Russia has made fresh claims of Ukraine attacking Russian infrastructure, after the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that strikes on the country would resume. Ukraine had previously paused strikes at the request of US president Donald Trump.

Two chemical tankers have been set ablaze in Romanian territorial waters, in a further escalation of what western authorities suspect are Russian drones breaching Nato territory.

Trump said he had brokered a cease-fire to protect energy infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials say bombs kept falling overnight on gas facilities, wounding 33 people.

The prime minister says voters were not "sufficiently" informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy.

The visa delays are the latest reminder that Russia's return to international sports remains complicated.

Kyiv has found itself increasingly vulnerable. A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people there, and a Pentagon-funded satellite program appeared to be curbed without warning.

Moscow and Beijing maintain close ties with Tehran. Russia ⁠has said the Iran war could lead to a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. Beijing has condemned Washington's attacks on Tehran as a brazen violation of Iran's sovereignty.