The Ukrainian president says a three-day pause is over after fresh Russian attacks and US attempts to pressure Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky made the announcement in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

Asked whether Russia could use proceeds from the diesel deal to purchase more bombs, Trump sidestepped the question. "That's a ⁠diesel deal, not for us. That's being released in

BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted in court on Thursday that newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife were “false accusations.”Maduro and Cilia Flores, both shackled at the ankles,

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says torture allegations against him and his wife in a rewritten drug trafficking indictment are false. Maduro told a Manhattan federal court judge

Attorney Barry Pollack said when the charges were announced last week that the 63-year-old ex-Venezuelan president denies them and “looks forward to his day in court.”

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are demonstrating the limits of the kingdom’s military prowess — despite defense spending that far outstrips that of its regional neighbors.

The kingdom is one of the world’s top arms buyers but has struggled to keep pace with the Iranian-backed rebels’ tactics

Maj Gen Turki Al-Maliki tells reporters Houthi missile & drone attacks on Saudi airports and oil sites kill 19, injure 364, threaten region.

A satellite image taken on July 2, 2026, shows the headquarters of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in Dhahran before it was attacked on Tuesday night, October 13, causing what the kingdom's energy ministry said in a statement was a limited fire.

China and North Korea officially marked the long-delayed opening of their most significant land border crossing on Thursday (October 15), aiming to rejuvenate trade and commerce after years of soured ties and pandemic-related suspension in exchange.

China and North Korea officially marked ⁠the long-delayed opening of their most significant land border crossing on Thursday, ​aiming to rejuvenate trade and commerce after years of soured ties and pandemic-related disruptions to cross-border exchange.

As CNN’s Gage Goulding reports, the bridge between China and North Korea that’s now open is a big sign of diplomatic progress.

The New Yalu River Bridge spans 3km (1.9 miles) from the Chinese border city of Dandong to Sinuiju in North Korea A long-delayed road bridge linking China and North Korea has opened, Chinese state media report,

Officers in riot gear clashed with youths who set up street barricades using burning trash bins in Albania's capital Wednesday, with demonstrators joining a broader anti-government campaign for a second day,

Student protests in Albania turned violent overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, with demonstrators smashing shop windows and rioting as police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.

Student protests over shortcomings in the higher education system have escalated into violence in Albania's capital Tirana, with 13 people, including six police officers, injured and 40 people

Police detained several demonstrators.

Footage shows small boats gathered around floating shipping containers after a Singapore-flagged cargo ship sank near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Analysts say Iran has ramped up its attacks on ships passing through the vital waterway.

Two cargo ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by unknown projectiles in separate incidents – highlighting the heightened danger to shipping as Iran steps up attacks in an attempt to regain control over the critical waterway.

The strikes come as the U.S. military is successfully shepherding more oil through the strait.

Tehran has repeatedly ramped up attacks over the course of the war to try to disrupt the U.S. operation.