ship. It is white and burgundy. There are two masked soldiers in camouflage on the ship which is in the middle of the ocean. The name of the ship, Boracay, is clearly marked on it.

  8. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a letter he received from Britain's Anne, Princess Royal, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, at St. Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv, September 30, 2025.

  9. Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022

  10. Ukrainian firefighters tackle a blaze at a house destroyed in a Russian drone attack in the village of Chernechchyna. Photo: 30 September 2025

  11. Andrii Andriichuk, a career criminal turned soldier, shows off his Knight's Cross medal

  12. Two people sit on a bench against the backdrop of a destroyed building

  13. An airport terminal with a black roof is pictured from above, with a series of black vehicles parked in front of the building. The airport control tower can be seen in the distance.

  14. Rescuers work among the rubble following a Russian strike on a residential area in Kyiv

  15. Firefighters stand amid smouldering rubble with several destroyed buildings in the background.

  16. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

  17. Men sitting on coaches and others on carpet with their eyes blurred

  18. Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean (C) attend a march to support the voting process at parliamentary elections in front of Parliament of Moldova in Chisinau

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  20. Woman soldier wearing army combat camouflage uniform, including wide glasses and helmet in Ukraine.

  21. US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office on 25 September 2025.

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  23. Wearing a dark jacket and shirt, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the UN assembly.

  24. President Donald Trump wearing a blue jacket and red tie gestures with his hands as he stands at a lectern during the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025