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EU Commission president's plane targeted by suspected Russian GPS jamming, lands safely: Spokesperson
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by suspected Russian GPS jamming during landing in Bulgaria, but landed safely, commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told Anadolu on Monday. The incident occurred...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,286
Here are the key events on day 1,286 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025 Here is how things stand on Tuesday, September 2: Fighting Russian forces shelled Bilozerka in Ukraine’s Kherson region, killing a 73-year-old man,...

Kyiv names managers for U.S.-Ukraine investment fund ahead of first meeting
Kyiv announced its selection for the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund’s board of managers ahead of its first meeting this week, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Sept. 1. The Ukrainian side will be represented by the Economy,...

North Korea's Kim Jong Un travels to Beijing to watch military parade alongside Putin and...
While the event would mark Kim’s first attendance of a major multilateral event during his 14-year rule, it would also be the first time for Kim, Xi and Putin, all key challengers of the U.S., to gather at the same venue. None of the leaders have...

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine liberates another village in Donetsk Oblast amid ongoing Russian offensive
Key developments on Sept. 1: Ukraine liberates village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff says Russian front-line advances have slowed down in August, monitoring group says Russian forces allegedly preparing major assault toward...

Ukraine releases video of strikes on Simferopol airbase
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (GUR) has released footage showing its drones destroying two Russian helicopters at Simferopol airbase, along with a strike against a tugboat. The video, published on August 31, corresponds with a drone attack...
Donald Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace deadline arrives as Putin attempts to avoid isolation
Two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump warned he’ll know how he would proceed unless Russia came to the negotiating table. More than 10 days later, and little progress has been made on achieving a peace deal as the conflict with Ukraine...

Sidelining Trump, China's Xi rolls out carpet for Ukraine war aggressors
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -In a show of solidarity with the aggressors in Europe's worst war in 80 years, China's Xi Jinping will convene with his Russian and North Korean counterparts for the first time as Donald Trump and other Western...

Ukraine's SBU charges Chechen leader Kadyrov with war crimes
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Sept. 1 that it had charged Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in absentia with war crimes against Ukrainian soldiers. Investigators say Kadyrov publicly admitted ordering his fighters to kill...

Ukraine Calls on NATO to Boost Defense Support Against Russian Arms Surge
The flag of Ukraine and the NATO logo can be seen during the 76th NATO summit at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 24, 2025. Getty Images/Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto As stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Serhiy Boev at...
Oil rises as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke supply concerns
By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices rose in early Asia trade on Tuesday as concerns about supply disruptions grew amid an escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Brent crude added 20 cents, or 0.29%, to $68.35 a barrel by 0039 GMT,...

NATO Allies Pledge 94 F-16s to Ukraine Raising Questions on Regional Security Gaps
Military usairforce / Flickr After a long campaign and “hundreds of meetings”, the first batch of F-16s arrived in Ukraine in late 2024. The American-made multirole fighter jet has a long and proven service history with dozens of operators....

Opinion: Trump cannot remain silent on Russia’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children
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Slovak Prime Minister Fico to meet Xi, Putin, Zelensky this week
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at China's World War Two anniversary celebrations in Beijing this week, Fico said on Monday. He will then meet...

Why Trump could shift blame for failure of Ukraine peace process
President Trump appears out of ideas for advancing his peace process in Ukraine as his latest two-week deadline passed without the meeting he wanted between Presidents Putin and Zelensky. More than a fortnight after his Alaska summit with Putin...

Russia’s Fastest Tank Hits 50 mph as Over 3,000 Destroyed in Ukraine War
Military danilovi / E+ via Getty Images 24/7 Wall St. Insights 24/7 Wall St. took a deep dive into the evolution of Russian tanks over the years with a focus on speed. To identify the fastest Russian tanks ever built, we reviewed a catalog of...

War in Ukraine causing global TNT shortage
The war in Ukraine has consumed so much TNT that there is a global shortage of the explosive.The United States has relied on TNT, or trinitrotoluene, for military and civil mining as well as construction. Previously cheap and plentiful, an...

Ukraine Suspects Russian Role In Ex-Speaker’s Killing, Says Police Chief
Home Russia Ukraine Suspects Russian Role In Ex-Speaker’s Killing, Says Police Chief Ex-Speaker Parubiy was shot dead in Lviv on Saturday, with President Zelenskyy calling it a “horrific murder” impacting wartime security, after confirming a...

Kim Jong Un enters China ahead of Beijing military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in China by train to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, according to North Korean state media. Several top officials traveled with Kim, including North Korean Foreign...

N. Korea's Kim set to attend military parade in Beijing, alongside Putin, Xi Jinping
By Park Boram SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is poised to appear shoulder to shoulder with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing this week, joining a group of...