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Steve Witkoff, the White House special envoy, revealed on January 6, 2026, a landmark partnership between the United States and BlackRock to drive Ukraine's economic revival. Speaking to reporters after a Volunteer Coalition summit in Paris, Witkoff described the deal as "the most robust prosperity agreement any country has ever seen......

President Vladimir Putin attended an Orthodox Christmas service on Wednesday morning, praising soldiers for their divine duty to defend Russia as the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary. At the Church of St George the Victorious on Moscow’s Poklonnaya Hill, Putin told uniformed troops and their families that Russian warriors......

Around 500 million dollars of Telegram bonds remain frozen at Russia’s National Settlement Depository because of Western sanctions imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, underscoring the messaging app’s ongoing financial exposure to Russian capital markets despite founder Pavel Durov’s efforts to distance the company......

Ukrainian drones launched widespread nighttime strikes on Russian oil facilities and industrial sites across more than 20 regions overnight from January 5 to 6, igniting fires at key energy infrastructure and prompting Moscow to activate air defenses throughout its western territories. In the Lipetsk region, the Usmanskaya oil depot suffered......

Russian forces unleashed one of their most intense aerial assaults in recent weeks against Ukraine overnight from January 4 to 5, launching 165 attack drones and nine ballistic missiles. Ukrainian air defenses managed to down 137 of the drones, yet the barrage still claimed at least two civilian lives and injured several others across multiple......

Ukrainian forces unleashed one of their largest drone barrages on Moscow and surrounding Russian regions late on January 3 and overnight into January 4, prompting temporary shutdowns of two major airports and widespread flight disruptions in the capital. Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 90 Ukrainian drones between 11:30......

Russia's Defense Ministry announced on January 3 and 4 that its forces seized the village of Bondarne in Donetsk region and Podoly in Kharkiv region, the latest territorial claims as Moscow presses its grueling offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities offered no comment on the assertions, and independent verification remains......

Morocco has emerged as one of the countries under consideration for the possible acquisition of the next-generation M1E3 Abrams main battle tank, according to a recent report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS). The mention places the North African kingdom among a limited group of trusted allies potentially eligible for access......

Ukraine faces heavy bombardment as President Zelensky urges allies for stronger and consistent military support. Ukraine endured more than 2,000 air strikes from Russia during the New Year week, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Sunday, calling on international partners to increase and stabilize defense aid. “Stability and predictability......

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced plans to reorganize key positions within his government as the country continues to face the challenges of war. The proposed changes include replacing the current defense minister and assigning him a new role in the energy sector, a move that still requires parliamentary approval. Zelensky......

A Russian missile attack slammed into central Kharkiv, killing at least two people a three-year-old boy and a woman believed to be his mother—and injuring 28 others on Friday. The strike demolished a five-story residential building in the city's Kyivskyi district, while also damaging nearby civilian infrastructure, including a shopping......

Russian forces seized more than 5,600 square kilometers of Ukrainian land in 2025, the biggest annual advance since the full-scale invasion three years earlier, according to an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. This gain amounts to nearly 1 percent of Ukraine's total area, surpassing the combined territorial progress of 2023......

Ukrainian drone operators launched coordinated strikes on high-value Russian air defense systems in the occupied Donetsk region on January 1, obliterating a scarce S-350 Vityaz radar and multiple launchers. These precise attacks have notably eroded Moscow's defensive shield across eastern Ukraine. The operations were carried out by the......