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Poland, Ukraine slam Russian strikes near border

Warsaw-bound locomotive hit just after train carrying British ex-PM passed through

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company Press Office, a locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack is seen at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

Modi-Putin ‘car diplomacy’: Four shared rides in a year

Leaders have used journeys between engagements for conversations away from formal meetings

PM Modi, President Putin share car ride to INNOPROM exhibition after talks in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, 2026.

Putin arrives in Delhi for BRICS Summit

Leaders to weigh defence projects, global issues as India hosts BRICS Summit

Putin arrives in Delhi for BRICS Summit, set to hold talks with PM Modi today

BRICS unity test: Xi, Putin, Pezeshkian head to India

Iran and Ukraine wars loom large as expanded 11-member bloc struggles to bridge divisions

The 18th BRICS Summit is hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 12 and 13.

What messages did CIA chief Ratcliffe carry to Moscow?

Ukraine, NATO and Iran were reportedly discussed during rare US spy chief visit

CIA Director John Ratcliffe exits the West Wing at the conclusion of a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase on West Executive Avenue between the West Wing of the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Kremlin says CIA head did not meet Putin

Radcliffe went to Moscow on an unannounced trip Tuesday

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia (unseen) in Moscow on August 26, 2026.

Mystery US military flight to Moscow fuels questions

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

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

Latvian defence says NATO response shows readiness to protect Baltic skies

Alliance intercepts unidentified UAV near Russian border amid rising tensions

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

Damascus and Moscow agree to turn Hmeimim and Tartus into joint training centres

Members of a Syrian army engineering team prepare a mine-clearing vehicle near landmines collected for destruction during an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, on Friday, August 7, 2026. [Illustrative image]

US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

Late Sen. Graham’s year-long push culminates in 86–11 vote on Russia sanctions

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.

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