The European Union has proposed 80 new sanctions designations against Russia, targeting its military industrial complex, propagandists, and human rights violators. The announcement by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas coincided with a Russian strike killing five in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region. Hungary's reversal on a €6.6 billion EU arms reimbursement fund marks a significant shift in bloc unity.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has issued an urgent appeal for Iran to resume cooperation with nuclear inspectors after communication with Tehran broke down following US and Israeli strikes on Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. The US and its E3 partners are pushing a Board of Governors resolution demanding Iran disclose the location of its 440-kilogram enriched uranium stockpile. Pakistan has stepped in as a key mediator amid one of the most serious challenges to global nuclear oversight in
French NATO fighter jets shot down a Russian-diverted drone over Latvian territory Monday near the village of Berzgale, after electronic warfare jamming pushed the aircraft across the border. The intercept, the latest in a growing series of aerial incursions across Eastern Europe, drew praise from Latvian officials and renewed warnings about Moscow's destabilising tactics. The incident underscores the mounting pressure on NATO's eastern flank as Russian jamming operations increasingly send