Russia

US considers easing sanctions on shadow fleet vessels to cut freight rates, official says

The new talks center on the United States potentially allowing "legal oil" to flow on previously sanctioned vessels, the US official said.

A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar,
US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025

Trump punishes Ukraine while rewarding Putin in his pursuit of peace - opinion

US-China space race is heating up

Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference following talks with Germany's Chancellor in Mariinsky Palace following talks in Kyiv on October 4, 2026.

Ukraine's Zelensky says Russia already violated Trump-brokered ceasefire proposal


Iran, Russia ramping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, MI5 Director-General Ken McCallum says

McCallum added that AI was "supercharging the cybersecurity contest between attackers and defenders," and terrorists were exploiting it to improve reconnaissance and attack methodologies.

Director-General of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the UK's Security Service on October 13, 2026 in London, England.

Trump says Putin wants deal more than Zelensky, insists ceasefire has been agreed upon

“They agreed. You know why? Because I said, ‘You agree’ - that’s why,” Trump responded. “They agreed because I said they agreed, and that thing has to get settled.”

US President Donald Trump listens to a reporters question in the Oval Office at the White House on September 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.; illustrative

Germany faces 'shadow war' that goes beyond Cold War threats, minister warns

Germany faces an escalating "shadow war" involving sabotage, cyberattacks and assassination plots, officials warned, amid concerns over Russian operations targeting European countries.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt speaks during a conference on security challenges related to countering threats from foreign powers, terrorism and extremism in Berlin, Germany, October 12, 2026.

Kremlin sentences Russian-Israeli scientist to prison over donation to Navalny foundation

Dr. Sofia Rosenfeld argued that she had been out of contact with the outside world while participating in a scientific expedition in the northern Arctic when the transfers were made from her account.

This photograph taken shows barbed wire in front of the Kremlin in Moscow on October 8, 2026; Illustrative.

Kremlin rejects Zelensky's idea of a 60-day ceasefire, says it wants an overall peace deal

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that Russia wanted a long-term peace deal rather than a temporary ceasefire.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media while he visits together with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband the site of an apartment building where 22 residents were killed amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 8, 2026.

Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal

The bipartisan group of senators pointed out that Congress passed a ban on all energy imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British PM Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, warning voters in France and Germany of similar threats, but provided no details of the evidence.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.

Trump says Ukraine, Russia agreed to 'energy ceasefire' following Zelensky's election claims

Zelensky said that Trump's ceasefire announcement "was news for me," he told Axios following the announcement.

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, in this handout released September 22, 2026.

Hackers use security cameras to track troops, military targets in Israel, Ukraine - report

One incident highlighted in the investigation involved a poultry farmer in northern Israel who discovered that the language settings on a camera overlooking his chicken coop had changed to Arabic.

A surveillance camera is pictured in Raagsved, south of Stockholm, Sweden, on August 31, 2026.

Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand

The US-Israeli-led war with Iran, now in its eighth month, and the inflation and hardship it has caused will dominate the agenda and sideline conversations during the annual meeting.

International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018.