Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of aftershocks being reported on Saturday by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands, just a week after the country experienced an 8.8 magnitude quake.

An Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was recorded on the east of the Kuril Islands late on Friday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow hoped for more peace talks with Ukraine but that the momentum of the war was in its favour, signalling no shift in his stance despite a looming sanctions deadline from Washington.

By Ben Aris in Berlin US President Donald Trump called Russia’s attacks on Ukraine “disgusting” in his most strongly worded criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin yet, and warned that Washington will impose new sanctions if no agreement is reached by August 8,

Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday have killed three people, according to Russian officials. Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across

Russia launched a record 6,129 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine in June, according to data from the Ukrainian Air Force, smashing the previous month’s record of 5,337. Russia's bombardments, a fact of life after three years of full-scale war,

US President Donald Trump said special envoy Steve Witkoff would be headed to Russia after wrapping up a visit to Israel ahead of a new deadline for Moscow to halt its fight with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said his foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia in the coming days as the president calls for to an end to the conflict in Ukraine.

Republican senators are getting ready to leave Washington without advancing a major sanctions bill against Russia, giving President Trump sole discretion over whether to follow through on his threats against Russian President Vladimir Putin if he refuses to halt his war against Ukraine.