Trump renames US Defense Department 'War Department'

In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian missile struck a high-rise building. Sixteen people in the city have been injured, including three children. In Kyiv, at least five victims have been hospitalized.

Moldovans head to the polls on Sept. 28 for a pivotal parliamentary vote that could potentially derail Chisinau from its path to accession in the European Union.

The incidents come as Russian drones and military aircraft have increasingly entered NATO airspace, prompting heightened alert and readiness across the alliance.

Ukraine is planning both a "Mega Deal" — a major agreement on the purchase of American weapons — and a "Drone Deal," to sell Ukrainian unmanned systems to the U.S., Zelensky said.

Moscow immediately demanded a "repeat round of voting" after failing to garner the support needed to return to the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 36-member council.

The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, a military police force, later said its investigation found no drone on radar and concluded the object was likely a balloon.

Similar reassurances were heard before. Moscow repeatedly denied planning to invade Ukraine, but on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian forces launched air strikes and a ground assault from multiple directions — from Belarus toward Kyiv, from Crimea in the south, and from occupied Donetsk Oblast toward Kharkiv.

The Russian Paralympic Committee hailed the IPC’s decision to reinstate the membership rights of Russia and Belarus, calling it "a fair decision" and "an example of how athletes' rights should be protected without discrimination on national or political grounds."

The Ukrainian embassy in Japan issued an apology after three Ukrainian nationals were arrested for entering the exclusion zone around the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, the site of a 2011 nuclear disaster.

Operations at an oil pumping station in Russia's Chuvash Republic have been suspended after it was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack, Russian governor Oleg Nikolaev said on Sept. 27.

Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, visited Moscow on Sept. 26 to participate in the forum, which marked the 80th anniversary of Russia's nuclear industry.

In Episode 5 of “Dare to Ukraine: Village,” Masha’s journey reaches its final chapter. Before leaving, she brings everyone together for a shared meal, stories, and moments that reflect her month-long experience.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expressed the idea of building a new power plant in the east of Belarus during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sept. 26.