The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev says drones struck two ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations.

Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to ​self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ‌ovens ...

Two Turkish nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of setting fire to a Starlink ground station near Warsaw.

‘Block, Blunt, Break’: Grynkewich warns Moscow as he details how the alliance would defeat an attack

Trump insisted an energy ceasefire was in place between Russia and Ukraine despite reported Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy sites. A Russian drone hit a Kyiv apartment block, killing one woman and...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 12 reiterated his readiness to adhere to the energy truce — provided that Russia follows suit.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data centers led to a sharp drop in automated HTTP requests, with traffic falling from 88.2% to 0.3% after October 8.

The Kyiv Independent had learned that the Trump administration had threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials s...

Aides to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, including employees of accounting firm Deloitte Cyprus, allegedly backdated more than 1,000 documents to conceal assets and help his businesses avoid tax...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of violating an “energy ceasefire” announced by U.S.

Slovakia and Russia have resumed military contacts through their military attachés for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have criticised the deal, which was announced weeks before the US midterm elections.

Effective Oct. 10, the Russian government will permit the sale of 500,000 tons of diesel to foreign markets. Moscow previously banned diesel exports in July in response to Ukrainian strikes.

Anthony L. Fisher: ABC’s lawyer says the network is tempering its coverage of the government because of the administration’s threats.

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