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Russia launches massive attack on Kyiv, killing at least 10 in retaliation for Ukrainian strikes

Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the capital's ​military administration, said 56 people, including two children, were injured and three dozen locations across the city had been damaged in the attacks.

Firefighters take a break as they work at a site of a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 2, 2026.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives to attend the second day of the first Syrian-Emirati (United Arab Emirates) Investment Forum, at the People's Palace in Damascus on May 12, 2026.

Confidence in Sharaa’s People’s Assembly low, majority want talks between Damascus, Sweida - poll

An El Al Boeing 737 takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

El Al suspends Tel Aviv-Moscow flights after long-range Ukraine strikes disrupt Russian oil sales

Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, June 18, 2026, in this picture obtained from social media.

Ukraine launches largest attack on Russia since start of war, 500 flights from Moscow delayed


Russian aerial attack on Kyiv kills two, injures 13, Ukraine officials say

The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials.

Firefighters work at the site of food warehouses hit by an overnight Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 25, 2025.

Russian bombardment plunges hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into blackout

A subsequent daytime attack by about 20 Russian kamikaze drones killed four civilians and wounded at least seven more in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi, local officials said.

People gather next to destroyed shops following what local authorities called a Ukrainian overnight drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia October 21, 2025.

From isolation to alliance: Russia and Iran seal a 20-year strategic pact - opinion

The treaty covers cooperation in defense, trade, energy, science, and culture, aiming to deepen their political alignment while countering Western economic pressure and sanctions.

RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China.

Russia not in a Cold War, but 'fiery' conflict with West, Moscow says

The war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War II, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Acting Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region Maria Kostyuk in Moscow, Russia, August 20, 2025.

Iran, Russia to sign documents on building new nuclear reactors in Iran - RIA news

Western governments accuse Tehran of failing to abide by a 2015 deal with world powers that aimed to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), arrives on the opening day of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025.

Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami visits Moscow for talks, RIA says

Eslami is also Iran's vice president. RIA did not say whom he would meet in Moscow.

 MOHAMMAD ESLAMI, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, attends a news conference in Tehran, earlier this year.

US would help secure peace after Russia's war in Ukraine, Trump tells Fox News

"After the war is settled, we would help secure the peace. And I think ultimately that'll happen," Trump told Fox News.

A rescuer holds a soft toy at the site of an apartment building which was hit by Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 28, 2025.

Ukraine drone attack causes fire, capacity reduction at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant

Ukrainian attacks on the Kursk nuclear plant create a threat to nuclear safety, Alexander Khinshtein, the regional acting governor said on Sunday.

 Smoke and fire rise following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Sergiyev Posad, outside Moscow, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from social media video released on July 4, 2025

Italy arrests Ukrainian citizen over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks

"The bombing of the pipelines must be investigated, including through criminal prosecution. Therefore, it is good that we are making progress in this regard," said the German Justice Minister.

A satellite image shows gas from the Nord Stream pipeline bubbling up in the water following incidents in the Baltic Sea, in this handout picture released September 29, 2022

Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff amid tensions between US, Russia, Interfax says

Trump, who warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine before Friday, had said earlier that Witkoff might be traveling to Moscow this week.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 28, 2025.