Russia claims Europe is defenceless against Oreshnik hypersonic missiles as WW3 fears mount. A senior Kremlin ally escalates rhetoric in fresh NATO-Russia tensions.

Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage.

A Russian drone strike killed ‌three ​people and wounded three ‌more overnight in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the regional governor and ​emergency services said on Thursday. Two women aged 26 and 50 and a 62-year-old man were ‍killed in the attack,

Ukraine will halt long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russia does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks released Friday, after Donald Trump raised hopes for a pause