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Drone footage shows fire and smoke rising from a bridge, which Ukraine's military says was destroyed by them, near Rozdolne, Crimea, in this screengrab from a handout video released on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Ukraine drones knock out power in Russia-held Crimea’s biggest city

Trolleybuses were not operating in Sevastopol and children should remain at home, the governor said, amid more strikes on energy facilities.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Russia says US hasn’t delivered on Trump-Putin ‘understandings’

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Ukraine war

Russia considers fuel imports amid Ukrainian strikes: newspaper

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Ukraine war

Russia-held Crimea suspends summer camps amid squeeze on fuel supplies

The peninsula has suspended children’s summer camps and tourism activities until September 1, the governor says.

People watch fuel tanks ablaze and damaged sections of the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait in Crimea in 2022. Photo: Reuters
People watch fuel tanks ablaze and damaged sections of the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait in Crimea in 2022. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Zelensky says Ukraine drones hit Russia’s Tyumen, now have 3,000km range

Kyiv’s forces have been focusing on striking oil industry targets inside Russia to hinder Moscow’s capability in funding its war.

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‘This is the new reality’: Ukraine drone strike brings war to streets of Moscow

Kyiv has sent drones into Russia as far as the Urals in retaliation for Moscow bombing its cities daily.

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Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery in major drone attack on Russian capital

Hundreds of drones target Russia in an attack Ukraine’s Zelensky called a ‘fully justified response’ in the war.

Thick plumes of smoke and flames rise from an oil refinery in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Thick plumes of smoke and flames rise from an oil refinery in Moscow on Thursday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Central Asia

Afghan government workers face sack, jail after smartphone ban begins

Employees will be available only ‘via telephone calls and email’, an official says, citing an order from the supreme leader.

Russia

Murder of Russian artist critical of Putin likely ‘political’: Poland’s Tusk

The case risks rekindling tensions between Poland and Russia, exacerbated by drone crashes on Polish territory last autumn.

Russia

Over 1,100 foreigners granted ‘anti-woke’ Russian visas last year

Germans, French and Americans top the list of recipients, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

People take in the sights outside the Kremlin in downtown Moscow on June 5. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Trump urges Russia to make deal with Ukraine after meeting Zelensky at G7

US president says ‘gonna do whatever I can’ as Europe presses Trump for more support.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the G7 summit. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters
Britain

Russian warship fires warning shots near yacht in English Channel

The frigate Admiral Grigorovich fired on a path near the UK-registered vessel just outside British waters.

Ukraine war

Belarusian leader tells Russia, Ukraine to make ‘compromises’ and end war

Lukashenko said it was clear that victory on the battlefield was unrealistic for both sides in the conflict, despite Russian advances.

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Britain

UK charges Indian captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker seized in Channel

Ajay Pant is alleged to have contravened sanctions by supplying or delivering ‘prohibited oil / oil products from Russia to a third country’.

The CMR Smyrtos sailing under a false Cameroonian flag in the English Channel off the coast of the UK. Photo: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) / AFP
Ukraine war

Zelensky proposes meeting Putin in US after Russian leader ‘ignores’ G7 invite

Ukrainian leader said he made the proposal in a call with Trump, suggesting Putin would find the offer of a US meeting ‘harder to refuse’.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: EPA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: EPA
China-EU relations

EU says China trained Russian troops as bloc weighs tougher stance on Beijing

Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures.

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Ukraine war

Putin and Zelensky hold calls with Trump as US president marks 80th birthday

Trump said ending the Ukraine war could open the door to a ‘new quality of US-Russian relations’, according to a Russian presidential aide.

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Russia

Disgruntled parents and children force Russia to remove Roblox ban

Moscow banned access to the gaming platform last year, accusing it of promoting ‘LGBT propaganda’.

Around 100 million people use Roblox daily, according to the company. Photo: Reuters
Around 100 million people use Roblox daily, according to the company. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Open Questions | AIIB chief Zou Jiayi on financing Asia’s green transition

President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on how it bridges differences to build a more sustainable, climate-resilient world.

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Asean

As Putin courts Southeast Asia, does ‘Russia need Asean more’?

Southeast Asia needs energy. Russia needs friends. Next week’s summit in Kazan could offer opportunities for both sides.

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Afghanistan

‘Frightened’: Afghan women detained by Taliban in clothing crackdown

‘I saw two employees – one was carrying a whip – putting two women who were not wearing burkas into a vehicle’.

Afghan burka-clad women at a market in Kandahar on June 2, 2026. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Panda bond boom: why China is seeing a rush of global borrowers

Beijing’s looser monetary policy, a wider bond market opening and expanding yuan internationalisation are helping drive the trend, analysts say.

Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken on April 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken on April 25, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

European powers back Zelensky’s call for summit with Putin

UK, France and Germany endorse face-to-face ceasefire talks, but the Kremlin has so far ruled out a meeting.

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Armenia

Armenia sets course towards West as Pashinyan secures election win

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan gets a third consecutive term following a general election.

Ukraine war

Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg after Putin rejects Zelensky’s offer

St Petersburg residents told to remain at home as the attack underscores Kyiv’s growing ability to hit deep inside Russia.

Police officers stand in front of a banner and flags with the logo of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum as heavy smoke billows in the background after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
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