The European Union has reached out to Moscow in a tentative bid to open a line of communication so the continent is not sidelined in any potential talks to end Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, officials said.

Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting hundreds of flights at the capital's airports.

Russians President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, seeking to bolster business and other ties with members of the regional bloc.

A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel.

A Russian bombardment of Ukraine's biggest cities has set ablaze part of an Eastern Orthodox landmark and killed 11 people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin each spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, marking Trump's 80th birthday and ahead of this week’s G7 summit.

A Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and injured three in Russia’s Krasnodar region, according to local officials.

In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted fuel supplies to the Crimean Peninsula.

A series of long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia, part of Kyiv’s efforts to raise the costs of the war for the Kremlin by striking energy facilities and military industries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders at summit in Estonia amid tensions over Ukrainian drones straying into the region.

The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia’s powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday.

Residents of St. Petersburg have been told to stay indoors after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the city.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have briefly taken shelter during a repair to fix a new leak.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting, saying he sees “no point” in it.

Dozens of artists at this year’s Venice Biennale are threatening legal action if their names aren't removed from a visitor voting ballot.

Ukrainian long-range drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, setting it ablaze, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Marta Kostyuk, the top clay player this season and a strong supporter of Ukraine, has reached her first major semifinal at the French Open.

The French Navy, with UK support, has intercepted another Russia-linked oil tanker under international sanctions.

More than four years ago, Belarus allowed Russia to use its territory to invade Ukraine.

Ukrainian drone strikes have caused fires at Russian oil facilities, according to Russian officials.

Russian intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country’s wartime economy.

Romanian authorities say a Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania.

An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is pressing the United States for more Patriot air defense missiles to counter Russian attacks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more air defense ammunition.

Britain's cyberspying chief has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming an “unstoppable force” weaponized just below traditional warfare levels.

Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched over 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight.

Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in a mass attack on Kyiv.

A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal, according to officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

Trucks carrying intercontinental ballistic missiles rumbled over forest roads, submarines set sail from Arctic and Pacific ports, and crews scrambled into warplanes as Russia and neighboring Belarus held the final stage of their joint nuclear drills.

Ukrainian drones have struck another Russian refinery, igniting a fire and producing massive black smoke.

Ukrainian drones have recently caused concern by entering Baltic airspace, leading to tensions with NATO countries.

Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus.

The U.K. government has delayed some new sanctions on Russian oil.

Authorities say a NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says.

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24.

Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina has resigned after losing support from the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner.

Authorities say a massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has demolished an apartment block in Kyiv, killing nine and wounding dozens.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces.

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO.

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides saying that people had been killed or wounded by drone and artillery strikes carried out in the past 24 hours.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has eased tensions over a potential Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow.

The International Olympic Committee says athletes from Belarus should once again be able to compete with their full national identity and not be vetted for neutral status.

Russia's Defense Ministry reports that air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Punk group Pussy Riot and Ukraine's FEMEN feminist organization have swarmed the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, protesting outside the venue and releasing colored smoke.

Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv.

Ukrainian authorities say Russian drone and missile strikes during the night and into daylight hours have killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others.

Armenia hosts the first European Union summit in Yerevan on Tuesday, marking a deepening of ties that's been years in the making.

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Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia’s oil export infrastructure, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and three tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to transport Russian crude.

Two people have been killed after a Russian drone attacked a minibus in Kherson, Ukraine, according to local officials.

Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities.

Ukrainian forces have struck an oil terminal in the Russian Black Sea city of Tuapse, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump.

The U.K. has expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow’s recent expulsion of a British official and the smear campaign that followed.

Ukraine is claiming responsibility for a drone attack on a distant Russian oil facility.

The Russian Defense Ministry says the traditional Victory Day parade will take place without military equipment.

Ukraine’s defense minister says the country's armed forces shot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its all-out invasion more than four years ago.

Authorities in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has wounded 14 people including two children.

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people.

Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least five people and wounded 46 in Dnipro and other areas of Ukraine.

Public dissent appears to be deepening in Russia.

In Baltic skies, there's a regular ballet of posturing between pilots from NATO nations and Russia.

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster fueled global fears about nuclear energy and slowed down its development in Europe and other regions.

An aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement for $1.25 million with the federal government.

Kyiv’s top diplomat says Ukraine is pushing for direct talks between President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin.

The European Union is close to approving a 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan package to support Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years.

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. In a speech Wednesday, Richard Horne said British businesses need to prepare for large-scale cyberattacks, especially if the U.K. becomes involved in international conflicts.

Ukraine has completed repairs on a damaged oil pipeline and is preparing to resume flows.

Officials say Russian strikes have killed at least two people in Ukraine.

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move.

Russia has launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine, targeting civilian areas with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's top priority is securing help to buy and build more air defense systems.

Ukraine and Germany say they are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defense systems.

The governing body for international swimming and aquatic sports will allow athletes from Russia to compete without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem.

Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic.

Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone attack on Odesa has killed two women and a toddler.

Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have killed six people and wounded over 30 more, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russia reported four deaths.

Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least eight people across the country.

Russia plans to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, according to Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilyov.

Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine.

A Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing six crew and 23 passengers on board.

A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries.

Top European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago.

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election.

Cuba is preparing to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as the island struggles under a U.S. oil blockade.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit.

The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive.

Russia is reporting that it has shot down hundreds of Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack across its regions and Crimea.

Poland has said it faced a sharp surge in cyberattacks in 2025.

Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on civilian areas of Ukraine and is stepping up ground attacks along the front.

Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly strikes as Ukraine pushes the U.S. to restart stalled peace talks.

With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his southern neighbor that will put even more pressure on Kyiv.

Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit an island whose power grid is crumbling.