House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policy

House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policy

WASHINGTON — The House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that clashes with the Trump administration by providing new aid to Ukraine while also imposing sanctions against Russia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 226-195 vote included support for the bill from 18 Republicans, who joined all…

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Major Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill several, wound dozens

Major Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill several, wound dozens

A barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least nine people and wounded dozens across Ukraine, authorities said Tuesday, just days after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was preparing a “massive new strike.” Russia has bombarded Ukraine almost daily since launching an offensive in 2022, often provoking retaliation from Kyiv, as talks…

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Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, lightly wounding 2 people near Ukraine border

Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, lightly wounding 2 people near Ukraine border

A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania, its defense ministry said early Friday morning, wounding two people.  “During the night of May 28-29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania,” the ministry said. “One of these drones entered Romanian airspace,…

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Ukraine bolsters border security as Russia says nuclear munitions sent to Belarus for exercises

Ukraine bolsters border security as Russia says nuclear munitions sent to Belarus for exercises

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…

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Ukraine says Russia launches “massive and virtually nonstop” strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 12

Ukraine says Russia launches “massive and virtually nonstop” strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 12

Entire residential buildings were demolished in Ukraine’s capital as Russia launched a “massive and virtually nonstop” aerial barrage on Kyiv and other major cities over the last two nights, according to Ukrainian officials. They said more than 1,500 drones and over 50 missiles were launched in the last two days. At least 12 people were…

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