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Russia establishes a national AI taskforce to strengthen domestic LLMs, deploy humanoid robots, and develop autonomous drones for strategic operations.

A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fire at the Shatura power plant east of Moscow, with several drones hitting the facility and others intercepted by Russian air defenses.

US politicians claimed Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine war, promoted by the president, was a "wish list" from Russia, not an official US proposal. The State Department denied this account, and Mr Rubio publicly contradicted the senators, asserting the 28-point proposal was…

The army secretary has little in his résumé to suggest he can end the war between Russia and Ukraine

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.

Zia Yusuf has become the first senior figure in Reform to comment on the party’s former leader in Wales after he was jailed for taking money from the Kremlin

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff are leading the United States delegation's meeting with Ukraine's senior government officials.

Court papers show the island cautiously welcomed the oligarch – with London’s approval – before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says ‘we are still a long way from that’ as Trump blasts Ukrainian leadership on social media

The White House said that Rubio and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff worked on the widely leaked 28-point US-backed peace proposal for a month, with participation from both Russians and Ukrainians.

Marco Rubio said Sunday’s talks were “probably best meeting and day we've had so far”