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Russia mounts deadly barrage of Kyiv after vowing revenge for Ukraine attack on bomber fleet

June 6, 2025

Russia mounted an intense and sustained barrage of Kyiv overnight, with missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital where there was a succession of large explosions, Reuters reporters in the city said. By daybreak on Friday, authorities in Kyiv reported that four people were killed and 20 people had been wounded, of whom 16 had […]

Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones – as it happened

June 6, 2025

3h ago 22.32 EDT Closing summary We’re about to wrap up this live coverage for now – thanks for reading. Here’s a recap of what happened this morning. Russia attacked Ukraine with Russian ballistic missiles and drones during a nighttime attack early on Friday, wounding at least three people, officials said. Multiple explosions were heard […]

Graham, Blumenthal meet with Zelensky in Ukraine

June 6, 2025

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday after a wave of Kremlin attacks last weekend. The three leaders discussed a legislative initiative to strengthen U.S. sanctions against Russia and ongoing peace negotiations according to Zelensky’s office. “Ukraine’s fight is our fight. Our national security is at […]

The CIA urgently needs people to spy on China. How Trump hinders them

June 6, 2025

CIA Director John Ratcliffe wants to rebuild diminished human assets so that the United States can maintain its capacity to collect and process secret information, especially from China. However, he faces major challenges, some of which are imposed by American President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, the CIA unveiled a new way to persuade dissatisfied […]

How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine

June 6, 2025

"[These countries] know that sanctioning countries are willing to accept this. This is a loophole. It's entirely legal. Everyone's aware of it, but nobody is doing much to actually tackle it in a big way," says Vaibhav Raghunandan, an analyst at CREA. Campaigners and experts argue that Western governments have the tools and means available […]

Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump after phone call

June 5, 2025

Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump Trump's call with Putin was the first since a major Ukraine attack on missile-carrying aircraft deep inside Russia Trump warned in a social media post that the phone call, which lasted more than an hour, would not "lead to immediate peace" between Russia and Ukraine. […]

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of doing ‘everything it can’ to sabotage peace talks

June 5, 2025

Ukraine has said it does not expect any results from talks with Russia in Turkey, unless Moscow provides its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing “everything” it can to sabotage the potential meeting. Moscow said it was sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul for a second round of talks on Monday […]

Ukraine war briefing: New air assault on Kyiv

June 5, 2025

Ukrainian air defences were trying to repel a Russian air attack on Kyiv, the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said early on Sunday. Air raid and missile alerts were issued just before 2am on Sunday morning. Ukrainian news outlets reported the sound of explosions. It comes a week after the biggest Russian air raid of the war […]

Russia says Trump ‘does not fully understand’ after criticism of Putin

June 5, 2025

Russia says Trump 'does not fully understand' after criticism of Putin A firefighter works outside a burning house while putting out a fire following what local authorities called a Ukrainian drone attack on a settlement in the Moscow region, Russia, in this picture published May 28, 2025. A firefighter works outside a burning house while […]

Pakistan pitches ‘responsible’ image as diplomatic war with India heats up

June 4, 2025

India and Pakistan have shifted from armed confrontation to a diplomatic offensive, seeking to shape global opinion. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Azerbaijan in February, and Turkiye only a month ago, in April. Yet, this week, he was back in both countries, as part of a five-day, four-nation diplomatic blitzkrieg also […]