Donald Trump has said he will discuss Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling them a “serious hit” on Russia.

Zelenskyy has criticised signals about lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs as “self-defeating and counterproductive” after meeting Ursula von der Leyen in New York.

Meanwhile, the CIA recently formed a new secret task force as part of a widening US effort to destabilize Cuba.

The EU has extended individual sanctions over Russia’s war against Ukraine until September 2029 while removing oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called the EU's decision to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list "shameful and unjustifiable".

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said that Trump and Rubio’s attacks on the ICC seek to obstruct investigations into Netanyahu.

Latvia will impose national sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after their removal from the EU sanctions list

Russian forces struck a foreign-owned factory in Zhytomyr that had been damaged in earlier attacks. No fatalities or injuries were reported.

Russian attacks on warehouse facilities in Odesa Oblast caused large fires, killing one person and injuring two, with firefighting repeatedly interrupted by air raids

Netanyahu is attempting to “insult and demean the international system" with his visit, one activist said.

Donald Trump said he could use new powers under the Lindsey Graham sanctions law if necessary, as he called for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine

Today, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on governments at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to “adopt a national plan to transition away from fossil fuels aligned with 1.5 degrees”. In response, Romain Ioualalen, Global Policy lead at Oil Change International, sai