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European editorial boards and commentators have reacted to cooling relations between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky following restrictions on US missile launch data and Starshield satellite functionality.

A Russian strike has hit a multi-story residential building in a densely populated neighborhood of Odesa and damaged regional power installations, injuring two civilians – including a 13-year-old girl – and leaving 24,100 households without power.

Presidential defense technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov warned that Russia’s emerging “Rassvet” low-orbit satellite constellation could provide continuous real-time guidance for Shahed strike drones, reconnaissance UAVs, and Banderol and Dan-M cruise m…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Russian forces carried out 76 targeted strikes against Ukrainian energy and oil-and-gas infrastructure since US President Donald Trump declared an “energy ceasefire” a week ago.

Long-standing diplomatic ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan experienced rare public friction following Baku’s introduction of school uniform regulations banning the Islamic headscarf.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that US President Donald Trump’s waiver of statutory Graham Act penalties constitutes a 60-day pause to analyze the economic fallout of sanctions and tariffs on the global and US economies.

A Russian bombardment targeting the Poltava territorial community killed a 59-year-old man, injured four other civilians, and damaged private homes on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Romanian F-16 fighter jets intercepted and shot down two unidentified drones over Romanian territorial waters in the Black Sea on Oct. 17.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers has stated that enforcing statutory Graham Act sanctions and tariffs against Russia now would impede US efforts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

A Ukrainian drone attack early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, struck critical infrastructure across St.

The US Congress is unlikely to mount an immediate legislative response to President Donald Trump’s decision to indefinitely postpone Graham Act sanctions and tariffs against Russia, as lawmakers remain in recess until after the Nov. 3 midterms.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that Ukraine currently does not have access to the military-grade Starshield satellite network, noting Kyiv has requested the system for deep strikes inside Russia.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has warned that Russian forces have turned occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region into a “death trap,” leaving roughly 1,700 civilians facing starvation, unburied bodies, and exhausted medical supplies ahead of win…

In his latest Ukraine dispatch, Lord Ashcroft meets Anastasia Vistorobska who gave up life in France’s fashion world to work as a combat medic in Ukraine… despite being Russian.

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Ukrainians are once again heading into the forests in large numbers, gathering and preserving mushrooms as they prepare for what could be another difficult winter.

In less than 3 weeks, US congressional elections may bring about a seismic political shift.

The G7 has agreed to allocate $283 million toward repairing the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.

Many Ukrainians abroad are weighing a return, now or after the war ends, but the answers they need are spread across dozens of websites.

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev urged Russians to avoid European countries, claiming they risk arrest in a campaign targeting Russian citizens.

On Friday, the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery in Russia's Samara region advertised for operators of “Shilka” anti-aircraft guns and “Berezhok” armored vehicles to help defend the facility against Ukrainian drone strikes.

A 14-year-old girl in Rivne is accused of poisoning and strangling a Ukrainian soldier under instructions from a Russian handler.

Ground robots operated by Ukraine’s Artan intelligence unit evacuated 45 Ukrainian soldiers from under enemy fire during the summer campaign.

President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Kyiv authorities over delayed resilience measures as Russian strikes damaged Ukraine’s power grid.

Russian forces forcibly removed 25 civilians, including children, from an occupied part of the Kharkiv region and took them to an unknown location, Ukraine’s ombudsman said.

Montenegrin authorities reportedly detained Zvinchuk, his wife, and three others on Friday, Oct. 9.

European officials and media warn of rising Russian threats, including hybrid attacks, sabotage, disinformation, and potential military aggression against NATO countries.

Ukrainian drones struck Yandex data centers in Russia’s Ryazan and Kaluga oblasts on Oct. 8 and 9, disabling equipment and disrupting online services used by Russian companies, including Russian Railways and telecom operator MegaFon.

Kenya and Botswana are seeking the return of citizens held in Ukraine, saying some were promised civilian jobs before being forced to serve in Russia’s military.

Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region lifted quarantine measures imposed after the unexplained death of a 28-year-old employee of an anti-plague institute.

Russia’s Aerospace Forces received an unspecified number of Su-34 fighter bombers on Wednesday, Oct. 7 – the second such delivery in 2026.

South African jurist Navi Pillay, who led the Rwanda genocide tribunal and headed a UN commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian chemical plant producing cruise missile fuel, damaged a Yandex data center in Kaluga for the second consecutive day and reportedly sparked a fire at an oil depot near Belgorod.

Austrian police detained Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna while on assignment.

Kyiv Mayor Klitschko warned that intensified Russian strikes on bridges and energy infrastructure are threatening the capital’s preparations for winter.

The Trump administration faces an Oct. 19 deadline to decide the fate of temporary protected status for more than 100,000 Ukrainians in the US.

US and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Miami to discuss new peace proposals, including a possible ceasefire covering energy infrastructure and grain shipments.

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The arrest of former German intelligence chief August Hanning over nearly 2,000 classified documents has exposed alleged Azerbaijani intelligence links and renewed scrutiny of his seven trips to Russia.

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced in Oslo on Friday, Oct. 9, with Ukrainian child rescue advocate Mykola Kuleba among the potential contenders identified by experts.

One man was killed and two people wounded after a Russian strike near a high-rise residential building in Zaporizhzhia early Friday, Oct. 9.

Putin and Pezeshkian reaffirmed their strategic partnership during an Oct. 8 meeting in Turkmenistan.

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Russia launched another wave of aerial attacks overnight Friday, Oct. 9, with drones reported near Kyiv and Odesa and guided aerial bombs launched toward Kharkiv, Donetsk and Sumy regions.

A Russian drone attack on Ivano-Frankivsk late Thursday killed a 67-year-old civilian.

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Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 8 that he was traveling to the US with Ukraine’s negotiating team for “important meetings.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday, Oct. 8, that Kyiv is aware about various US-Russia dialogues but is not ready to discuss them publicly.

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced £54 million (roughly $71 million) in winter energy and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, while also revealing about 40 new sanctions on Russia during his first visit to Ukraine as foreign secretary on Thursday, Oct.…