French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesdays lunch summit would focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukraine has officially opened the first phase of membership talks with the European Union on Monday.

The European Union (EU) and Ukraine on Monday opened the first cluster of accession negotiations, known as the "fundamentals" cluster, marking a new step in Ukraine's bid to join the EU.

Kyiv sees EU accession as a security guarantee and alignment with Western values as it defends against Russian invasion.

EU opens first accession negotiation cluster with Ukraine and Moldova

The attacks came after Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putinspoke separately by phonewith U.S

Russia claims 'massive strike' on military sites in Ukraine

Ukrainian drones targeted multiple Russian regions on Friday, Russia's national holiday, triggering air defense responses and causing damage and casualties in several areas

Progress for Kyiv's membership bid given the green light after Hungary's new government lifts Budapest's veto.

Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russian refineries, depots and pipelines, as well as fuel supplies in Crimea.

UK Muslim groups slam government for scapegoating Gaza anti-genocide protests as antisemitism Read More This is an example of the British government weaponising antisemitism to clamp down on the pro-Palestine movement, because their foreign policy is to support Israel and the genocide. The hypocrisy and double standards are astonishing - a couple of weeks after 7th October [2023], the Department of Health flew the Israeli flag from its building and tweeted in solidarity with the people of Israel, and they also encouraged staff to show solidarity with Ukraine

The Kremlin called Canada a 'warmonger' nation for signing the joint production deal and vowed to respond, including by publishing the addresses of Canadian firms.

Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson vowed to publish the addresses of all Canadian production facilities participating in the drone deal.

The US role in mediating Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations has been paused, while contacts continue through existing channels, the Kremlin says.

CCTV footage captured the moment a missile struck Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 23.

The drone entered Latvian airspace due to 'Russian electronic warfare', the military says.

UK, France, and Germany support Zelenskyy's proposal for a meeting with Putin, as drone attacks continue.

Five Azerbaijanis have been killed and three others wounded in a drone attack, blamed on Ukraine, on two foreign cargo ships in the Sea of Azov.

Russia and Ukraine have each released 185 prisoners in a major exchange, which Russia says was mediated by the UAE.

Alongside Ukraine and Moldova, six Western Balkan nations wish to join the European Union.

Russias performance since December shows it can contest territory but cannot hold it, say battlefield observers.

Russia's latest attacks come as Ukraine commemorates the children killed by Russia over the course of the all-out war.

No handshake and no photo as Mirra Andreeva of Russia beats Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine to reach French Open final.

Ukraine launched a series of air strikes targeting an oil facility and a naval air base near St Petersburg late Tuesday.

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on cities across Ukraine, killing at least 22 people including children.

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk faces Russia's Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros.

The attack stretched from night into day and the boom of explosions reverberated across cities

Talks brokered by the United States on moving toward a peace accord have ground to a halt as Washington has focused on the conflict in Iran.

The summit sees top world leaders, defence officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31

NATO says it is ready to defend allied territory against Russian attacks.

Five years ago, the Dutch public wouldn't have supported such an increase in defense spending, she said, but that is not the case after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Russia said on Monday it intended to launch "systematic strikes" on targets in the Ukrainian capital and warned foreigners and diplomats to leave.

Territorially, Russia is at a standstill in 2026, assessments of its ground war reveal.

The defence ministers of Canada and Ukraine signed an agreement to support the co-production of drones on the margins of the CANSEC defence trade show in Ottawa this week.

Vladimir Kara-Murza told Global News that mounting military and economic failures have stripped away Putin's strongman image and exposed him as 'increasingly weak.'

European stocks were broadly lower on Thursday as investors assessed news related to the Iran war and developments in Ukraine.

UN Secretary-General Guterres said he was deeply concerned after Russia announced plans to strike Ukraine.

European stocks edged lower Tuesday, as traders watched developments in the Middle East and Ukraine.

Putin and Xi hold bilateral talks after ceremony in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday before the two leaders began bilateral talks. The meeting comes amid heightened global tensions linked to the wars in Ukraine and Iran

Russia seeks progress on Power of Siberia 2 pipeline during China talks Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss economic cooperation, energy security and geopolitical issues during talks in Beijing, amid continuing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East

"No country is special, and no country deserves my constituents' taxpayer dollars," he added. "So I have never voted for foreign aid to Egypt, to Syria, to Israel, or to Ukraine - but the ones in Israel, since they're the biggest recipients of it, that makes them a little bit mad." CBS reporter Ed O'Keefe then asked Massie - twice - if he's an antisemite

Nearly 800 children are among those killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN says.

Kyiv takes the war deeper into Russia with a huge attack on the Moscow region.

Sweden joined the military alliance in 2024 after it said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had changed the security landscape.