Russian attacks killed at least 265 civilians and wounded 1,816 others across Ukraine in June 2026, marking the deadliest month since the first months of the full-scale invasion, according to prelimin…
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Italy has arrested two former intelligence officers and expelled two Russian military attachés over what officials described as a systematic espionage operation funnelling state secrets to Moscow. The…
Ukraine's prosecutor general said on July 9 that no evidence has been found of Ukrainian state involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, rejecting German suspicions that the sabotage was car…
The European Union is weighing a diluted proposal to bar Russian military personnel from entering the bloc after France and Italy pushed back against a broader initial plan from the European Commissio…
A Polish court on Wednesday sentenced a Russian man to seven years in prison for spying for Moscow's Federal Security Service and participating in a plot to mail an explosive device, while his wife re…
Czech President Petr Pavel has warned that Western allies have a narrowing two-month window to pressure Russia into peace negotiations with Ukraine before Moscow may escalate the conflict. Speaking on…
The European Central Bank has given Europe's largest lenders until October 31 to submit plans for countering cybersecurity risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence models. The ECB's Supervisory…
Russia has banned exports of diesel following a government meeting on the fuel and transport sector held on 7 July 2026, as the country prepares to begin importing fuel this month to meet surging dome…
The Russian Athletics Federation has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging World Athletics' decision to maintain restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes' particip…
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed granting Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot air-defense missiles during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit i…
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Monday about a potential peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, saying both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky want a deal to end the war that…
President Donald Trump repeatedly misidentified Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan" during a press briefing in Ankara on Wednesday, claiming the country had fired 111 missiles at the USS Abraham L…
Ukrainian long-range drones struck eight Russian oil tankers from the so-called shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov on Tuesday, with attacks continuing over two days against as many as a dozen vessels fer…
Russia unleashed a massive barrage of 68 missiles and 351 drones against Kyiv overnight on 6 July, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens in one of the largest aerial assaults on the Ukrainian…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out any prospect of a Russian victory in Ukraine and called on Moscow to end the war, saying the choice now rests with the Kremlin. Speaking on the sidelines of…
Russian forces launched a missile strike on a residential five-storey apartment building in Kharkiv on 8 July 2026, killing a man and a woman and wounding at least 42 people, Ukrainian media reported.…
Danish authorities have arrested and charged two men with breaching trade sanctions imposed on Russia, following a lengthy intelligence investigation, the country's National Unit for Special Crime and…