By The Associated Press Russian officials warned of severe environmental damage Wednesday as thousands of people came out to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, near Moscow-occupied Crimea. More than 10,000 people, largely volunteers, raced to rescue wildlife and […]

Ukraine says it has stopped Russia from transporting natural gas through its territory as of early New Year's Day out of interest for its national security.

Vladimir Putin, who has made no secret of his desire to assert Russian hegemony over Eastern Europe, would relish seeing Trump put those boundaries back in play.

The FBI said that the suspect who drove a truck into a large crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter early on Wednesday has been confirmed dead. At least 10 people were killed and 26 injured in the incident. Ukraine has halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit […]

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year.

Ukraine has halted the transportation of Russian gas supplies through the country after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year, the nation's energy minister confirmed. Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko said Wednesday morning on the Telegram messaging app that the transit was stopped "in the interests of national security."...

The flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was cut off early Wednesday after Ukraine refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit […]

"We stopped the transit of Russian gas, this is a historic event," Herman Galushchenko, Ukraine's energy minister, said in a statement.

The attack began hours after Ukraine's president addressed his nation. He acknowledged the agony of 2024 with heavy battlefield casualties and Russia's army advancing along much of the 600-mile front.

Ukraine said that Russia faced personnel losses of over 430,000 in 2024.

With President-elect Donald Trump expected to quickly try bringing an end to the war in Ukraine after taking office, I want to address the hoariest myth of all: Its all the fault of an aggressive West.

MOSCOW/KYIVRussian natural gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine to Europe were halted in the early hours of New Year’s Day as a transit deal expired and warring Moscow and Kyiv have failed to reach an agreement to continue the flows. The shutdown of Russia’s oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of […]

Among the hardest-hit will be Moldova, which has brought in emergency measures as residents brace for a harsh winter and looming power cuts.

Ukraine claims to have intercepted Moscow's radio transmissions and obtained audio of the helicopter pilot going down.

Deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a defiant New Year's message.

Ukraines Energy Minister German Galushchenko said stopping the gas flow was in the best interest of the country's national security.

U.S. intelligence agencies have blamed the Iranian government for seeking to encourage protests in the U.S. over Israels war against Hamas in Gaza.

The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year's election.