Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is increasingly penetrating Russia's air-defence network, as both sides stepped up overnight strikes on energy, logistics and port infrastructure.
Russian drone strikes killed a three-year-old boy and his grandparents in a village in the Kyiv region, while another person was killed in an overnight ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly passed legislation that would introduce sweeping sanctions against Russia and expand penalties on Iran, clearing a major hurdle for a bill that has been delayed for more than a year.
The 8 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with the one-year anniversary of the Washington Declaration and progress in Azerbaijan-Armenia relations, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's new defence pact, and continuing diplomatic efforts over the Strait of Hormuz.
Uzbek exporters say repeated disruptions to Wildberries' logistics network in Russia have slowed deliveries and affected overseas sales, prompting the government to hold talks with the online marketplace's management.
The UK government announced a new package of sanctions on Thursday (6 August) aimed at disrupting Russia's financial sector and oil exports, expanding pressure on Moscow more than four years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine has warned that its ability to defend against Russian missile attacks is weakening as Moscow appears to be expanding its missile arsenal ahead of a possible winter campaign targeting critical infrastructure.
Kazakhstan’s main oil export corridor was disrupted by drone strikes near Russia’s Black Sea coast in July, forcing a temporary suspension of crude loadings and raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of regional energy infrastructure to the war in Ukraine.
On 6 August, AnewZ's Daybreak focused on climate change across Europe, Ukraine’s shrinking air-defence supplies and diplomatic efforts surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has approved Kyiv’s Resilience Plan for the autumn-winter season, aimed at strengthening the capital’s ability to withstand continued Russian attacks and ensuring the uninterrupted operation of critical services.
The 5 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with progress towards reopening the Strait of Hormuz, followed by analysis of regional mediation efforts and unprecedented Israel-Lebanon border talks.
Ukraine has received only about one-third as many air-defence missile interceptors from its allies in 2026 as it did in 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as intensified Russian attacks expose widening gaps in the country's air defences.
AnewZ’s Daybreak on 5 August focused on developments involving the Strait of Hormuz, Russia’s attack on Kyiv and the migrant crisis in Ceuta.
The 4 August edition of AnewZ's PrimeTime led with renewed efforts to advance a Gaza peace plan, followed by the growing impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on Central Asia's energy supplies, before concluding with Iran's regional diplomacy despite Tehran denying direct talks with Washington.
Wildberries, Russia's largest online retailer, plans to acquire 270,000 square metres of warehouse space in Kazakhstan, the country's trade minister has said. The announcement comes as Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged around 10 per cent of the company's warehouse capacity in Russia.
German police are investigating a suspicious object found near a runway at Leipzig, Halle Airport on Wednesday after an overnight security incident that temporarily disrupted operations.
Russian strikes around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv killed 14 people, injured 27 and damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
Japan is carrying out its biggest military buildup since World War II, with Tokyo citing China's expanding military capabilities and increasingly assertive regional activities as the main reason for the shift in its defence strategy.
Iran and the U.S. are making conflicting statements about efforts to negotiate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump insists talks are under way, while Tehran maintains that negotiations remain on hold.
Central Asian countries are adapting their energy strategies as Russia’s fuel sector comes under mounting pressure from Ukrainian drone attacks on oil infrastructure and continuing export restrictions.
Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are expected to discuss suspending Armenia's voting rights at a summit in Moscow in November, according to a senior Russian official.
Drone attacks damaged a warehouse near Russia’s St. Petersburg and struck a cargo ship near Novorossiysk, injuring three crew members, according to Russian and Turkish authorities.
At least eight people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia, regional officials said, as Kyiv expanded attacks on infrastructure.
Azerbaijan's entry into the regional consultative format gives Central Asia reach across the Caspian. But turning geography into power will require more than summits and corridors.
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