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Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Trump-Putin call

Trump said that the call with President Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war.

 Firefighters work at the site of the Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025.
 A woman looks at destroyed vehicles at the site of a damaged school, which was hit during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025.

FM Sa'ar: Israel to provide additional aid to Ukraine, including water supply systems

 FILE PHOTO: Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025.

Russia's Putin says he will speak to US President Trump later on Thursday

 A view shows flowers placed in front of a board with a photograph of killed Major General Mikhail Gudkov, in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, July 3, 2025

Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk area, says Moscow


Azerbaijan demands punishment for death of brothers in Russian police custody

Azerbaijan accused Russian police of 'illegal actions' following the death of two of its citizens, and demanded an investigation and punishment of those responsible.

 People hold portraits of Azerbaijani brothers Huseyn and Ziyaddin Safarov, who died in Russian police custody, at a cemetery in Hacibedelli, Azerbaijan, July 1, 2025, in this still image from video

Jailed Russian dissidents call for mass prisoner release as part of a peace deal with Ukraine

Eleven jailed Russian dissidents have written a letter to world leaders appealing for the mass release of Russian political prisoners and Ukrainian civilians held by Russia.

 Activist Darya Kozyreva, who was found guilty of repeatedly discrediting the Russian armed forces in the course of Russia-Ukraine military conflict and arrested in the courtroom, is forced into a police car in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 18, 2025

North Korea to send 30,000 soldiers to frontlines as Washington weighs support for Ukraine – report

While some analysts told CNN that the actual number could be half of what Ukrainian intelligence reported, "it depends on what Russia has asked for."

 Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 3, 2025.

‘Silver passport’ stirs emotion as German FM reunites with Jewish - Ukrainian war orphans

Johann “Jo” Wadephul, paid an emotional visit Thursday to the Mishpacha Ukraina orphanage, whose children Berlin helped evacuate under fire three years ago.

 Germany’s foreign minister Johann “Jo” Wadephul visited  the Mishpacha Ukraina orphanage

UK: Two other ‘dangerous terrorist’ groups to be proscribed alongside Palestine Action

UK Home Secretary announced her draft proscription order for Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult, and the Russian Imperial Movement.

 Protesters from "Palestine Action" demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025

Russia and China's influence wanes in the Middle East after 12-Day War – analysis

While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War.

 CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a reception marking 80 years since the victory over Nazi Germany, at the Kremlin, last month. The war in Ukraine has shaken the global order, says the writer.

US halts some missile shipments to Ukraine over low stockpiles, sources say

The Pentagon said it was providing President Donald Trump with options to continue military aid to Ukraine in line with the goal of ending Russia's war there.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2025.

Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack, Zelensky calls for US help

An Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot died in a crash while repelling a Russian air attack that involved hundreds of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles.

 Ukrainian F-16 fighting aircrafts are seen in the air during marking the Day of the Ukrainian Air Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024

Russia and Ukraine conduct another prisoner swap, Russian news agencies say

Both sides exchanged the same number of prisoners, but there was no word on how many soldiers were involved, the state RIA news agency said.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with CEO of Rostec state corporation Sergei Chemezov in Moscow, Russia, June 17, 2025.

North Korea may send more troops to Russia in July or August for Ukraine war, Seoul says

Kim Jong Un has said his country's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war was justified, calling it an exercise of sovereign rights in defense of a “brother nation."

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency July 2, 2024.

China’s Middle East strategy in the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine war - opinion

The Russia-Ukraine war, by tying down Western attention and resources, has opened space for China to expand its presence in the Middle East.

 CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a reception marking 80 years since the victory over Nazi Germany, at the Kremlin, last month. The war in Ukraine has shaken the global order, says the writer.