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Ukraine/Russia

Will North Korean forces bolster Russia's Ukraine war?

Intelligence agencies report that North Korea could send up to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war on Ukraine, though experts doubt this will fundamentally shift the military balance in Moscow’s favor.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Ukraine's press gangs function like organized crime – Zelensky party MP

A Ukrainian lawmaker has alleged that officials pay bribes of up to $150,000 to secure senior positions in the country’s mobilization system

Russia Today - US News - 3 hours ago

Russia warns UK over supplying drones to Ukraine -- An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.

An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.

BBC News - World - 4 hours ago

Russia is shipping explosives to Iran to bolster its missile and drone arsenal in U.S. war

The Russian shipments, which haven’t been previously reported, underscore the deepening strategic alliance between Moscow and Tehran.

NBC News - Health - 6 hours ago

Hayden Panettiere's Unexpected Ukraine Activism

How the actress' long relationship with a Klitschko brother turned her into a political figure too.

Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Hayden Panettiere planned to see daughter Kaya, 11, in Ukraine before star's death: 'She loved her so much'

Kaya has lived in Ukraine with her father, Wladimir Klitschko, since 2018 when Hayden gave up custody amid her battle with postpartum depression and addiction.

New York Post - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Russia warns UK will 'pay the price' over drones used in Ukrainian strikes

Moscow says London is escalating the Ukraine conflict after British-made UAVs were reportedly used to strike targets deep inside Russia

Russia Today - US News - 9 hours ago

Dozens detained in Russia as only anti-war party struck from election

Russia's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the anti-war party Yabloko against a ban on it taking part in September's parliamentary elections.

BBC News - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Russia maintains election ban on opposition Yabloko, jails deputy head

Supreme Court ruling supports Kremlin's clampdown on the political party ahead of September's parliamentary vote.

Aljazeera - World - 11 hours ago

Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison.

CTV News - World - 11 hours ago

Why Kyiv keeps attacking Russian retail giant Wildberries

Ukraine has been striking warehouses belonging to Russia's largest online marketplace, saying the attacks disrupt Moscow's military logistics. But experts see wider risks for Russia's economy.

Deutsche Welle - Business - 11 hours ago

Ukraine takes aim at Russia's economy and morale by attacking online retailer

The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains.

CTV News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years over war criticism

Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday

Independent UK - World - 11 hours ago

Activists' bid to sue Russia over climate change gets off to shaky start

The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed the case, but the plaintiffs aren't giving up.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

Ukraine’s state energy company says Russia has attacked its facilities 13 times over the past week, with nearly 300 attacks this year

Los Angeles Times - US News - 12 hours ago

EU plans 'most far-reaching sanctions against Russia in coming months'

Measures to focus on Moscow’s military industrial complex

Irish Times - World - 12 hours ago

Russia Hypes 'Nuclear War' Threat After British Drones Launched By Ukraine For First Time

British-made drones have been used for the first time, prompting Moscow to make one of its periodic allusions to the threat of nuclear war.

Breitbart - Politics - 12 hours ago

Russia accuses West of plotting arms scheme in Latin America

Russia accused the intelligence services of a Western country of aiming to portray Moscow as an illegal weapons supplier in Latin America.

UPI - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Ukraine Has Shattered the Myth of Russian Military Might

Ukraine has severely degraded Russia’s conventional forces while forcing Moscow to adapt rapidly to a new era of drone-driven warfare.

OilPrice.com - World - 13 hours ago

Binance Gave Russia A Client's Data. It Was Used To Bring Terrorism Charges Over Ukraine Donations.

Binance says it fully exited Russia in 2023, but documents show the crypto giant later provided Russian investigators with detailed information about a customer who donated to Ukrainian-linked causes.

International Business Times - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

Russia and Ukraine trade more deadly strikes -- Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.

Moscow says nine people have been killed in the past 24 hours, while Kyiv reports four deaths.

BBC News - World - 16 hours ago

Kyiv strikes rocket fuel plant after launching largest drone attack of 2026

Russian authorities said Kyiv fired around 600 drones to the capital of Moscow

Independent UK - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Huge inferno engulfs 'Russian Amazon' Wildberries after Ukraine strike

Ukraine has successfully targeted Wildberries hubs seven times in six weeks as part of a campaign to bring the war to Russia

Independent UK - World - 17 hours ago

Russia targets Danube port after one of Ukraine's largest aerial attacks of war

Russia struck port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging a Togo-flagged civilian vessel near Izmail after Kyiv launched a major drone attack on Moscow.

CNBC - US News - 18 hours ago

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks in its war with Russia

Ukraine launched 822 drones, 600 targeting Moscow, according to a Russian regional governor, who said the capital had suffered “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory”.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 in Russia

Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war.

Los Angeles Times - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine, Russia exchange overnight strikes, claiming 12 more lives

At least 12 people were killed overnight into Sunday when Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange waves of drone and missile attacks against civilian...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

Russia and Ukraine trade major drone and missile strikes

ALBAWABA- Russia and Ukraine exchanged large-scale drone and missile strikes on Sunday, further intensifying the long-range aerial campaign that has bec

Albawaba - World - 1 day ago

'Massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

Russian drone missile attacks killed seven people in Ukraine

Irish Times - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine Pounds Russia And Vice Versa. Kyiv's Blitz Signals A Strategic Shift

Ukraine is of the view that Russia's vast energy reservoirs are bankrolling its appetite for war and hence it is unleashing the coordinated strikes on these facilities across Russia. These strikes are aimed at bringing the impact of the war and causing misery to the Russian public, which has also

International Business Times - World - 1 day ago

Ukraine kills at least 6 people in Russia after launching one of the largest aerial assaults of war

This attack occurred as Ukrainian forces increasingly take the war into the very heart of Russia nearly four and a half years into the full-blown conflict sparked by Moscow's invasion.

New York Post - World - 1 day ago

UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia -- The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.

The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.

BBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

Ukraine launches one of its largest attacks of war

Moscow says hundreds of drones targeted the Russian capital overnight, with six fatalities in the Russian capital and southern Rostov region. Five people were killed in strikes across Ukraine.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Ukraine Launches One of Its Largest Aerial Attacks of War, Killing at Least Six in Russia

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.

Breitbart - World - 1 day ago

Putin loses 43K soldiers on Ukraine battlefield in one of bloodiest months since start of war

Putin lost a staggering 42,860 men on the battlefield in July between soldiers killed and wounded, the most since January 2025 -- and the fourth bloodiest month since the start of the war in 2022.

New York Post - World - 2 days ago

How Iran and Ukraine are strategically sinking their rivals at sea

Through a combination of tactics, both countries have managed to keep superior fleets at bay, dealing significant blows to the US and Russia

Middle East Eye - US News - 2 days ago

Russia Threatens to Board British and French Ships in Revenge For 'Shadow Fleet' Seizures

President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation against British and French 'pirates' over the seizure of Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers.

Breitbart - World - 2 days ago

Japan slams Putin following first visit to disputed Kuril islands - The four contested islands, seized by Russia during World War II, have gained importance since the end of the conflict, providing strategic military bases to the Kremlin. 13/08/2026

The four contested islands, seized by Russia during World War II, have gained importance since the end of the conflict, providing strategic military bases to the Kremlin.

Euronews - World - 3 days ago

Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in prison - Gilman was arrested and detained in Russia in 2022, accused of assaulting a police officer following an incident on a train in Voronezh, to the south of Moscow. 11/08/2026

Gilman was arrested and detained in Russia in 2022, accused of assaulting a police officer following an incident on a train in Voronezh, to the south of Moscow.

Euronews - World - 4 days ago

Ukraine attacks Russian warships and grain export terminals in Black Sea port

Ukraine has launched a heavy drone assault on warships and major Russian grain export terminals in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk.

CNBC - US News - 4 days ago

UN: Thousands of Ukrainian civilians still held and tortured by Russia - The UN also reported more than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees are being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly. 12/08/2026

The UN also reported more than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees are being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly.

Euronews - World - 4 days ago

Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead - Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities. 11/08/2026

Video. Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

Euronews - World - 5 days ago

Beyond the headlines, Pakistan and Russia are drawing closer

From counterterrorism to trade corridors, Moscow and Islamabad are turning steady contact into a deeper, more durable relationship

Russia Today - Opinion - 5 days ago

13 killed, 90 injured in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine - 13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities. 09/08/2026

13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.

Euronews - World - 6 days ago

US Senate approves sweeping Russia sanctions bill targeting energy - The package would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet used to evade restrictions on Moscow's oil exports. It would also allow President Donald Trump to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil. 07/08/2026

The package would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet used to evade restrictions on Moscow's oil exports. It would also allow President Donald Trump to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil.

Euronews - World - 7 days ago

Russia begins sending back its experts to Bushehr power plant

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Rosatom Chief Executive Alexey Likhachev announced that an initial team of five Russian specialists is now working at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran.

Mehr News Agency - Technology - 8 days ago

Lindsey Graham Championed a Russia Sanctions Package Before His Death. The Senate Just Passed It.

The Senate approved a Russia sanctions bill pushed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham before his death in July.

International Business Times - Top Stories - 10 days ago

Fires rage after Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv - Firefighters battled multiple warehouse and building fires overnight after Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded 42 across Kyiv and the surrounding region. 05/08/2026

Video. Firefighters battled multiple warehouse and building fires overnight after Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 15 people and wounded 42 across Kyiv and the surrounding region.

Euronews - World - 11 days ago

Ukraine Calls for Faster Patriot Deliveries After Deadly Russian Missile Barrage

A massive Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 15 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region as Ukraine appealed for more Patriot interceptors.

OilPrice.com - World - 12 days ago

Soldier kills four in Crimea, Moscow-installed governor says - Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks aimed at disrupting the logistics of Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine. 04/08/2026

Crimea, a peninsula illegally annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014, has for weeks been the target of Ukrainian retaliatory attacks aimed at disrupting the logistics of Russian forces deployed in southern Ukraine.

Euronews - World - 12 days ago

Why Have China and Russia Just Stepped Out Of The Shadows In The U.S.-Iran War?

Russia and China are reportedly expanding support for Iran, providing intelligence, satellite navigation, and advanced weaponry.

OilPrice.com - World - 14 days ago

Iran to hold camp in Russia ahead of Asian Volleyball C'ship

TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Iran's national men's volleyball team will depart for a 10-day training camp in Russia on Aug. 20 as part of their final preparations for the 2026 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Mehr News Agency - Sports - 15 days ago

Ukraine hits Iranian vessels, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'

The latest attacks by Ukraine, combined with Saudi military strikes on Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen, represent a widening of the Middle East conflict.

CNBC - World - 19 days ago

Russia wins world fencing gold under national flag and anthem

Russian saber fencer Pavel Graudyn has claimed world championship gold in Hong Kong after international restrictions on national symbols were lifted

Russia Today - Sports - 20 days ago

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.

Ars Technica - Business - 1 month ago

Russia sees opportunity in thawing Arctic. But it's looking for partners, too. -- Fred Weir

Russia is ramping up efforts to take advantage of the opening Arctic, both through military and economic means, and through international cooperation.

Christian Science Monitor - Science - 4 months ago

A Nightmarish New Report Has Detailed Russia's War Crimes In Ukraine

A new UN-backed report released Thursday found Russia has committed war crimes and likely crimes against humanity during its yearlong invasion of Ukraine.

BuzzFeed News - World - 4 months ago

Why Trump's war with Iran will help fund Russia's assault on Ukraine

The Kremlin is set to enjoy a boost as US President Donald Trump lifts sanctions and its oil becomes more valuable.

Sky News - World - 5 months ago

Forbidden movies: Russia bans films that reject so-called 'traditional values'

'Traditional values' in the law include patriotism, service to the fatherland, high morals, a strong family, productive labor, and the priority of the spiritual over the material.

Global Voices - Entertainment - 5 months ago

Greenpeace Accuses Russia of Destroying the Environment

A new Greenpeace report accuses Russia of accelerating environmental destruction and obstructing global climate progress as it prioritizes war and resource exploitation.

OilPrice.com - Environment - 10 months ago

Starmer: 'Sooner or later' Russia must yield to peace

Leaders from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada met virtually to discuss a proposed ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia

Voice of America - Top Stories - 1 year ago

Can the US pry Russia away from China?

Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine

Voice of America - Top Stories - 1 year ago

IOC president blasts Ukraine – media

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Back has reportedly urged Kiev against calls to boycott the Paris 2024 Games

Russia Today - Sports - 3 years ago

Russia and Belarus may be permitted to send neutral delegations to the 2024 Olympics

Ukraine’s Sports Minister Vadim Guttsait says his country might boycott the Paris Olympics next year if Russia and Belarus are granted entry

Russia Today - Sports - 3 years ago

Ukraine Invaded by Russia: Inside the War, the Refugee Crisis and the World's Reaction

Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Feb. 24. Since then, at least 24,000 people have been killed and at least 10 million people have been displaced.

Inside Edition - Politics - 4 years ago