The fire at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine ...

Entering the Ukrainian town of Izium brings the odd sight of roads and sidewalks completely covered in wide stretches of overhead netting. It’s a low-tech defense against the latest deadly Russian drones known as, FPV, or first-person view drones. FPV’s can fly up to 15 miles and ...  Show more

NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction. And Iran has imposed a near-total internet blackout as the war with the U.S. and Israel rages on. Some Iranians are sending voice memos to share a glim ...  Show more

A counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces to try to drive Russian troops out of southern Ukraine has placed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, directly in the path of the fighting.

As the world scrambles to prevent a catastrophe, the plant’s worker ...

Russia attacks and seizes the largest nuclear power plant in Europe triggering fears that the war in Ukraine could unleash a nuclear catastrophe. Ukraine’s president is calling it an act of nuclear terror. The U.S. embassy in Kyiv is calling it a war crime. The U.S. says Russia i ...  Show more

There has been another round of Russian air strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying nearly a third of the country's power stations have been destroyed. Also in the programme: China lures British pilots, and safety fears for Iranian sport c ...  Show more

There’s a fire at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and at one point the country’s foreign minister said the Russian army is “firing from all sides.” Fighting has now stopped, and background radiation levels are currently normal, according to plant spokesman Andrii Tuz.  ...  Show more