Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized over half of Russia's oil refining capacity

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Eyewitness video showed the moment a Russian drone struck the North Bridge in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday (4 October).

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On Jan. 1, the next United Nations secretary-general will take over an aging global organization controlled by World War II powers

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Average UK diesel prices have topped £2 a litre for the first time and have rocketed in recent months due to the wars in Iran and Ukraine

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The rally marked the anniversary of the Kremlin's 1993 crushing of a parliamentary uprising

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries, which he says fund the war, after a fresh Russian bombardment aimed at driving civilians out of Kyiv and other major cities.

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Two of the world’s largest exporters of grain, locked in war for more than four years, have seen exports plunge even further over the last year. Prolonged conflict around the Black Sea threatens both economies - and those most in need, writes James C. Reynolds

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Ukrainian intelligence has reportedly gathered documentation that Putin has authorised a ‘new doctrine’ to expand Russia’s military strikes

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Germany’s spy chief says no other country currently poses such a direct threat to Berlin

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Vladimir Putin has said the main objective of the Centre-2026 drills in the Urals is to improve commanders’ skills in leading troops while repelling external aggression.

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Ukraine will double down on attacking Russian oil refineries in response to new policy, Zelensky says

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North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended military drills in the Ural Mountains involving troops from China and several other countries

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Turkish officials have begun to shop around the idea of a former foreign minister joining the list of candidates vying to lead the United Nations as the monthslong race for secretary-general continues with no clear victor

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The leaders of Britain and the United States have suggested that Iran played a role in two major security incidents — the arrests near a U.S.-run military base in England and the attack in the cockpit of an Israel-bound plane

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Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin

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Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office, such as canceling new clean energy projects

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Donald Trump has threatened to ban US diesel exports of diesel – here’s what that could mean

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South Korea’s president has threatened to take unspecified punitive steps against Ukraine if it refuses to apologize over its revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea

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Russian aerial attacks have forced the partial closure of three bridges over the Dnipro River in Kyiv, causing traffic chaos

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Fuel prices have risen steadily in recent weeks and reached a new record high this week

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Ministry of Defence described the incident as a ‘tragic accident while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability’

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Royal Marines also conducted their first exercise in the Faroe Islands since World War Two

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In the last 15 years, eight women have won the prize and just six men

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Russia will respond to aggression with all available weapons in its arsenal if it comes under a direct attack

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The Czech government led by populist billionaire Andrej Babiš survives a parliamentary no-confidence vote

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More than 130 people were evacuated from the base near Nowa Deba after delivery arrived with unusual signature

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A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower

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A Russian drone has struck a school in Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital endures relentless aerial attacks

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Among those being sanctioned are seven people involved in ‘heinous’ re-education camps for children

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France's public debt has reached record levels during Emmanuel Macron's presidency, causing concern ahead of next year's election

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Kyiv is testing five types of high-speed interceptor drones as Russia ramps up attacks on infrastructure

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Exclusive: Britain’s most senior military officer says Europe must take greater responsibility for its own defence

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Ukraine will present the Trump administration and Congress this week with a wish list of Russian companies, vessels and individuals it would like to see hit with U.S. sanctions under a new law signed by President Donald Trump this month

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Russia has warned NATO it could use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad if allies attempt to cut off the exclave

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Head of foreign policy at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre called on the government to ‘step up’ its response to Russia

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Foreign minister’s warning comes as oil prices climb sharply this month and El Nino breaks records

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Poland accuses Russia of carrying out a coordinated and multi-faceted campaign of sabotage in a bid to deter Ukraine’s backers, writes James C. Reynolds

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Russia is continuing its missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing four people, including a child

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Moscow vows to use its ‘entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons’ if threatened

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