Navalny: Russia moves to designate ACF a 'terrorist group'

The Russian prosecutor general’s office has asked the Supreme Court to declare the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), the successor group to the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a “terrorist organisation.”

Trump cancels Putin meeting as US sanctions hit Russian energy giants

Oil prices jumped by nearly 3% after the US announced sanctions against Russian energy giants Rosneft and Lukoil – the first such move since President Donald Trump took office.

Nato Chief Mark Rutte seeks Trump’s help to end Russian aggression in Ukraine

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte is in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump.

Budapest Summit: Trump cancels talks with Putin over war pace

The US President Donald Trump has confirmed he cancelled the meeting planned with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, which was scheduled for this week.

EU journalism prize for Russia oil sanctions 'shadow fleet' report

An extensive cross-border investigation into a covert shipping network that supports Russia’s oil trade and circumvents international sanctions has won the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.

Why Putin wants Donbas: Russia's military stronghold goal

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to obtain through political and diplomatic pressure what he failed to conquer by force.

€88m Louvre jewel heist highlights museum security flaws

The Louvre Museum reopened on Wednesday, 22 October, three days after a heist in which royal jewels valued at €88m were stolen, France24 reports.

Kyiv extends martial law and boosts defence budget by $7.7bn

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved a budget amendment that boosts the defence budget by $7.7bn, and extended martial law and general mobilisation until February 2026.

Moscow plans to seize property in occupied Ukrainian regions

Russia has approved plans to nationalise homes considered "ownerless" in the occupied Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

No request has yet been submitted to grant Putin’s plane access to Romanian airspace, Oana Țoiu

No flight has been confirmed, and no request has been submitted to allow Russian President Vladimir Putin access to Romanian airspace for his trip to Budapest, said Bucharest Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu.

Doha talks: Pakistan and Afghanistan agree border truce

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following lengthy talks in Qatar, after the worst border clashes in decades. The agreement was reached on Sunday, October 19.

Trump-Putin call: Russia demands full control of Donetsk

Vladimir Putin demanded the complete relinquishing of the Donetsk region during a phone call with President Donald Trump this week as a condition for a ceasefire, two senior officials familiar with the discussion told the Washington Post.