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European action against Iran has no legal effect: Russia
Britain, France, and Germany have formally notified the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that they will move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran within 30 days if the Council fails to adopt a resolution to extend the suspension of sanctions on...

Italian F-35 fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft in first Baltic Air Policing mission
Two Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters were scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. The jets were part of Task Force Air – 32nd Wing and 6th Wing, launched in Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) to...

Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv
The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released video footage showing smoke billowing from a Kyiv apartment block with a massive hole where its roof had been....
Alastair Crooke – Trump as ‘Myth’ is understood in Moscow. They reciprocate
It seems that Putin has indeed succeeded in finding an exit out from the imposed western cordon sanitaire Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic...

Russia only escalates terror: Ukraine calls on all states to respond to massive shelling
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expects a response from all states of the world to Russia’s strike on Kyiv on the night of August 28. According to Ukrinform, this was stressed in a statement by the MFA of Ukraine. The Ministry notes...
Russian LNG from US-sanctioned plant arrives in China for first time
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Russia-Ukraine war effect: Economies struggling, but Europe routes billions to buy weapons
Europe is channelling billions into weapons production amid the Russia-Ukraine war, betting defence spending can revive sluggish economies. But can tanks and missiles truly deliver growth? The continuing war in Ukraine is restructuring Europe’s...

Australia news LIVE: Russian drone barrage kills 19; Iranian ambassador leaves Australia following Albanese’s expulsion
Men accompanying Iranian ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi have been filmed berating journalists attempting to interview the envoy as he departed Sydney on Thursday evening after being ordered out of the country. Australian intelligence services revealed...

BBC reports from scene of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv

POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Time for Russia and Ukraine to make deal
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White House says Trump not happy with Russia strike on Ukraine, to make statement later

Carney condemns Putin’s ‘tyranny’ after Russia’s latest deadly attack on Ukraine

WATCH: Search and rescue underway after Russian attack in Ukraine kills 19

Azerbaijani Embassy Sustains Damage During Russian Attack On Kyiv - MFA
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 28. The Azerbaijani diplomatic mission in Kyiv experienced structural impairment as a result of aerial bombardments involving missile and unmanned aerial vehicle assaults on the Ukrainian...

Rescuers Search Through Rubble After Russian Strikes on Kyiv
Trump ‘not happy’ after Russia pummels Kyiv, hitting EU offices
Workplace Relations Minister Amanda Rishworth says the government’s new penalty rates bill will not apply to any current awards, and rejected criticism from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “What this bill says that, going forward,...
Euronext wheat slips to fresh lows as Russian competition looms
Euronext wheat futures dropped on Thursday to contract lows as a firmer euro and falling prices in Russia weighed on export sentiment. December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext was down 0.9% at 1540 GMT to 192.25 euros ($225.07) per metric...

Uzbekistan’s MFA Urges Citizens to Seek Help After Insult in Russia
Uzbekistan 28/08/2025 Uzbekistan’s MFA Urges Citizens to Seek Help After Insult in Russia Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — A video circulated on social media showing a man in Khimki, Russia, insulting an Uzbek citizen by calling him a “slave...

‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv kills at least 18, wounds dozens
An overnight Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least 21 people, including four children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said. Powerful explosions rocked Kyiv into the early hours of Thursday morning, as...

White House puts Russian attack on Kyiv on par with drone strikes on Russian oil refineries
Caroline Levitt. Photo: Getty Images The US administration’s spokeswoman Caroline Levitt, reacting to Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine, recalled Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries in Russia and said that "both sides" may not want to end the...