Live: Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv after three-day halt
Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv late Monday after a three-day pause ordered by President Vladimir Putin expired, Ukraine’s emergency service said. The halt coincided with visits to Moscow and Kyiv by U
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08.09.2026
Russia’s quieter nuclear submarines threaten NATO, former commander warns
Russia's Yasen-M submarines and militarized Kola Peninsula are forcing NATO to confront a growing undersea threat across the GIUK Gap and Arctic, expert warns.
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foxnews.com
07.09.2026
Russia shutters German consulate as diplomatic freeze deepens
Moscow retaliates after similar move from Berlin last week citing failed drone attack on airport.
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aljazeera.com
07.09.2026
Russia and North Korea deepen relations with symbolic road bridge
Ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have grown extensively amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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aljazeera.com
07.09.2026
Russia announces the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg
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07.09.2026
Avalanche kills at least 11 climbers in southern Russia
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07.09.2026
Will Trump succeed in restarting Russia-Ukraine peace talks?
The Witkoff-Kushner visit to Moscow and Kyiv did not produce a breakthrough, but it can help begin a new process.
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aljazeera.com
07.09.2026
Russia and North Korea open the first road link across shared border
Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge for car traffic, enhancing their growing ties
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07.09.2026
Elon Musk thanked by German far-right leader after landmark election win praised by Russia | First Thing
Populist, far-right, anti-immigration AfD wins vote in eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Plus, 50 years since The Muppet Show first hit our screensDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up he
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theguardian.com
07.09.2026
Kushner and Witkoff visit Ukraine with hopes of restarting peace talks with Russia
For the first time, Trump's top envoys take their peace push to Kyiv — after talks with Putin in Moscow.
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07.09.2026
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on efforts to strike a compromise with Russia
NPR's Leila Fadel asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about efforts made by U.S. emissaries toward a compromise between Russia and Ukraine.
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07.09.2026
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border,
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theguardian.com
07.09.2026
Eleven dead and six missing after avalanche in Russian mountains
The high risk of further avalanches is hampering rescue efforts
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independent.co.uk
07.09.2026
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky predicts another winter at war despite ‘substantive talks’ with Trump envoys
Zelensky calls for air defence and energy support if trilateral talks with Putin and Trump fail to end Ukraine war
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independent.co.uk
07.09.2026
How Ukrainian Drone Strikes Are Pounding Russia’s Economy
Kyiv seeks to weaken its larger enemy by hitting refineries, shipping terminals and e-commerce warehouses. The costs are adding up.
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wsj.com
07.09.2026
What Russia and China learned from America after 9/11
Journalists Mikhail Zygar and Cindy Yu explain how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped reshape Russia and China's ambitions.
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npr.org
06.09.2026
Peace talks rich in symbolism but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain
Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writes James Landale.
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bbc.co.uk
06.09.2026
US envoys meet Putin: What’s behind latest diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine war?
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin and headed to Kyiv as part of Trump's new efforts to broker agreement.
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aljazeera.com
06.09.2026
The week in pictures: Nepal rescue operations, World Nomad Games and Russian strikes on Kyiv
From the desperate search for workers trapped in the hydropower tunnels buried by the catastrophic flooding in Nepal to crowds of women mourning the victims of a US bombardment of a wedding in souther
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france24.com
06.09.2026
Ukraine-Russia talks: What are the US objectives?
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace, more than 4½ years after Russia's full-scale invasion
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06.09.2026