Ukraine says its latest attack on a Russian air base blew up 96 cruise missiles
Ukraine said a recent attack on Russia's Engels-2 air base destroyed 96 cruise missiles. Satellite images show blackened craters.
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An oil pumping station in Russia burned for a week after a drone strike. The company says it's affected shareholders.
A Russian oil pumping station burned for a week after a drone strike. CPC said oil transfer is halted, impacting its international shareholders.
Trump wants Ukraine's rare earth elements. Experts say he's overlooking a major issue.
With a US-Ukraine critical minerals deal on the horizon, rare earths experts are questioning how viable it actually is.
Ukraine struck a key Russian air base used for Tu-95 and Tu-160 bomber attacks
Ukraine said it struck Russia's Engels-2 air base, causing fires and explosions. The base is used by Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers to attack Ukraine.
Investors are hunting for cheap Russian assets amid Ukraine peace hope — but big risks remain
Investors are betting that a peace deal and sanctions relief would boost Russian asset values. Even if that happens, plenty of uncertainty remains.
The CIA chief and his Russian counterpart are going to chat regularly now
Russia's intelligence agency said its chief spoke to the head of the CIA on Tuesday, the first reported contact between the pair in over two years.
Europe is beefing up its military power. The EU called it 'an era of rearmament.'
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced the plan allowing EU members to spend more on weapons, amid worsening US-Ukraine relations.
Oval Office blowup fallout: The 5 biggest moves in markets with a Russia-Ukraine deal in jeopardy
Betting markets are shifting, with the odds of the war ending in the first 90 days of Trump's presidency down to about 20% on Monday.
As Europe mobilizes behind Ukraine, it's sitting on a $218 billion ace card — and it's being urged to play it
As relations between the US and Ukraine sour, Europe is scrambling to fill the gap. Russia's frozen assets may be a solution.
North Koreans are back to fighting alongside Russia, South Korean intelligence says
South Korea's spy agency also said there appears to be a deployment of fresh North Korean troops. This comes after reports of earlier heavy losses.
4 ways a possible end to the Russia-Ukraine war is moving markets
Trump said he had a "long and hard" conversation with Putin over the weekend, adding he could meet with the Russian leader "very soon."
Ukraine blames Russia for attack on Chernobyl's radiation shield
Ukraine accused Russia of hitting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with a drone strike.
Drone headsets sent to Russian troops were booby-trapped to explode when switched on, state media says
Russian soldiers received a batch of sabotaged drone headsets that were modified to explode when they were switched on, Russian media reported.
Russia likely lost 1,500 troops a day for the last 3 months, straining its ability to replace them
Russia's war casualties, dead and injured, have risen sharply in recent months, according to reports, straining its ability to replace losses.
Why Russia's economy may be even worse off after the war in Ukraine ends
Russia appears to be "addicted" to military spending to keep its economy propped up, a think tank said this week.
A former soldier in North Korea's army says he was restricted to firing 3 bullets a year
Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero relationship with modern warfare."
Russia's economy faces a demographic disaster and risks seeing its population reduced by half by the end of this century, think tank says
"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half by century's end," an Atlantic Council report says.
Ukraine says it's working on its own air defense systems, responding to new Russian missile
Ukraine is working on a homegrown air defense system to rival the US-made Patriot system, according to the commander in chief of its army.
The UK gave Ukraine an improvised air defense system that could help solve one of its most expensive problems
Gravehawk has been retrofitted to fire air-to-air missiles that Ukraine already has, the UK MOD said. It's a possible solution to a major problem.
Russia is on pace to run out of financial reserves by this fall, which would cripple war efforts, economist says
Russia has spent most of its National Wealth Fund in the past few years, with liquid funds potentially being depleted in 2025, one economist says.