Kyiv has begun installing mobile concrete shelters at public transport stops, an AFP reporter saw Friday, as it grapples with air attacks and concern about the city's preparedness for the looming winter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a knowing smile and stayed mum Friday, when asked if Donald Trump was scapegoating him for troubles in the U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Starlink services in his country were still being restored, after partial restrictions impeded the military's ability to defend against Russian forces.

EU chief Antonio Costa said it was time to up pressure on Russia and support for Kyiv on Friday, rallying behind Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as tensions spike with Washington.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday urged countries to condemn what he called "ecocide" in the Middle East caused by "wars of aggression".

Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Thursday said drone attacks on vessels in the Black Sea were "unacceptable" and must stop, after two ships were struck off the country's coast, spillover from Russia's war with Ukraine.

Istanbul was battling on Thursday to recover from flooding caused by what officials described as the heaviest rainfall in at least 80 years, as the toll rose to three dead and four missing.

The firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter will not be livestreamed, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday, scrapping a plan by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that had prompted bipartisan and international outrage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels Thursday seeking to rally support from Europe as his relations with US President Donald Trump have taken a fresh battering.

Zelensky said he would meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and hold a string of bilateral talks with European leaders before joining an EU summit on Friday.

The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported Thursday.

The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb -- better known by its nickname, the "Mother Of All Bombs" -- to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to the news outlet, which quoted officials familiar with the matter.