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Russia admits new petrol shortages amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes

Ukraine has been targeting Russia's energy sites with drones and missiles for months, hoping to hit a vital source of revenue for the Russian army.

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US backs Japanese sovereignty over disputed islands after Putin visit

The US ambassador said Washington was "unwavering" in recognising Japanese sovereignty, after Putin's visit to the four islands occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945 prompted Japan to summon Moscow's ambassador and consider tightening sanctions against Russia.

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Kyiv's forces retake over 600 km2 in southeastern Ukraine

The Institute for the Study of War analysts framed the operation as evidence Ukraine can still mount coordinated, mechanised counterattacks after more than four years of largely static fighting.

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Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job

Georgy Pirogov was sentenced to 23 years in a high-security colony for allegedly passing classified information to Polish intelligence. The verdict was announced the day after Poland said it had detained a Russian national suspected of planning a killing in Warsaw on the Kremlin's orders.

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Russia strike kills two, injures 17 in Kramatorsk as Ukraine hits port

The overnight exchange also left a woman and child dead in Sumy Oblast and prompted NATO jets to down a stray drone over Latvia, as neither Moscow nor Kyiv has responded to the claims.

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Poland detains Russian over 'execution' plot in Warsaw, PM Tusk says

Poland, a NATO and EU member state along the alliance's Eastern flank, has accused Russia of "sabotage" on several occasions since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Russian drone attack strikes second passenger train in Ukraine

The latest attack comes as the United Nations recorded a record-number of civilian deaths in Ukraine in July, the highest monthly toll since May 2022.

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Putin watches Russian navy drills off Russia's Sakhalin Island

Russia's President Vladimir Putin observed naval exercises off Sakhalin Island on Thursday before travelling to the disputed Kuril Islands, prompting a strong protest from Japan.

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Russian drone strikes passenger train in Odesa region, killing driver

A Russian Shahed drone struck a passenger train in Ukraine’s Odesa region on 13 August 2026, killing the driver and his assistant and forcing the evacuation of 340 passengers, including 67 children, in the Berezivka district.

Japan

Tokyo slams Putin for visiting disputed islands near Japan

The four islands, occupied by Russia during World War II, have gained importance since the war's end, providing the Kremlin with strategic military bases.

Oman

Oil spill from a grounded tanker has reached coastline, Oman says

The beaches of Ras Madrakah on mainland Oman, around 200 kilometres north of Qabiliyah Island, have also been contaminated, according to Oman's Environment Authority, which has been keeping an eye on the leak.

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NATO stands with Poland and Romania amid Russian airspace violations

Members of NATO met on Wednesday to discuss recent incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace and concluded that Russia bears "full responsibility" for the incidents.

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Germany beefs up intelligence services as 'foreign' threats rise

German officials accuse Moscow of waging a "hybrid" campaign of sabotage, espionage and disinformation against the country, which is among Ukraine's biggest military supporters in the war with Russia.

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Putin threatens retaliatory seizures of European ships

Vladimir Putin threatened to seize European ships in response to the interception and seizure of Russian vessels presumed to be part of Moscow's 'shadow fleet'.

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Fake videos target French presidential election candidates

Independent researchers and French authorities have identified a raft of false content focusing on two former prime ministers who intend to run in next year's presidential race.

Russia

UN: Thousands of Ukrainian civilians still held and tortured by Russia

The UN also reported more than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees are being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly.

Russia

Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in prison

Gilman was arrested and detained in Russia in 2022, accused of assaulting a police officer following an incident on a train in Voronezh, to the south of Moscow.

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Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead

Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

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Latvia steps up border security amid surge in migration from Belarus

The Latvian government says the increase in irregular migration represents a hybrid threat orchestrated by Russia and Belarus.

Syria

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

A Syrian court handed death sentences to Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher — both in absentia — alongside their cousin Atef Najib, who attended the trial in a cage and was found guilty of leading the 2011 Daraa crackdown that sparked the civil war.