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Senior Russian military officer Robert Mansurovich Shageev was killed in a suspected planned assassination attack in Sevastopol, Crimea. Russian authorities said a Russian woman suspected of carrying out the attack on the instructions of Ukrainian special forces had been detained.
Germany’s cabinet has approved major reforms expanding the powers of the BND and BfV to collect data and counter sabotage, cyberattacks and hybrid threats, amid concerns over civil rights.
Pope Leo has called for an immediate halt to attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine and Russia, warning that civilian casualties, including children, continue to rise amid the war.
At least five people were killed and 10 injured after a Ukrainian drone strike hit an industrial area on the outskirts of Moscow early Tuesday, Russian officials said. Authorities also reported another drone attack that damaged a warehouse in the Leningrad region, as Ukraine intensified long-range strikes on Russian infrastructure.
At least three people were killed and 21 others injured in a bombing outside Moscow's Balzi Rossi Italian restaurant, which Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described as a "brutal terrorist attack." Authorities said the suspected female attacker detonated an improvised explosive device after being stopped by security guards, while investigators continue to search for those responsible.
An explosion at a restaurant near Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square killed three people and injured 15 others, according to Russian state media. Investigators said the blast occurred after a woman carrying an improvised explosive device was stopped by a security guard, triggering the explosion.
A British citizen with dual British-Azerbaijani nationality has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying for Iran by allegedly surveilling the RAF Akrotiri air base and passing intelligence to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The arrest followed a lengthy counterterrorism investigation led by London's Metropolitan Police, with extradition proceedings to the UK now underway.
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured after Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack across Ukraine, striking multiple regions including Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to speed up air defense support as Russian bombardments continue to intensify.
German authorities have described the deadly vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack at Berlin's Pride event as a suspected Islamist terrorist attack. One woman was killed, 29 people were injured, and police are searching for the 21-year-old suspect, who remains at large.
Ukraine carried out long-range strikes targeting Russian military-related facilities, including a vessel in the Caspian Sea region, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks also reportedly hit energy and industrial sites inside Russia. Russian authorities have not issued an immediate response.
Greek-operated Patriot air defense systems in Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen before they reached oil facilities in Yanbu, according to Greek security sources. The interception marked the second time Greek personnel have used the system to stop incoming missiles.
A Russian ballistic missile strike on a defense industry event in Ukraine’s Kyiv region has killed 10 people and injured nearly 100 others. Ukrainian officials said the attack targeted a site where defense sector representatives and participants had gathered.
