Prison officials stopped a cat wearing a homemade collar containing illegal substances before it could enter a correctional facility in Russia.

Russian prank duo Vovan & Lexus have provided new claims about their fake video call with Greece’s National Security Advisor Thanos Dokos, disputing allegations of a “hybrid AI attack” and saying the contact was arranged via a simple Gmail exchange

Vovan, one half of the Russian duo behind the video call that fooled Greece's national security adviser, dismissed the government's claim that advanced AI was used, saying a simple Gmail message was enough to reach Thanos Dokos.

Greece’s national security advisor Thanos Dokos was tricked in a video call by Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian officials, prompting political backlash and demands for his resignation.

Yabloko deputy chair Maxim Kruglov was sentenced to seven years after a Moscow court found him guilty of spreading "fake news" about the Russian military

Russia launches roughly 2,200 attack drones and 87 missiles in one week, targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine and Crimea

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that “Moscow will burn” if Russian attacks continue, linking fresh drone strikes on Russia to recent damage inflicted on a historic Kyiv monastery and calling for stronger international pressure on Moscow.

Russia's deputy foreign minister raised the specter of nuclear weapons use at the St. Petersburg forum, while also calling for normalized ties with Washington before the next U.S. election

Romania said a drone struck a residential building during a Russian attack on nearby Ukraine, marking the first time the war has caused injuries in a densely populated area on Romanian territory

: Washington granted a second 30-day sanctions exemption for Russian seaborne oil, citing the need to support energy-vulnerable nations affected by disrupted Gulf supplies and the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz

A Russian cargo vessel that reportedly carried submarine nuclear reactors bound for North Korea sank under mysterious circumstances off the Spanish coast

Ukrainian forces are scaling up interceptor drone operations to counter Russia’s Shahed drone attacks, aiming for a 95% interception rate as both sides rapidly adapt technology in an escalating low-cost aerial war

A ship carrying grain Ukraine says Russia stole from occupied territory is anchored off Haifa and now both Kyiv and Brussels are threatening sanctions against Israel for allowing it

Since February 2022, the ongoing war in Ukraine has positioned the Black Sea region at the center of strategic competition and created a new geopolitical reality in the international system.

Russian crude has restarted flowing through the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline after a months-long halt, unlocking a major EU loan for Kyiv and easing a politically sensitive energy dispute involving Hungary and Slovakia.

Ukrainian prosecutors say Russian drones and hypersonic missiles have repeatedly flown near nuclear facilities, raising fears of a potential accident at sites still sensitive decades after the Chornobyl disaster

A Russian fuel shipment is set to reach Cuba after the U.S. president signals a shift in policy, offering temporary relief amid the island’s worsening energy crisis.

A marine drone hit the Altura tanker carrying Russian crude near Istanbul, causing an explosion; all 27 crew members are safe as Turkey monitors Black Sea drone risks.