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Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are m...
Russia claimed its forces had carried out extensive strikes on Ukrainian drone bases and other military targets on Monday, while Ukraine reported having destroyed a significant amount of Russian military hardware.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, its forces took control of a settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk region and targeted bases used to assemble, store, and launch attack drones, as well as ammunition depots.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Russian offensives in various regions had been repelled and a substantial amount of military equipment destroyed.
Since 19:00 on Sunday, Russia had launched 104 drones against Ukraine, with the country’s air defence forces shooting down 76 of them overnight across northern and eastern regions according to authorities.
Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian and U.S. teams would meet this weekend to discuss the potential for peace talks with Russia and issues such as security guarantees for Ukraine.
Intense diplomatic efforts have been underway in recent weeks to end the conflict. Following a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump also held talks last Monday with Zelenskyy and other European leaders.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an “illegal passage” through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said early on Friday.
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on the Gulf country.
The European Union will disburse €3.3 billion ($3.8 billion) to Ukraine for missiles and drones, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, along with related equipment and services, the department said. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported at least 10 people had died in Russian attacks over the last 24 hours.
Houthi attacks target Riyadh amid concerns over Saudi oil supplies, as Iran says it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are met and U.S. commitments are implemented, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
German voters cast ballots on Sunday in two state elections that could add to the political pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his government faces growing public frustration and a resurgent far right.
Iraq has returned restricted airspace across the western part of the country to civilian authorities, ending limits imposed for military operations against Islamic State since 2016, the Transport Ministry said.
Denmark and Greenland have moved to reassure the public that their sovereignty will remain intact under a new security agreement with the United States.
World leaders are set to gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York for several days of high-level debate, with Iran, Ukraine, artificial intelligence (AI) and a range of global crises expected to dominate discussions this week.
Ed Sheeran has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding his U.S. tour, apologising for decisions made after rapper Macklemore was removed from the line-up over his public support for Palestine.
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