Russia

At least 13 injured, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery on fire as Ukraine repels air attacks, authorities say

Residents take shelter inside an underground parking during Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv on June 15.

Trump speaks with Putin, Zelensky on his 80th birthday as peace talks remain on hold

US President Donald Trump has held calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right), even as efforts to end the war in Ukraine remain stalled.

British forces intercept Russian shadow fleet in English Channel

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he directed the interception.

UK faces hard choices over military spending, say analysts

In a stinging resignation letter, former defence secretary John Healey (second from right) accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre) and the finance ministry of failing to commit the resources needed to “defend the country at this time of rising threats”.

North Korea protests against Seoul-EU rebuke of Russia ties

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said cooperation with Russia was an “exercise of sovereign rights”.

Swedish fighters intercept Russian jets near border

Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain

FILE PHOTO: A man checks his mobile phone in central Moscow, Russia, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/File Photo

Six Georgians jailed for theft of rare Russian books in France

A 1842 first edition of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls at the Tartu University Library in Tartu, Estonia, on April 29, 2024. Valuable works by Russian masters have been disappearing from libraries across Europe.

Ukrainian drone attack kills one in Russian border Bryansk region

US to give Poland new $4 billion loan for arms purchases, PAP reports

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki speaks in front of a newly acquired Polish F-35 Lightning II stealth strike fighter, named 'Husarz' in reference to the Polish \"winged hussar\" cavalry units, on the day of a ceremony marking their official induction into the Polish Armed Forces at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland, June 12, 2026. Agencja Wyborcza.pl/Marcin Stepien/via REUTERS

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