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Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding 12 others

attacks on the city since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Russian air defenses destroyed 556 drones over Russia overnight, the country's defense ministry said Sunday morning. Shortly

Putin hails Russia's test launch of a new ballistic missile

drone and the Burevestnik cruise missile powered by miniature atomic reactors. The Poseidon is designed to explode near enemy coastlines and cause a radioactive tsunami. The Burevestnik has virtually unlimited range thanks to nuclear propulsion

Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

air attack in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. **Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP** Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile strikes carried

U.S. strikes Iran. And, immigration courts use new tactic to speed up deportations

defense."](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/25/nx-s1-5833690/u-s-iran-negotiations-updates) President Trump raised expectations for peace over the weekend when he said that an agreement had been "largely negotiated." Trump and other officials have since lowered those expectations again. ![People walk

Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation

attacks, US military spending increased once more. Long US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq saw global spending exceed $2 trillion for the first time in 2009. In the past decade, global military spending

What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf?

Russian drone attacks. In late March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [visited](/news/2026/3/28/zelenskyy-signs-air-defence-deals-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour) Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to offer counter-drone expertise, signing 10-year defence agreements with all three countries. He later confirmed