Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition is "very serious" following an assassination attempt that has garnered international condemnation and shocked the nation, a government official has said. 

Putin has arrived in China on his first state visit after he was sworn in as Russia’s president earlier this month.

Blinken pays an unannounced visit to Kiev to reaffirm his country’s support for Ukraine.

Thousands of Ukrainians are evacuated from a border town as Russian forces are making progress in the Kharkiv region.

Hundreds of people have fled regions close to the Russian border in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region following the launch of Moscow’s ground operation to capture the region.

The EU has agreed to use profits from Russian state assets in order to supply Ukraine with arms.

Lithuania's foreign minister has suggested the idea of a temporary alliance among Western nations to deploy military trainers in Ukraine.