Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Moscow on Tuesday, Iran's PressTV has reported. The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit, marked the second day in a...
Russia and Ukraine Confirm Humanitarian Ceasefire Has Taken Effect in Oleshky
Both Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday confirmed that a humanitarian ceasefire had taken effect around Oleshky, a frontline town in Ukraine's Kherson region that's been under Russian control since the first days of the 2022 invasion. The purpose of the truce is to get...
Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian City of Voronezh Kills Three, Injures 29
Ukrainian forces launched a major drone attack on the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh on Monday, killing at least three civilians and wounding 29, according to the latest numbers from local Russian officials. Alexander Gusev, governor of the Voronezh Oblast,...
Putin Tells Witkoff Russia Is Ready To Resume Trilateral Talks With the US and Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Wednesday that Russia was ready to resume trilateral talks with the US and Ukraine next month. "Our president informed Steve Witkoff that we are ready in principle to...
NATO Deploys Planes, Drones, and Radar Systems to the Black Sea
On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev disclosed that a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, tasked to NATO, had begun patrols over the Black Sea. Bulgaria, which joined NATO in 2004, the EU in 2007 and the “Eurozone” this year,...
Trump, Putin, and Xi May Hold Trilateral Summit on the Sidelines of APEC in China
The US and Russia said on Monday that President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold a trilateral summit next month. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the potential venue could be the sidelines of the upcoming...
Trump Decides Not To Add New Sanctions on Russia Under Lindsey Graham Act
President Trump has decided not to impose new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on Russian trading partners under a new law named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, at least for now. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act became law last month and...
Ukraine Hits Oil Sites in St. Petersburg as It Launches Over 1,000 Drones at Russia
Ukrainian drones hit an oil depot and an oil export facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, setting the facilities on fire as Ukraine continues targeting Russian oil infrastructure despite President Trump claiming he's opposed to such attacks. Aleksandr Beglov,...
Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery as Zelensky Says He’s ‘Done’ With Trump’s Energy Truce
A Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil refinery inside Russia on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was "done" with an energy ceasefire that was announced by President Trump on Sunday. While there was never any real truce agreement between...
Heavy Russian Strikes Kill Nine People Across Ukraine, Pound Power Plants
Heavy Russian strikes pounded targets across Ukraine overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, killing at least nine people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as attacks hit multiple power plants. Photos show that at least one residential building in Kyiv's...


