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Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 15, 2026, 2:29 pm
Russian barrages on Ukraine’s biggest cities kill at least 11, damage historic cathedral
Dozens injured, including children; bombardment hits 11th-century Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastic complex, setting fire to Dormition Cathedral’s roof; Zelensky, Trump set to attend G7
By HANNA ARHIROVA
A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 5, 2026, 10:49 am
Amid deadly Russian strikes, Kyiv finds itself ‘in the queue’ as US busy with Iran
In 10 hours of congressional testimony that barely touched on Ukraine, Rubio says risk of escalation with Russia is ‘more real than it was two years ago’
By Maria Danilova
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
Analyst Ksenia Svetlova, a former MK, joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (Courtesy/ToI)
April 28, 2026, 1:30 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 28 – Untangling the Iran-Russia-Hezbollah web
Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova gives deep context for the Tehran-Moscow relationship and assesses that Gulf countries are at a crossroads as they plan for a potential nuclear Iran
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ksenia Svetlova
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, March 15, 2026, en route from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 16, 2026, 8:35 am
Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom
US president appears unable to explain why he launched conflict or how he plans to end it, to an American public that feels it’s paying the price
By Will Weissert
US President Donald Trump speaks at a Women's History Month event in the East Room at the White House, on March 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
March 14, 2026, 12:14 am
After urging Iranians to rise up once bombing stops, Trump admits overthrow a ‘very big hurdle’
US president says regime change ‘will happen, but maybe not immediately,’ also says Putin may be helping Iran ‘a little bit’; US reportedly sends 2,200 Marines to Middle East
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
This combination photo shows US President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
March 10, 2026, 10:53 am
Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
Phone call comes hours after Kremlin warned US-Israeli conflict with Iran could trigger energy crisis, as closure of Strait of Hormuz disrupts oil supplies
By Guy Faulconbridge, Vladimir Soldatkin and Jarrett Renshaw
High gas prices are listed at Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026. (Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
March 10, 2026, 8:00 am
Oil prices plunge after Trump predicts quick end to Middle East war
G7 nations weigh releasing emergency reserves as Washington explores easing Russian oil sanctions to curb global price spike
By Anushree Mukherjee and Emily Chow
US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026, after traveling to Dover Air Force Base for a dignified transfer solemn event for six US soldiers killed in an Iranian strike in Kuwait. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
March 9, 2026, 11:02 pm
Trump has ‘no message’ for Iran’s new leader, has replacement in mind; war is ‘very complete, pretty much’
US president doesn’t elaborate on plans, as Israel says Mojtaba Khamenei’s ‘hands already stained with bloodshed’; Iran’s proxy forces pledge loyalty to new Iranian leader, Putin congratulates him
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah marking the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, 2025. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
March 1, 2026, 6:23 pm
Ali Larijani, once seen as a pragmatist, steps into void left by Khamenei’s death
Loyalist of the slain supreme leader, sanctioned by US for directing recent crackdown on protesters, now sits on council governing Iran
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the "Defender of the Fatherland Day" in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
February 24, 2026, 4:56 pm
Four years after invading Ukraine, Russia is isolated and broken – but not done
Despite a shattered economy, severe labor shortages and a failed pivot to Asia, Putin refuses to yield, dragging the entire region deeper into a bloody war of attrition
By Ksenia Svetlova
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
February 14, 2026, 5:56 pm
European nations accuse Kremlin of using dart frog toxin to poison Alexei Navalny
Group of 5 countries reveals that testing ‘confirmed the presence of epibatidine’ in body of Russian opposition leader, whose widow says ‘murderer’ Putin ‘must be held accountable’
By AP
US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images/ AFP)
February 1, 2026, 8:10 am
Last US-Russia nuclear weapons pact set to end, with Trump mum on extension
New START treaty expires this week, ending decades of agreements between two top nuclear powers; White House says president wants China to join next pact, but nothing in the works
By Shaun Tandon
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