French President Emmanuel Macron, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump on 21 September, intends to encourage him to make the "right decisions" regarding Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukraine's General Staff says strikes on refineries in Syzran, Yaroslavl and Moscow have knocked out over 45% of Russia's refining capacity.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for reciprocal de-escalation if Russia stops strikes on energy, critical infrastructure and food exports.

Ambassadors of EU member states have once again failed to extend sanctions on Putin, Lavrov and others as Slovakia and France push to delist oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman.

Trump has said Russia's diesel oil industry has been crippled by Ukrainian attacks, calling for an end to the "never-ending war".

Through embassy evacuations, academic fellowships, and WHO medical corridors, Palestinians are leaving Gaza in small but steady numbers. Israeli officials call it "voluntary migration," but the Gazans forced to leave know it's part of Israel's plan.

Two men deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arrested by local police forces and transferred to a prison earlier this month, in apparent retaliation for speaking out about conditions they faced in the Central African country. Samson Birhane, who is from Eritrea, and Ahmed Solima

EU diplomats are considering extending Russia sanctions for 36 months in exchange for the removal of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the list.

News organizations CNN , MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration over the banning of their reporters from the White House on Friday. Their credentials were confiscated or deactivated when they attempted to enter White House grounds over the weekend. Trump’s decision is “se

Ukrainian company Vluchnyk has unveiled the Zorelit v5 interceptor drone, capable of 416 km/h and designed to counter Russian Geran-2, Geran-3 and Geran-4 UAVs.

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Zelenskyy was ready to hold elections during the war but abandoned the idea because Zaluzhnyi might run.

Former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko has not returned to work at the Prosecutor General’s Office after his official trip abroad ended on 18 September.