North Asia

Russia says its forces advance in Pokrovsk in house-to-house battles

Ukraine strikes Russia's Volgograd with drones, killing at least one, Russian officials say

South Africa to probe recruitment of citizens as mercenaries in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Putin orders proposals on possible Russian nuclear test

Russia and Ukraine says their forces are locked in fierce fighting in the ruins of Pokrovsk

IAEA says Iran must 'seriously improve' nuclear cooperation, FT reports

Georgia has gone backwards in bid to join EU,  bloc's envoy says after 'devastating' report

Sandu says EU should open all negotiation clusters with Moldova by year-end

Zelenskiy says EU report shows Ukraine moving 'confidently' toward membership

Nord Stream suspect starts hunger strike in Italy over prison rights

China extends 'deep condolences' over death of North Korea's former ceremonial head of state

China, Russia vow joint response to 'unilateral' sanctions during Russian PM visit

Ukraine to set up arms export offices in Berlin, Copenhagen, Zelenskiy says

Poland intercepts Russian plane over Baltic Sea for third time this week

Hungary's Orban says will seek exemption from US oil sanctions

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington, FT reports

China-US trade deal could be signed next week, US Treasury's Bessent says

Polish jets intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea, minister says

Zelenskiy says Russia launched over 700 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight

Hungary's Orban to visit Trump, discuss path to US-Russia meeting

Putin's envoy Dmitriev believes there may be peace in Ukraine within a year

Russia tests nuclear-capable Poseidon super torpedo, Putin says

Turkey's Eurofighter Typhoon jet deal includes weapons package, source says

North Korea test-fired cruise missiles ahead of Trump visit to South Korea

Belarus to deploy Russia's Oreshnik missile system in December, TASS reports

Kyiv, Europeans to meet this week to discuss ceasefire plan details, Zelenskiy says

Nord Stream suspect to fight German transfer in Italy's top court

Ukraine and allies to work on ceasefire plan in next ten days, Zelenskiy tells Axios

Kremlin: Wrong to talk about cancellation of Putin-Trump summit, agencies report

Russia will respond harshly in event of strikes deep inside its territory, Kremlin says

Trump says he will not meet with Putin until he thinks there is a deal on Ukraine

Governor of Russia's Belgorod says Ukrainian strike damaged a dam

Ukraine will have to find a way to produce air defences, Zelenskiy says

U.S. sanctions against Russia put more pressure on Putin, NATO's Rutte says

Zelenskiy asks coalition of willing for deep-strike weapons

Ringleader of Wagner-directed UK arson on Ukrainian business jailed

Starmer urges allies to 'finish the job' on frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's defence

Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery halts processing unit after drone attack, sources say

Japan scrambles jets after nuclear-capable Russian bombers fly nearby