One person was killed and 16 others wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv that included ballistic missiles, local authorities said. The attack began at around 1:30 a.m. local time and continued for several hours, with explosions echoing across the capital. Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to…
Kyiv, Ukraine — Hundreds of protesters gathered in downtown Kyiv Thursday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy moved to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as part of a Cabinet shakeup that had already raised eyebrows for its timing. The reshuffle comes right as Ukraine is seen by many analysts as turning the tide slowly against Russia’s…
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham that would impose sanctions on top Russian figures and heavy tariffs on the biggest buyers of Russian oil. The “Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026” aims to squeeze Russian leaders in an effort to bring the Kremlin’s four-year war on Ukraine to an…
President Donald Trump arrived in Turkey Tuesday for a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as the alliance is squeezed by Russia’s continuing military aggression in Ukraine and America’s growing insistence that NATO members quickly beef up their defense spending. Those pressing concerns come on top of lingering controversies surrounding the U.S.’ war against…
Exercises from Monday to July 13 off Qingdao to be followed by joint maritime patrols in the Pacific Ocean. Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026 The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off China’s eastern coast this coming week. In a statement on Sunday, the Chinese Ministry…
A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia’s FSB security service. Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said. He was previously chief of staff of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) anti-terrorism centre. An operation codenamed “rat”…
Russia has freed 24 Filipinos who have been detained for months without charges in a Siberian city, after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised concern for them in a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Philippine officials said Saturday. The two dozen freed Filipinos were scheduled to arrive in Manila in two flights early Sunday, with…
Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Russia has pledged to carry out frequent and “massive group strikes” against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a barrage of drones on Moscow,…
Moscow — Within the framework of the Expert Council on Africa at Russia’s State Duma, the lower chamber of parliamentarians, during its annual round-table conference, held in late May 2026, focused concretely on food security in Africa. The Expert Council has further outlined a strategic roadmap to raise collaboration in the sphere of food security,…
Kyiv — Ukraine is implementing “enhanced security measures in the northern regions” near its border with Belarus as Russia holds joint nuclear drills with its close ally, for which Moscow says “nuclear munitions were delivered” to field storage facilities. Kyiv announced the heightened security posture along its northern border Thursday after warning for weeks of…
