Russia says nuclear powers teetering 'on brink of armed conflict.'

A fire is burning at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl as Ukrainian drones attacked several Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight on April 26, authorities and social media channels reported.

Russia launched one of its largest aerial strikes on Ukraine overnight and during the day on April 25, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 67, officials reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 25 that he had canceled a planned trip by American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran, arguing the visit would amount to “talking about nothing.”

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on April 25 that he will give up his parliamentary mandate, while signaling he intends to remain head of the ruling Fidesz if the party re-elects him at its upcoming congress.

The Kyiv Independent’s Dominic Culverwell visits the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how Ukraine’s nuclear system operates during wartime — and what risks come with that.

Berlin believes that "this attack presumably originated in Russia," the German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on April 25.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Azerbaijan for talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, presidential spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov said on April 25.

Scott Bessent's comments come after the U.S. Treasury Department issued a temporary license on April 17 renewing a sanctions waiver that allows countries to purchase Russian oil stranded at sea.

The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The United States and the European Union on April 24 signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation on critical minerals as part of a broader effort to secure and diversify global supply chains.

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on April 23 aimed at combating Russia's attack on religious freedom in Ukraine, according to an official announcement.

The German chancellor suggested a process to bring Kyiv and the EU closer together with the ultimate goal of full membership, for instance by allowing participation in the European Council sessions without voting rights.