One of Russia’s most powerful men, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is set to visit North Korea this weekend, in a sign of deepening relations between Moscow and Pyongyang as North Korea gets pulled deeper into Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation.

Netting from a cherry farm in Somerset is helping to intercept bombs in war torn Ukraine. Whitehouse Farm Cherries in Chard closed down earlier this year and decided to put the materials to good use after seeing an appeal by Somerset Aid for Ukraine.

Authorities said the boy died following a strike on a village in Kherson amid Russia's increased bombardment of Ukrainian cities.

An U.S. official says some weapons shipments to Ukraine have resumed, as the country's leader seeks more urgent support from his partners.

Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-ceasefire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris for a rapid deployment after hostilities end in Russia's war on its neighbor. A U.S.

A colonel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has been shot dead in Kyiv. Ukraine's RBC reported that an SBU colonel was the victim of the shooting in the city's Holosiivskyi district. The SBU has confirmed that an employee was shot, RBC said. Ukraine's National Police and the SBU are investigating the murder.

About 70% of children in Ukraine do not have access to basic goods and services, such as adequate food or shelter, according to new data published Thursday from UNICEF.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia.