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EU’s top diplomat concerned after India joins Russian military exercises ‘that are an existential threat to us’

Poland’s foreign minister has called for military protection of its airspace following Russian drone incursions, Maira Butt reports

The European Union's top diplomat warned Wednesday that its push for closer ties with India could be hampered by New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil and involvement in military drills with Moscow.

The UN commission of inquiry’s report makes it almost impossible for Israel – and its allies – to maintain the narrative that criticism of it is part of an antisemitic plot, says author Steve Crawshaw

The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.

Yulia Navalnaya now demanding findings be released after the labs declined to over ‘political considerations’

Gideon Saar warns any action against his country ‘will receive an appropriate response’

Nato official says weapons 'already flowing' under new PURL initiative

Transneft has told producers they may have to cut their output because of attacks on pipelines and ports, Reuters says. What we know on day 1,302