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US President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC's 'Meet the Press,' aired on June 7, 2026. (NBC screenshot)
June 7, 2026, 10:52 pm
Trump: US ‘very close’ to deal with Iran, but demanding stricter nuclear terms
US president says he won’t let up on Islamic Republic for even a 1% chance they’d obtain a nuclear weapon, as Washington seeks IAEA resolution demanding information on uranium
By Nava Freiberg, Reuters and ToI Staff
Forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania on May 29, 2026, the latest spillover into neighboring states from the four-year war in Ukraine. (Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
May 29, 2026, 10:58 am
Russian drone injures 2 in Romania, sparking outcry by EU and NATO members
European Commission head says Russia ‘crossed yet another line,’ as allies worry about Kremlin’s war with Ukraine spilling over borders
By George Calin, Luiza Ilie and Jekaterina Golubkova
A man carries a box from a burning trade center after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
May 24, 2026, 2:20 pm
At least two killed as Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv area
Russia says the large-scale attack, using drones and missiles, was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on ‘civilian facilities on Russian territory’
By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on May 12, 2026, shows the test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. (Handout / Russian Defense Ministry / AFP)
May 13, 2026, 2:22 pm
Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’
Sarmat, known by NATO as Satan II, is Russia’s first post-Soviet ‘super heavy’ missile; Putin says it carries warhead 4 times bigger than any US missile, will deploy this year
By Agencies
Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
May 9, 2026, 3:50 pm
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
Parade takes place without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment as Putin vows to achieve victory in Ukraine; North Korean troops take part
By AP
Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova stands next to her 'Origami Deer' sculpture on the loading area of a transport vehicle in Prague on March 12, 2026 during a stopover in the Czech capital on its way to the Venice Biennale. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
April 30, 2026, 10:28 pm
Venice Biennale jury resigns after demanding, in vain, that Israel and Russia be excluded
Largest international art exhibition spurns 5-judge panel that had pledged not to consider works by nations whose leaders face ICC arrest warrants; awards postponed from May to November
By Agencies
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaking with the media as she arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (Petros Karadjias/AP)
April 24, 2026, 7:58 pm
EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and $105 billion loan to Ukraine
Russia vows to retaliate after sanctions imposed on ​oil and gas, the linchpin of Russia’s economy; loan to Ukraine comes just before the war-torn state was set to run out of money
By Agencies
Illustrative: A rocket carrying two satellites lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China's Gansu province on July 25, 2019. (CN-STR / AFP)
April 15, 2026, 10:02 am
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US military bases in Middle East – report
IRGC bought satellite in late 2024 after it was launched into space, and directed it to monitor bases before and after missile and drone strikes on them, Financial Times says
By Reuters and ToI Staff
This UGC image posted on social media on March 29, 2026 and verified by AFP staff appears to show a destroyed US Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, primarily used for air traffic control, in the aftermath of a projectile strike at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. (UGC / AFP)
March 29, 2026, 1:26 pm
Iranian attack on Saudi air base heavily damages key US surveillance aircraft
Ukrainian president says Russian satellite images of Prince Sultan Air Base were shared with Iran days prior to attack, which also wounded 12 US soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A photograph taken on December 27, 2025, shows an Iranian-designed Shahed 136 (Geranium-2) drone used by the Russian Army flying over Kyiv during a Russian drone and missile attack, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
March 6, 2026, 7:07 pm
Russia said supplying Iran with intel, as Ukraine military drone experts expected in Gulf
Moscow said providing Tehran with information on US military assets; Kyiv called in to assist US and its allies thanks to expertise after years of war
By ToI Staff and AFP
An Iranian flag is placed among the ruins of a police station struck during the US–Israeli bombing campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 3, 2026, 8:31 pm
Russia, China and Turkey push for immediate end to Iran war
Erdogan condemns both sides of conflict, says Ankara making ‘intense’ diplomatic effort to end fighting; Chinese FM tells Israeli counterpart force ‘will only bring new problems’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026 as the US and Israel announce the start of strikes (AFP)
February 28, 2026, 2:20 pm
World leaders urge ‘restraint’ as US-Israel strikes on Iran draw concern
Warnings against escalation and accusations of international law violations follow joint US-Israel strikes on Iran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout photo taken and received from the OIS/IOC on March 3, 2022, shows a neutral athlete outside the Paralympic Village in Beijing, China. (Chloe KNOTT / OIS/IOC / AFP)
February 17, 2026, 6:52 pm
Russian, Belarusian athletes allowed to compete under own flags at 2026 Paralympics
Paralympic committee says two countries to be treated like any other, ending partial suspension imposed after invasion of Ukraine that forced athletes to compete as neutrals
By AFP
Alleged cryptocurrency fraudster Roman Novak and his wife Anna, in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 15, 2026, 12:25 pm
Israeli man said arrested in UAE over killing of alleged crypto fraudster
Michael Greenberg, a private detective working in Thailand, reportedly found to have ties with group of Russians suspected of gruesome slaying of Roman and Anna Novak last year
By ToI Staff
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument 'Motherland' at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, on January 27, 2025, marking the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from Nazi blockade in World War Two (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool/ AFP)
January 9, 2026, 3:38 am
Russia accused of Holocaust distortion over ‘Genocide of the Soviet People’ memorial day
New remembrance day created by the Kremlin omits any mention of Jewish Holocaust victims, despite falling on the same date as the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
By ToI Staff
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