Victoria Friedman

ICAN said that 99 other countries in 2025 have now signed, ratified, or acceded to the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Russian authorities said that Ukrainian drones struck a passenger train in Crimea, injuring the driver and killing his assistant.

Independent groups that map battlefield data have reported Russia’s total advances as having slowed in recent months.

A Ukrainian drone crossed into ​Moldova near the village of Lopatna, with fragments indicating the ‘occurrence of an explosion,’ Moldovan officials said.

The Russian Embassy in Romania said that any attempts to link these drones to Russia and hold it responsible for the incidents are ‘completely groundless.’

British defense staff chief Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton said that in his 35-year career, ’this is the most dangerous period that I have known.’

The Security Council is the only U.N. body that can make legally-binding decisions, ​such as authorizing the use of force or imposing sanctions.

Rubio told lawmakers that the upcoming summit in Turkey ‘is probably the most important meeting in NATO’s history.’

Last week, a Russian drone strayed into Romanian territory while conducting missions in Ukraine, hitting a block of flats and injuring two people.

The strikes came a day after Russia launched missile and drone volleys against several Ukrainian cities.