The strikes occurred in a strategic maritime corridor, raising concerns about energy security and navigational safety.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week.

Russian forces strafed Ukraine’s capital with a major missile barrage overnight, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages, as the US ramps up pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to agree to concessions in the almost four-year-old war.

"If this is true, then we have a major problem, Houston," wrote Estonian lawmaker Marko Mihkelson, in response to the report.

Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported.

Roscosmos confirmed damage to the launchpad in Baikonur on Thursday. Footage of the launch shows its service bay likely fell into an exhaust trench.

Founded in 1978, Human Rights Watch monitors and researches human rights violations in countries across the world. It has been outspoken in its opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recently published an investigation into Russian forces using drones to deliberately chase, injure and kill civilians living in Ukraine’s Kherson region.

Russia failed on Friday to win enough votes to rejoin the U.N. shipping agency's governing council despite urging countries to back its nomination for a seat it lost in 2023.

Russia unleashed a nearly 10-hour air assault across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people in the capital and injuring dozens more, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attack, which involved dozens of Russian missiles and

The Trump plan for Gaza leans to Israeli terms. It makes disarming Hamas a central condition for any progress in rebuilding the devastated territory. It also lays out no strict timetable for a full Israeli troop withdrawal, making it conditional on deployment of an international security force.

Lt. Col. Yurii Myronenko told Business Insider that Russia is testing new deep-strike weapons, including modified Shaheds and new models.