In brief: Claims that soldiers were being held and abused inside a house near Kyiv drew a crowd to its gates. The confrontation escalated into clashes, with gunfire and gas, before senior officials ...

In brief: Democrats are seeking to seize control of both chambers of Congress as voters voice growing frustration over rising living costs, inflation and the war with Iran. With all 435 House seats ...

In brief: Russian forces attacked three DTEK thermal power plants with missiles and drones during a large overnight assault Nov. 2-3, forcing the stations to stop generating electricity, the company ...

In brief: Coordinated Russian missile and drone strikes on Oct. 30 damaged combined heat and power plants, four electrical substations, gas distribution hubs, and rail infrastructure across Kyiv, ...

In brief: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Elon Musk had communicated with both him and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. He did not specify when the ...

In brief: Zelensky said Russia deliberately targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a massive overnight assault on US congressional election day, using 289 drones and 76 missiles. The strikes also ...

In brief: Russian Defense Minister said Moscow’s strategic partnership with Beijing had reached an “unprecedentedly high level” during talks in China. Belousov’s visit comes ahead of the APEC summit, ...

The US midterms, in which a new House of Representatives and a third of the Senate will be elected, are taking place today. According to the polls, the Democrats might win a majority in one or even ...

A protester wearing a Polish insignia shawl walks in front of the riot police positioned outside the headquarters of Poland’s Constitutional Court in Warsaw during a protest on October 31, 2026.

In brief: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Atlanta on Friday, Oct. 30 for the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting despite objections from US lawmakers and European allies. Moscow plans to ...

In brief: President Volodymyr Zelensky said the US had proposed demilitarized zones in Donbas and on part of the Kinburn Spit ...

In brief: Russian drone strikes on Kyiv’s critical infrastructure disrupted water supplies across much of the capital Friday night. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported three direct hits on one facility, ...