Russia will no longer trust statements by Western countries about their desire to negotiate a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "We will no longer believe the West when it says it wants negotiated sol...

Ground, aerial, and maritime drones have effectively stripped away the "sacred status of the nuclear sword," Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer at the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CKBR), wrote in a column published by Izvestia. Drone Warfar...

Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan said during the NATO summit in Ankara that Turkey is ready to host new negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, reaffirming Ankara's commitment to a diplomatic settlement of the conflict. The Turkish president said his country's...

Dmitry Peskov said that any move to close Ukraine's airspace would amount to the involvement of NATO military personnel in the conflict, responding to remarks by Donald Trump about the possibility of such a measure as part of security guarantees. Kre...

Even significant successes achieved through strikes on an opponent's logistics routes and critical infrastructure represent only temporary gains rather than signs of an approaching victory. Depending on the decisions made by the Russian military lead...

Saudi Arabia is promoting an initiative to remove Israel from the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project and reroute the transportation corridor through Syria instead, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The India-Mi...

Ukraine could carry out its first strike against Russia using a domestically developed ballistic missile as early as this fall, Denis Shtilerman, co-founder of Ukrainian company Fire Point said. "I think that this fall we will already be testing our ...

Forty-five Japanese companies went bankrupt during the first half of 2026, citing the weak yen as a key factor behind their financial collapse. This marks the highest figure recorded for a first half since 2022. Bankruptcies Rise Sharply The total...

U.S. President Donald Trump described Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as an escalation that could ultimately help bring the conflict to an end. He made the remarks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump...

U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran is no longer in effect, making a series of strongly worded remarks following a new escalation in the conflict. Trump Declares Ceasefire Over "I think it's o...

Denmark is prepared to defend "every inch" of NATO territory, including Greenland, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, according to CNBC. Denmark Reaffirms Commitment to Greenland "We are prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory, includi...

French President Emmanuel Macron found himself in an awkward situation while greeting Turkish First Lady Emine ErdoÄŸan during the NATO summit. During the official welcoming ceremony, Macron approached the wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ...

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has temporarily reinstated the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) nearly three years after its suspension. According to Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, the IOC Executive Board a...

U.S. President Donald Trump said after separate telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he believes "something has to happen" in efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. He made...

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has announced that Russia has regained the right to host international sporting events, ROC President Mikhail Degtyarev said on his Telegram channel. ROC Says IOC Has Lifted Hosting Restrictions Degtyarev wrote ...

North Korea's new Choe Hyon-class destroyer has been equipped with an unusually large number of machine-gun mounts designed to defend the vessel against drones, US-based publication The War Zone (TWZ) said. The publication drew attention to official ...

Kyrylo Budanov (included on the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists), head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, gave an extensive interview to RBC-Ukraine, in which he spoke about his relationship with the Ukrainian lead...

The body of a woman suspected of involvement in the bombing targeting Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaev in Monaco has been found buried near Kyiv. According to Ukrainian media reports, the 39-year-old woman had been shot. Two people have been det...

Indonesia plans to increase imports of industrial and agricultural products from Russia, Didit Ratam, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Committee for Cooperation with Russia said, RIA Novosti reports. Ahead of the Innopro...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Ministry of Defense to examine the involvement of those he described as instigators of the conflict in Ukraine in military operations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said that Russia's...