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Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told a meeting of the 15-member U.N. council that Venezuela had every reason to believe the United States was ready to move from threats to action against it.

Russia backs Trump for Nobel Peace Prize ahead of announcement

Russia voiced support for Donald Trump’s 2025 Nobel Peace Prize candidacy, citing his role in Ukraine. Experts, however, say the Norwegian Nobel Committee is unlikely to award him despite his foreign policy claims.

Twenty-three children rescued from Russian-occupied Ukraine under Zelenskiy's 'Bring Kids Back UA' programme

Ukraine says Russia has illegally deported or forcibly displaced more than 19,500 children to Russia and Belarus in violation of the Geneva Conventions.

Trump proposes barring Chinese airlines flying over Russia on US flights

USDOT is giving Chinese carriers two days to respond to the order and said a final order could be in effect as soon as November.

Putin says Russia backed Trump's 'well known' Gaza deal 'from very beginning'

Putin described Trump’s proposal as one of his “well-known initiatives,” noting that the United States-led efforts would soon be carried out in reality.

Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine in 2025

Russia's 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine's land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total.

Secretive head of Russian newspaper mysteriously falls 70ft to his death: 'He knew a lot about...'

Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, was seen as privy to Kremlin’s secret wealth; exiled journalist calls it a ‘strange death’. Russia has witnessed a spate of unexplained deaths among business leaders and influential figures since the war in Ukraine began.

Trump says would want to know what Ukraine would do with Tomahawk missiles

Asked by reporters at the White House whether he had decided about supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, Trump did not rule it out and said he had "sort of made a decision" on the matter.

Reported RD-93 engine sale to Pakistan ‘actually benefits India’, say Russian experts

Russian experts told PTI that reports of Moscow supplying RD-93 engines to Pakistan’s JF-17 jets could actually benefit India, dismissing Opposition criticism as unjustified and highlighting strategic familiarity and advantages.

Why is Zelenskyy warning that Russian strikes risk nuclear disaster?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of endangering global security after strikes caused a blackout at Chornobyl and prolonged outages at Zaporizhzhia, warning that attacks on nuclear sites risk catastrophic consequences.

Russia cut power to defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant, Ukraine says

The UN's atomic energy watchdog said the blackout affected the confinement structure housing the plant's damaged reactor core, and that two emergency diesel generators were now supplying it with electricity

How Europe’s defence start-ups are reshaping the future of war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising global tensions have fuelled a boom in military tech start-ups, from AI fighter jets to robotic spies.

At UNGA, Russia, Bhutan and BRICS rally behind India’s bid for permanent UNSC seat

Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay made a direct appeal for change, describing India and Japan as “deserving nations” for permanent membership.

UN Security Council to take up Russia, China's last-ditch effort to delay sanctions on Iran

It comes a day before a series of UN sanctions are set to take effect as outlined in Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.

‘Waste of human life’: Trump urges Erdogan to halt purchase of Russian oil, F-35 deal in focus

Trump underscored that Russia’s economy is already reeling under the costs of the conflict, yet energy sales remain a vital source of income

Russian bombers enter Alaskan air defence zone as Moscow steps up provocations in Europe

Norad said it scrambled F-16 fighters, E-3 airborne early warning and control aircraft and KC-135 tankers to track and identify the Russian planes.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says ready to leave office after Russia conflict: 'My goal is to finish the war'

'My goal is to finish the war,' not to continue running for office, Axios quoted Zelenksiy as saying

Zelenskiy tells UN: Stop Russia's war or face destructive arms race

Zelenskiy said Ukraine had decided to begin exporting its weapons to allies.

Key Russia Black Sea oil ports pause loadings after drone alerts

The stoppages, which are temporary and precautionary, apply to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal and the Sheskharis facility, both of which are near Novorossiysk.

How Russia’s shadow fleet is reshaping oil trade and weakening sanctions

Sanctions aimed at cutting Moscow’s war funding have spawned a vast illicit shipping economy with global risks.

Zelenskiy will meet Trump at UNGA to push on security guarantees

Ukraine’s potential post-war security issues have been widely discussed in recent weeks both in Washington and across European capitals, with the potential for a ceasefire seemingly at an impasse amid continued Russian bombardment of civilian targets across Ukraine.

Ukraine claims overnight drone strikes on two Russian refineries

Russia hasn’t confirmed the latest incidents. Rosneft’s press service didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment outside of regular business hours.

Russia warns Trump: US tariff threats won’t sway ‘ancient civilisations’ like India and China

Over recent weeks, President Donald Trump and senior US officials have criticised India’s continued imports of Russian oil, claiming New Delhi is funding the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine attacks major Russian refinery with big drone assault

Russia's defence ministry said at least 361 drones had been shot down by Russian air defence systems

Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport after threat of drone strikes

Poland said its airspace was violated by Russian drones overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday as Russia struck Ukraine