LONDON -- Russia overnight launched a heavy air attack on Ukraine -- including striking Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles -- that killed at least six people, including two children.

U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow's war in Ukraine, prompting global oil prices to rise by 5% on Thursday and India to consider cutting Russian imports.

The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call off his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says pressure and sanctions are changing Vladimir Putin's calculus as Russia deals with heavy military losses in Ukraine as the war continues.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) presented its latest “Sea Baby” maritime unmanned platforms—which it said could travel more than 900 miles, operate anywhere in the Black Sea, carry heavier weapons and use artificial intelligence for precision strikes. Newsweek has contacted the SBU for further comment.

The U.S. and the European Union are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow's war against Ukraine. More than 3 1/2 years into the war,