Russia

US weighs expanding nuclear deployments in add'l European NATO states - report

US officials have signaled openness to deploying nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, though an agreement is not imminent, the Financial Times reported.

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A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025.
Firefighters and journalists work at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine May 31, 2026.

Kremlin accuses Kyiv of criminal 'acts of terror' after Russian strikes kill 22 people

"If the Kyiv regime is consciously committing such inhumane... acts of terror against civilians, against children, then this is an entirely different paradigm," the Kremlin spokesman said.

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French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.

France intercepts another 'shadow fleet' tanker linked to Russian oil

The tanker, which had sailed from Russia's Arctic port of Murmansk, was suspected of flying under a false flag and was intercepted with support from Britain, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

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French Navy personnel approach an oil tanker, subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, in the Atlantic Ocean, in this handout obtained by Reuters on June 1, 2026.

French Navy boards Russian oil tanker, obstructs Atlantic 'shadow-fleet'

"This operation took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom, in strict compliance with the law of the sea," said PM Macron.

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Ukraine, Russia trade accusations of violating US-backed ceasefire

The three-day pause, announced on Friday by President Donald Trump, is part of a broader US-led push for peace that has so far failed to end the more than four-year-old war.

MAY 10, 2026ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2026.

Russia and Iran use Caspian Sea trade route to aid Tehran’s drone program - NYT

The report noted that trade in the Caspian Sea is difficult to track from a distance.

MAY 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A tanker anchored off the jetty at the Ceyhan crude oil terminal near Turkey's southern coastal city of Adana, July 13, 2006. A four-billion dollar project, Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline, to carry oil from the Caspian Sea fields to western markets is inaugurated on Thursday in Ceyhan.

Russia holds scaled-back WW2 victory parade as worries over war in Ukraine deepen

The May 9 parade on Red Square marks Russia's most revered national holiday and celebrates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, paying homage to the 27 million Soviet citizens who perished.

MAY 9, 2026ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2026.

Russia, Ukraine agree on three-day US-mediated ceasefire

US President Donald Trump's announcement on Truth Social also said each country, locked in more than four years of conflict, would be exchanging 1,000 prisoners of war.

MAY 9, 2026ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump pose for a picture during their meeting at the sidelines of the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026.

Russia's internet crackdown hobbles small businesses

Unpredictable internet outages pose a headache for many small companies in Russia, with billions of dollars in digital sales at risk.

MAY 8, 2026ByREUTERS
A waitress holds a glass of wine in the Skrepka restaurant in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026.

Russia says it regrets decision of Israeli company to refrain from purchasing Russian grain

Moscow also accused Israeli of caving in to pressure from Ukraine to not accept incoming grain after a Russian consignment was turned away last month.

MAY 8, 2026ByREUTERS
Сombines harvest wheat in a field in the Kasharsky district of the Rostov region, Russia, July 24, 2025.

US-proposed Iran resolution at UN faces likely vetoes from China, Russia

A Chinese veto would be awkward ahead of US President Donald Trump's trip to China next week, where the Iran war is likely to be high on the agenda.

MAY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
Members of the United Nations Security Council vote during at a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 7, 2026.

Five Jewish couples marry in Brazil in front of 900 young Jews from former Soviet Union

The five couples were Ruslan and Esther (Anastasia), Eliezer (Evgeny) and Elena, Asher (Stanislav) and Malka (Alexandra), Meir (Mark) and Polina, and Netanel (Bogdan) and Michal (Veronica).

MAY 7, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FIVE JEWISH couples get married in Brazil on Lag Ba'omer.

Germany’s far-right AfD gains ground ahead of eastern state election

Germany’s far-right AfD surged to 41% in a new poll ahead of September’s Saxony Anhalt election, widening its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU.

MAY 7, 2026ByREUTERS
Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

US, Bahrain push UN-backed action for Hormuz as Rubio urges against vetoes

Diplomats said Washington hopes to close negotiations quickly, with the aim of circulating a final draft by May 8 and holding a vote early next week.

MAY 6, 2026ByREUTERS
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.