US officials are meeting in Florida this weekend with their Ukrainian counterparts about the Russia-Ukraine war.

The strikes occurred in a strategic maritime corridor, raising concerns about energy security and navigational safety.

A South African allegedly recruited to fight for Russia recounts the horrors of war in Ukraine via voice notes.

Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported.

Ukraine says it used sea drones to strike two oil tankers that are part of Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet and were a few dozen kilometres off the coast of Turkey.

Business Insider went aboard a Royal Air Force Voyager tanker to watch it refuel NATO fighter jets operating over Eastern Europe.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight for Russia in Ukraine, her party said on Friday.

Russia failed on Friday to win enough votes to rejoin the U.N. shipping agency's governing council despite urging countries to back its nomination for a seat it lost in 2023.

Roscosmos confirmed damage to the launchpad in Baikonur on Thursday. Footage of the launch shows its service bay likely fell into an exhaust trench.

The scandal of the recruits — in which Zuma-Sambudla has been accused of luring some 17 compatriots to fight for Russia — has fascinated and shocked South Africans. Both another political party and Zuma-Sambudla’s own half-sister have filed police complaints against her in recent days.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul warns that intelligence shows Russia may attack NATO by 2029, citing Moscow's military buildup and economic shift toward war.