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International · 2026-09-07
Russia and North Korea inaugurate first road bridge across shared borderRussia and North Korea opened their first road bridge across the Tumen River on Monday, fulfilling plans discussed during President Vladimir Putin's 2024 visit to Pyongyang. Named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, the bridge will carry up to 300 vehicles daily and is intended to strengthen trade and cultural cooperation between the countries. The opening reflects the deepening strategic partnership between Moscow and Pyongyang, particularly following North Korea's military support for Russia in Ukraine.
International · 2026-09-11
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukrainian cities following Ukrainian attacks on Russian territoryOn 11 September, Russian forces carried out drone and missile strikes against shopping centres and petrol stations across Ukraine, following Kyiv's decision to attack targets deep inside Russia. Britain's defence chief stated that more than 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began, marking one of the highest Western casualty estimates. The claim remains unverified, and Russian authorities have not responded.
International · 2026-09-13
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities as UK reports over 500,000 Russian troops killedRussian forces escalated missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities throughout the week, hitting civilian areas and causing significant casualties. A particularly severe overnight barrage on 12 September killed at least eleven people across multiple cities, with Odesa suffering the heaviest damage. Britain's defence chief disclosed that more than 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began, representing one of the highest casualty figures publicly stated by a Western official.
International · 2026-09-12
Russian overnight barrage kills at least eleven across UkraineRussia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing at least eleven people and injuring ninety-six others, with the Odesa region suffering the heaviest damage. Ukrainian officials reported that a residential building was damaged in Odesa, and strikes also hit Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia. In response, Kyiv carried out strikes against Russia's so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to circumvent Western oil sanctions.
International · 2026-09-14
Poland raises alert as Russian drone barrage strikes near Ukraine's western borderOn 13 September, 13 Russian drone strikes targeted western Ukraine, with some landing within kilometres of the Polish border. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia's deployment of faster, jet-powered drones with greater range and accuracy represents an escalating threat, and Poland pledged to reinforce border security. The strikes coincided with continued Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, which Donald Trump has publicly urged Ukraine to stop.
International · 2026-09-13
Trump urges Ukraine to cease strikes on Russian oil refineries over diesel concernsUS President Donald Trump has publicly called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, contending that the campaign is worsening a global diesel shortage and raising fuel prices in the United States. Ukraine has conducted more than sixty strikes on at least twenty-four Russian refineries in recent months, viewing the campaign as a legitimate way to weaken Russia's war economy. Ukrainian officials argue that refined fuel is essential to Russian military operations, making refineries valid targets under international laws of war.
International · 2026-09-10
Russian forces strike shopping centre in Sumy for second time in two daysRussian forces attacked a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on 10 September, hitting it twice during the same day and killing at least two people while injuring around twenty others, according to regional authorities. The strike was part of a broader pattern of Russian attacks across the Sumy region, which is located near the Russian border and has faced repeated bombardment throughout the war.
International · 2026-09-16
NATO downs drone over Lithuania; Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopterA NATO fighter jet shot down a drone carrying explosives that crossed from Belarus into Lithuanian airspace near Kaunas early on Tuesday, marking the first time NATO has destroyed a drone over Lithuanian territory. The same day, a Russian Navy frigate fired flares at a Danish military helicopter conducting routine operations in the Baltic Sea. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen characterized both incidents as part of a broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe.
International · 2026-09-12
BRICS summit adopts New Delhi declaration on Middle East conflictBRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi for their twentieth-anniversary summit and unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration, which expressed serious concern about the escalating Middle East war without naming specific parties responsible. The declaration called for maximum restraint and multilateral solutions while supporting Palestinian statehood and humanitarian aid to Gaza.
International · 2026-09-07
Serbia honours convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić with military funeral, complicating EU bidSerbia held a military funeral on Monday for Ratko Mladić, a general convicted in 2017 of orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which approximately 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were killed. Mladić, who died in prison on 27 August aged 84 while serving a life sentence, was buried with full military honours despite international warnings. The European Union has warned that state-sponsored honours for a genocide convict contradict European values and may complicate Serbia's stalled EU accession process.
International · 2026-09-13
BRICS leaders adopt declaration urging restraint as Middle East conflict deepensAt their summit in New Delhi, BRICS leaders unanimously agreed on a declaration expressing serious concern over escalating Middle East tensions. The statement called for maximum restraint and reaffirmed support for Palestinian statehood, whilst notably avoiding direct criticism of any specific party to the conflict.