The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.11 (-0.16%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) closed up +0.0048 (+0.22%). Crude oil prices Tuesday fell from a 3-week high and posted modest losses after Ukraine agreed to a partial ceasefire, raising expectations that Russian crude supplies would flow freely....

Kremlin agrees to deal if the US helps with sanctions relief on agricultural exports

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hails the agreement as ‘the right steps’ as Russian foreign minister says Moscow needs ‘guarantees’.

The development, which was announced by the White House on Tuesday, came after three days of talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Washington will help restore Russia's access to the world market for agricultural and fertiliser exports

Cross-border strikes continued overnight into Tuesday with multiple casualties reported in seven regions of the country.

The coalition’s junior partners, The League and Forza Italia, take opposing positions on the war in Ukraine and the European Commission’s plan to build up Europe's security. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is walking a political tightrope

Before Donald Trump’s administration suspended – and subsequently resumed – American military aid to Ukraine, it had announced its intention to cut 90% of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) foreign aid contracts. These funding cuts will endanger life around the world, including in Ukraine.

Cam Whitnall, managing director of The Big Cat Sanctuary, said they are relieved ‘to have these lions safe and settled’ in Kent.