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Yabloko party leader Nikolai Rybakov (centre) holds up an apple, the symbol of his party after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from parliamentary elections, at the Supreme Court in Moscow, Russia on Monday. Photo: AP
Russia

Russia bars anti-war party from parliamentary election

The move by the Supreme Court sidelines the liberal Yabloko party, the only officially registered party that opposes the ‌war in Ukraine.

Ukraine war

13 die in Russia during attack by Ukraine 900 km from Moscow: officials

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Ukraine war

Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes, leaving 7 dead and dozens injured

Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old boy

The child and his grandparents were among the dead after the latest attacks. Kyiv says around 9,000 drones and missiles were fired in July.

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The site of an overnight Russian strike on the Ukrainian village of Pukhivka near Kyiv on Saturday. Photo: Handout via EPA
The site of an overnight Russian strike on the Ukrainian village of Pukhivka near Kyiv on Saturday. Photo: Handout via EPA
Russia

Russia’s sole anti-war party targets coming elections, favours ceasefire

Several of its leaders have been convicted for being critical of the conflict and supporting key opposition figures.

Ukraine war

Ukraine’s Zelensky makes first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to balance relations with Moscow against EU pressure, as his country hopes to join the bloc.

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Ukraine war

Why Russia’s ballistic missiles are breaking through in Ukraine

Interceptors are running low, warning times are seconds, and only one air-defence system can stop them.

A warehouse in Kyiv on fire after a missile strike on Wednesday. Photo: AP
A warehouse in Kyiv on fire after a missile strike on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Russia

Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that killed driver

Targeted attack on Uraldronzavod chief outside Yekaterinburg follows series of strikes against defence figures.

Ukraine war

Russian strikes kill 17 in Kyiv region as Ukraine fails to stop missiles

Ukrainians down dozens of drones but zero missiles, prompting urgent calls for ballistic interceptors.

Ukraine war

Ukraine slams Russian ‘drone safari’ after vegetable seller chased down

The drone is seen pursuing the 52-year-old civilian before exploding as he dives for cover, leaving him with shrapnel wounds.

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A drone circles over a man at a market in Kherson, Ukraine, before detonating nearby, in footage released on Tuesday. Photo: Kherson Regional Military Administration via Reuters
Israel

US-Saudi nuclear doubt, Boko Haram’s AI terrorism: 7 global relations reads

From US arms promises to EU sanctions and USMCA troubles, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in July 2026.

Boko Haram has been found to use both Chinese and American AIs in their terrroism plots – possibly with advice from Islamic State. Photo: Shutterstock
Boko Haram has been found to use both Chinese and American AIs in their terrroism plots – possibly with advice from Islamic State. Photo: Shutterstock
Ukraine war

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills 7 at Black Sea resort beach

Moscow accuses Kyiv of targeting civilians near Gelendzhik after a blast ripped through a crowded shore.

Ukraine

Zelensky dismisses Ukraine’s ambassador to US

Washington ambassador insists departure was ‘own decision’ following domestic media scrutiny.

United States

Pentagon signs US$3 billion deal to ramp up Patriot, THAAD missile parts production

Agreements with Lockheed and Northrop seek to address supply shortages driven by conflicts.

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A Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in al-Kharj, central Saudi Arabia in 2020. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Ukraine strikes kill 9 in Russia, another Wildberries warehouse hit

Kyiv, which denies targeting civilians, says its strikes are fair retaliation and are aimed at pressuring Putin into negotiations.

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Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Samara region on Sunday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries warehouse in Russia’s Samara region on Sunday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Russia

Home-made bomb carried by woman kills 3, injures 21, at Moscow restaurant

‘A home-made explosive device blew up at a restaurant in Kudrinskaya Square,’ said Russia’s anti-terrorism committee.

Ukraine war

10 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine, while Kyiv sinks Russian cargo ship

Russia has stepped up strikes ⁠on ⁠Kyiv in recent months, while Ukraine ‌is short of air defences capable of ‌downing ballistic ‌missiles.

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Ukraine war

Trump says US hasn’t agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles

The president, who earlier said he’d give Kyiv a licence, now says the US must be ‘very careful’ about letting someone make the interceptors.

A Romanian soldier stands guard beside a Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Bucharest, Romania, on July 19. Photo: EPA
A Romanian soldier stands guard beside a Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Bucharest, Romania, on July 19. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Zelensky says Russia fired North Korean ballistic missile in latest attack

This would be the first time such a weapon was fired in nearly a year, suggesting that Moscow has acquired more stock.

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Ukraine war

Russia strikes Ukrainian cities in major attack, Poland’s airspace violated

Kyiv and the western region of Lviv on Ukraine’s border with Poland were the main focus of the drone and missile barrage.

Russia

Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terror, issues wanted alert

FSB accuses app administration of enabling acts of sabotage and cyberfraud by Ukrainian forces.

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

Zelensky pursues Patriot missile licences in White House meeting with Trump

The Ukrainian president eyes weapons co-production and renewed diplomacy with the Trump administration.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AFP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via AFP
Ukraine war

Russian attacks kill 2 in Ukraine; 4 dead in Russian-held area hit by Ukraine

Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed its latest attack on Kyiv had struck sites linked to drone production.

Ukraine war

Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops for Ukraine war: Zelensky

In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions.

Ukraine war

Meet Iryna Terekh, the trained architect behind Ukraine’s deep-strike drones

Her company, Fire Point, is a driving force behind the long-range weapons that are taking the battle to Russia.

Iryna Terekh, the CEO of Fire Point, a Ukrainian drone and missile firm, poses for a photograph in London on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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