The Pentagon has expanded its use of maritime shipping to deliver weapons in Ukraine.

French president Emmanuel Macron visits former colony Algeria despite tensions in a bid to boost gas deliveries to Europe.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demands a halt to 'nuclear saber-rattling.'

Moscow says US nationals were among foreign mercenaries killed in Kharkov region.

European countries are wrestling with runaway inflation and soaring energy prices stemming from the US-inflamed war in Ukraine, bearing the brunt of Washington’s interventionist policy wreaking havoc across the continent.

Russia has dismissed media speculations about a possible deployment of nuclear or chemical weapons in Ukraine, saying Moscow has “no need” to use its nuclear arsenal to achieve its goals in the conflict.

The defense ministry says the armed forces have taken full control of the town in eastern Ukraine.

The package, one of the largest so far, is expected to be announced as early as Monday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is resisting a Congress push for declaring Russia as a sponsor of terrorism, over the conflict in Ukraine.

Amid the worsening fuel crisis, German cities are switching off spotlights on public buildings, turning off fountains, and imposing cold showers on municipal swimming pools and sports halls to reduce energy consumption.