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Bulgarian authorities on Tuesday launched a search for missing crew members of a boat that sank in its economic zone in the Black Sea after drones hit two merchant vessels. Black Sea shipping has been hit by growing fallout from the war in Ukraine in recent months.
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
At least 6 people have been killed in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv after a Russian strike hit a residential area. Nearly 60 were injured and apartments destroyed. Elsewhere, a Russian drone struck an apartment building in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. Morgan Ayre has the details.
Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.
Ukraine launched overnight one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow in the past two years, killing two men and injuring several people in the Russian capital, local officials said on Tuesday.
Members of Mexican and Colombian cartels are reportedly joining Ukraine’s International Legion to learn drone warfare.
The surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.
The latest suspected incursion on NATO's eastern flank increases fears that the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over.
Trump shifts blame for fuel price hikes to blue states like California and Ukraine strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Romanian authorities did not say what caused the fire, but local media reported that the ship was carrying grain and was hit by a drone.
The vessel's captain was killed and 11 crew members were rescued after the attack on the Turkish-owned ship, Ukraine's leader says.
After an exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron reiterated "the full support of France" in Kiev while Russia warned on Sunday that it would "intensify" its strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Russia's increased strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron said he reviewed "the concrete support" Europe can provide Ukraine to defend itself against the attacks.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday to provide support and a new promise of financial assistance to Ukraine. This visit takes place at a time when the Ukrainian capital is facing a resurgence of Russian attacks, which targeted a bridge for the fourth day in a row.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) during a visit to Kyiv on Sunday marked by renewed Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, including the latest drone attack on a bridge spanning the Dnipro River.
Trilateral talks could happen this month in UAE or another US-proposed venue, says the president.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Kiev on Sunday 4 October to provide his support and a new promise of financial assistance to Ukraine as the capital faced an upsurge in Russian attacks, which targeted a bridge for the fourth day in a row.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Ukraine on Sunday to show solidarity after Russian attacks on Kyiv infrastructure, including three bridges. Last month, Germany’s foreign minister called for de-escalation during talks with his Russian counterpart at the UN, drawing criticism from Sergei Lavrov, who urged Berlin to stop arming Ukraine. On Saturday, Moscow called on foreign nationals and diplomats to leave Ukraine. Shirli Sitbon reports.
BBC Ukraine correspondent Dan Johnson is near Kyiv's Northern Bridge, which has been hit for the second day in a row.
German chancellor visits Kyiv amid air raid sirens, pledging strong support as Russian strikes disrupt the capital.
