A strike on a train that imperiled former European leaders and CIA officers is among a spate of attacks that risked a dangerous escalation with the West, experts say.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that these potential strikes "intend to paralyze NATO" in an attempt to demonstrate that Article 5 "exists only in theory."

Russian President Vladimir Putin cast his vote online in elections for Russia’s lower house, the Duma. In footage shared by Russian state media, Putin can be seen navigating the online voting system and responding enthusiastically after successfully casting his vote.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries.

Lee Jae Myung said the U.S. ally, whose support for the Iran war President Donald Trump has criticized as insufficient, was focused instead on safeguarding navigation in the region.

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians are rallying in the biggest government-organized show of defiance since the war began.

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his government to prepare a plan to protect critical infrastructure against drone and cyberattacks. He described an intensifying Russian hybrid

When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations a year ago, he touted the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites just months earlier as "totally obliterating everything" and said he had brought peace between Israel and Iran.