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Mystery US military flight to Moscow fuels questions

C-17 flew from Washington via Latvia, but neither US nor Russia has explained its mission

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The US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport after flying directly from Riga, Latvia, according to data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 cited by Reuters and AFP

NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvian airspace

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Syria, Russia agree on future of Moscow’s two key bases

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Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 5, 2021.

More than 390 drones target Moscow region overnight

Most were neutralised by air defence forces well before reaching the city

Smoke rising from a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on July 18, 2026.

China and Russia to hold joint naval drills off Qingdao

Exercises begin Monday under ‘Joint Sea-2026’ in the Yellow Sea

Exercise comes as both countries stress strategic partnership and cooperation.

G7 scrambles to put Ukraine back on Trump agenda

Leaders agree to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions on oil and gas sectors

European Council President Antonio Costa, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sissi, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Donald Trump, Kenya's President William Ruto, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Brazilian politician Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva pose for a family photograph during the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026.

Zelensky says he offered Putin meeting in Trump call

Ukrainian leader says US venue could make it harder for Putin to refuse talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026.

Deadly strikes on Ukraine leave Kyiv cathedral on fire

Five rescue workers killed during firefighting operations in Kharkiv

Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on June 15, 2026.

India FM Jaishankar defends Russian oil purchases

Foreign minister says energy decisions were driven by cost and availability

Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (R) and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meet in Helsinki, Finland on June 11, 2026.

Putin rejects Zelenskyy meeting offer, sees ‘no point’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 5, 2026.

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