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A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a blaze at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd Oblast on Saturday, representing the latest escalation in Kyiv's sustained campaign against Moscow's energy infrastructure. Regional governor Andrei Bocharov confirmed that debris from a downed drone ignited the fire at a facility in the Oktyabrsky......

Russia launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile known as the Orechnik into Ukraine's western Lviv region early Friday, striking just under 65 kilometers from the Polish border. European leaders described the hypersonic strike as a perilous escalation designed to intimidate the West. Traveling at speeds exceeding 13,000 kilometers......

A ruble-pegged stablecoin tied to sanctioned entities posted remarkable growth in 2025, adding roughly $89.5 billion to its circulating supply and outpacing major dollar-backed stablecoins even as Western sanctions intensified. Known as A7A5, the cryptocurrency launched in early January 2025 by a firm linked to Promsvyazbank a sanctioned......

Ukraine has called for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council following Russia's deployment of its advanced Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile against the western region of Lviv. This marks only the second combat use of the hypersonic weapon, heightening tensions amid ongoing peace negotiations. The strike,......

U.S. forces seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic on January 7, detaining 28 crew members including three Indian nationals after weeks of pursuit that heightened tensions with Moscow. The operation involved Navy SEALs delivered by the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment boarding the vessel,......

Russia struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine's western Lviv Oblast with an intermediate-range ballistic missile Orechnik in the early hours of January 9, marking only the second confirmed use of this advanced weapon since Moscow's invasion, according to Ukrainian officials and military monitoring channels. Lviv Oblast Governor......

Russia unleashed a large-scale missile and drone assault across Ukraine overnight from January 8 to 9, striking the capital Kyiv and western city of Lviv mere hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an imminent attack. At least two people suffered injuries in the barrage, which damaged residential buildings and critical infrastructure. Explosions......

Russia has swiftly dismissed a US-proposed peace initiative for Ukraine, presented by President Trump's advisors during high-level talks in Paris. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Wednesday to outline the plan, which emerged from prior discussions with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr......

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged what he described as “unconditional” support for the policies and decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to state media reports released on Friday. In a letter sent to the Russian leader, Kim emphasized his firm commitment to stand alongside Moscow, stating that his......

A senior Russian official suggested on Monday that Canada might become the next target of U.S. territorial ambitions, as President Donald Trump's drive to acquire Greenland stirs unprecedented strains within NATO. Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, posted on X in response to White......

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has sharply criticized President Donald Trump, claiming his push to acquire Greenland undermines NATO and ultimately benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a recent interview on MSNBC's "The Briefing," she pointedly remarked that Trump's interest in the territory and his disruptions......

Russia endured 1,040 military casualties over a 24-hour span ending January 7, pushing its total losses since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 to roughly 1,214,500 personnel, according to Ukraine's General Staff. This daily tally, encompassing both killed and wounded soldiers, underscores the relentless ferocity......

U.S. military and Coast Guard personnel boarded the Marinera, a Russian-flagged tanker tied to Venezuela, in the North Atlantic on January 7 before Russian naval escorts arrived, according to American officials. This seizure caps a dramatic two-week chase across the Atlantic and signals a sharp escalation in tensions between Washington and......