Russia
Syria's Sharaa unveils regional strategy, seeks Israel security arrangement
Ahmed al-Sharaa presented Syria's emerging foreign policy: closer ties with Washington, continued engagement with Moscow, eventual security arrangements with Israel, avoidance of regional conflicts.
Ukraine seeking prototype of European anti-ballistic missile defense system by mid-2027
Russia seeks additional 30,000 North Korean soldiers to fight in Ukraine, Zelensky claims
How Russia helped build Iran into a strategic partner against the West - analysis
Ukraine launches largest attack on Russia since start of war, 500 flights from Moscow delayed
Flights out of all major Moscow airports have been grounded as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes. Authorities said 180 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over Moscow.
EU made 'brief' contact with Moscow, EU official confirms as Trump, world seeks Ukraine deal
Some European leaders have also pushed back against efforts by Britain, France and Germany - known as the E3 - to take the diplomatic lead for Europe in any dialogue with the Kremlin.
G7 leaders express optimism for peace after Trump's 'very good' Zelensky meeting
A G7 summit this week increased optimism among European and US leaders that the 5-year-long Ukraine-Russia war would be brought to an end.
Zelensky offers Putin talks after Russian strike damages UNESCO monastery
Zelensky, speaking at the damaged monastery in Kyiv, said he had offered to meet Putin at the G7 summit in France this week or in the United States.
Russian strategic bomber plane crashes in Siberia, Moscow's defense ministry says
The ministry was cited as saying that the crew had managed to eject and had survived the incident.
Israel expects new air defense orders from Europe due to growing concerns over Russian threat
Asked whether European countries were interested in Arrow or David's Sling, he said there was also interest in the Iron Dome, a system designed to take out short-range threats.
Russia denies strike on Kyiv monastery, claims fire caused by faulty US-made Patriot missile
Russia's Defense Ministry said that the Patriot missile could have misfired because it said Western countries had provided Kyiv with arms whose shelf life had expired.
Ten killed, historic 975-year-old monastery set on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks
France condemned the strikes, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot describing the attack on the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery as akin to bombing Paris' Notre Dame.
Ukraine, Moldova launch first EU accession talks after years of delays and political hurdles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Kyiv will open six clusters of negotiations starting on Monday, focusing on the "fundamentals" of European Union accession.
Kremlin may be forced into unpopular mobilization as recruitment campaign falters - report
The Kremlin’s military recruitment drives are down 20% this year compared to prior years, leading analysts to believe that Putin will launch a massively unpopular mobilization drive.
