Geneva (AFP) – The United States and Russia open talks Sunday in Geneva on soaring tensions over Ukraine, with Moscow seeking a wide-ranging new security arrangement with the West but facing strong pressure to pull back troops.

A Russian-led force has arrived in Kazakhstan at the request of the country's authoritarian president, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.

Satellite images, social media posts and flight-tracking data allow private analysts to track details governments once classified

Following talks, Zelensky says he feels US-Ukraine relations are ‘special’