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Russia and Ukraine trade strikes as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump

Zelenskyy began his New York visit by meeting US senators, thanking them for what he called strong bipartisan support and for recently passing a tougher Russian sanctions bill that Trump has signed into law.

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Ukraine's literary future uncertain as Russian strikes destroy books

More than 13 million books, a third of the country’s annual print run, were destroyed in two months this summer, causing at least €34.2 million in damage, the Ministry of Culture said.

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Putin's party wins record Duma majority as EU vows sanctions

Five Western nations and Kyiv condemned the voting in occupied Ukraine as illegal, while a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow on the final day of polling killed two people.

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Removing Usmanov from sanctions could make EU seem weak, Valys says

Vilnius strongly opposes France's push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy backlash.

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Russian drones slam southern Ukraine after Kyiv's weekend barrage

The war's relentless daily attacks underscore the absence of any significant progress in diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

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Putin's party wins record 355 parliament seats, election official says

The election, held to elect members in all seats of the lower house State Duma, is the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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Moscow hit by 'largest-scale attack' on capital so far, mayor says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine had targeted the Moscow region overnight, saying a "key" oil industry facility as well as a logistics facility were hit.

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UN condemns 'shocking pattern' of sexual violence by Russia in Ukraine

Russia was added in May to the UN Secretary-General's list of countries credibly suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict — codified into international law decades ago as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 11 and injure dozens

The Ukrainian air force reported that Russian forces had fired two “Zircon” missiles as well as 174 drones at Ukraine overnight.

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Russians leave before election ends, fearing mobilisation to follow

Requests for emergency emigration assistance from Russia have surged eightfold since July, with searches for "how to leave" and "mobilisation" at their highest since early 2023. An electronic summons register now automatically triggers an exit ban, documented cases show.

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Russia launches fresh attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has been informed of the strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant and said it was not on fire despite being operational at the time

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Russians go to polls with no party against Putin or war in Ukraine

The three-day vote will fill 450 Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, with only parties backing Putin and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine on the ballot. Despite official denials of a new draft, fears of mobilisation are overshadowing the vote.

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Russian drones devastate shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia city

A Russian strike has hit a shopping complex in Zaporizhzhia, injuring one person and sparking a fire that spread across more than 10,000 square metres, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.

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US Congress approves Russia sanctions

US lawmakers have approved sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia's economy and Putin's inner circle, with Trump set to sign a bill that also threatens steep tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil, including China and India.

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Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarms

Anthropic's latest report on the abuse of its AI model found that a Russian-linked hacking group used Claude to automate attacks on more than 20 organisations, including Ukrainian defence ministries and drone suppliers, while separate operators ran pro-Kremlin disinformation in Africa and Moldova.

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine open to energy ceasefire but Russia yet to agree

US President Donald Trump claimed Moscow and Kyiv have agreed not to target each other’s energy infrastructure, but no deal has been confirmed, and strikes have continued.

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Five killed in Russian drone strike on bus in southern Ukraine

The United Nations says civilian deaths in Ukraine are running at their highest level since the first months of the war.

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Five killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine

It comes as a Ukrainian unit launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces near the city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine, according to the unit's commander.

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Romanian President warns Ukraine war could last at least another year

In an interview with Euronews, President Nicușor Dansaid while Russia's economy is under strain and Ukraine has demonstrated an ability to strike deep into Russian territory, neither development has brought Moscow closer to the negotiating table.

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How Belarus helps Russia target Ukraine and threaten NATO

Belarus appears to have resumed providing infrastructure to support Russian drone attacks on Ukraine and is now also emerging as a threat to NATO after a drone flying from Belarus was shot down over Lithuania. Here's what we know.