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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday at age 71, one day after visiting Ukraine and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy publicly honored Graham as "a true defender of freedom," reflecting Graham's sustained advocacy for military aid to Ukraine during Russia's ongoing invasion. Graham had...

Russia and Ukraine conducted overnight drone and missile strikes that killed at least nine people on July 13, 2026, according to WION. Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine, including three in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while Ukrainian strikes reportedly killed five in Russia and Russian-occupied...

The Russian Orthodox Church has established allegiance from more than 200 African parishes since 2022, according to the church's own accounting, as Moscow expands its geopolitical footprint across the continent amid the war in Ukraine. The expansion reflects a strategic effort to build influence through...

Ukraine claimed to have struck 14 Russian naval vessels in a major Black Sea operation, according to Ukrainian officials quoted by WION. The attack targeted Russian naval assets as fighting continues across multiple fronts of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russia launched an overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Saturday, July 12, 2026, wounding at least 11 people including a child, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, as reported by France 24.

A boat capsized in Vietnam on July 11, 2026, killing 15 Indian tourists, according to WION reporting. Separately, the Ukrainian military reported that Russian strikes killed six people in attacks on the country.

Ukrainian forces launched a coordinated large-scale drone campaign overnight on July 11, 2026, according to WION. Kyiv claimed hits on 21 Russian oil tankers, four tugboats, and two cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, with reports of a halt to shipping in the Kerch...

Russian forces launched another missile attack on Kyiv on July 6, 2026, damaging civilian infrastructure and vehicles in the Ukrainian capital, according to AP Archive footage. First responders worked at the strike site amid rubble and damaged cars. Pavel Kholzhev, an internally displaced person from...

Video analysis indicates a fuel storage facility explosion in Moscow may have resulted from a Russian air defense missile rather than a Ukrainian drone strike. The New York Times examines verified social media footage to assess the cause of the blast.

In reporting dated around June 22, 2026, WION covers several international stories. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, with rival Labour MP Burnham moving to replace him, according to WION. Russian drone and missile strikes killed at least 7 people across Ukraine, including...

In reporting from June 21, 2026, WION cited four people killed in Ukrainian strikes on Crimea, the Russian-annexed peninsula where Ukrainian forces have conducted intermittent military operations.