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Kaja Kallas said the European Union has blacklisted Russia over money laundering risks, a move expected to slow transactions with Russian banks and increase costs. Speaking after an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Kallas…

Three people were killed and three others injured in a Russian drone attack overnight in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine, regional authorities said. Governor Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces carried out 841 attacks on 34…

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia carried out a drone attack on a passenger train in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing four civilians and injuring two others. Zelenskyy stated that three drones struck the train, which was…

Russia announced the expulsion of a British diplomat, accusing the individual of working for UK intelligence services. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Danae Dholakia, the UK’s chargé d’affaires ad interim, was summoned and informed that…

Russian overnight airstrikes killed four people and injured at least 13 across Ukraine, including in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Odessa, Ukrainian officials said. Authorities reported damage to civilian infrastructure, including a…

Russia said it struck the western Ukrainian city of Lviv with a medium-range hypersonic Oreshnik missile during overnight attacks, marking the second known use of the system. The Russian Defense Ministry said the strike targeted Ukrainian…

Russian overnight attacks on Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, killed four people and injured 22 others, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, energy facilities, and the…

The US Coast Guard said it seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, during an operation in the North Atlantic carried out with support from the US Department of Defense. The vessel had previously changed…

European Union leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with €90 billion in joint loans for 2026–2027, opting not to use frozen Russian assets, after overnight talks in Brussels, Belgium. EU officials said the loan will be guaranteed by the EU…