Russia-Ukraine war

First Lady Melania Trump has secured a temporary localized ceasefire in the front-line Ukrainian city of Oleshky to facilitate emergency aid and evacuations.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff has traveled to Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin following positive discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway.

President Trump announced an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire following a U.S. deal to purchase Russian diesel and friction with Zelenskyy.

Two merchant vessels were struck by drones in Bulgaria's Black Sea exclusive economic zone, causing one ship to sink and another to catch fire.

Drone strikes in Bulgaria's Black Sea exclusive economic zone have sunk one commercial vessel and left its crew missing, while 18 sailors were rescued from a second ship.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kyiv during a surge of Russian aerial assaults to announce a massive aid package focused on air defense and energy resilience.

President Trump asserts that a deal has been reached to stop attacks on energy targets, though neither nation has confirmed the agreement.

Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv killed at least nine people and injured over 30, while Ukrainian drones sank a Russian container ship in the Black Sea.

The attack involved 41 ballistic missiles and 125 drones, damaging residential and industrial sites while prompting urgent pleas for air defense systems.