UK, EU countries finance killings of Russian civilians by Kiev — FM

The money and weapons that the UK and EU countries provide to Kiev constitute financing the killing of Russian civilians, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large for the Kiev regime's crimes, said at a briefing.

Cuban president warns country will fight 'to the very last drop of blood' against any US aggression

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday that his country is prepared to resist any US military intervention, warning that Cubans would defend their sovereignty "to the very last drop of blood," in an interview with Sky News amid renewed threats from US President Donald Trump.

Man pulled alive from Venezuela rubble 8 days after quake

Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes.

Kyiv comes under major Russian missile and drone fire

Russian forces have launched a major drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least eight people, officials say.

Germany accuses suspect in Nord Streams bombings of war crime

The German Prosecutor General's Office has filed charges against a Ukrainian suspected of participating in sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 pipelines, ARD TV channel quoted sources as saying.

World's oceans set June heat record -- EU monitor

 The world's oceans experienced their hottest June on record and could reach new highs in the coming months as El Niño and climate change push temperatures higher, said an EU monitor on Wednesday.

Qatar says no direct US-Iran talks to take place in Doha

US envoys are meeting with Qatari mediators, the Gulf state's foreign ministry spokesman said, after Washington said it was sending a negotiating team.

Ukraine gets €3.8 bln from EU for military needs

Ukraine has received another installment of €3.8 billion from the European Union, Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko announced on her Telegram channel.