(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, in separate telephone conversations on Friday, told Iran's president that Moscow condemned Israel's actions against Tehran and told Israel's prime minister that questions around Iran's nuclear programme could only be solved through diplomacy.

Ukrainian forces were gradually pushing Russian forces out of the border Sumy region, where Moscow was able to establish a foothold in recent weeks, president Volodymyr Zelensky said.“Our units in Sumy region are gradually pushing back the occupiers,

World leaders reacted to Israel’s strikes on Iran, with allies urging restraint and rivals condemning the escalation.

Israel's leader Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken to some world leaders since the country attacked Iran, and is due to have talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and UK's Keir Starmer. Meanwhile, Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to mediate between the two countries.

Nuclear missile developer Dr Yury Dikov, 87, developer of deadly Bulava, Yars, and Sarmat [Satan-2] warheads, spoke as he was awarded a top honor in the Kremlin by the Moscow dictator - issuing a chilling warning in the process.

Russian forces have claimed the capture of Yablunivka in the Sumy region, marking advances near the regional capital as part of Putin's "buffer zone" strategy. This offensive follows Kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region,

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that special attention in the country's new arms programme should be paid to the nuclear triad - land-based, sea-based and aircraft-launched weapons.

Russia’s government said Friday that it tested new anti-drone laser systems that it hopes to incorporate into a larger air defense network. First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov attended the trials alongside officials from the Industry and Trade Ministry,

The US president also claimed Putin – who has been threatening Ukraine’s allies for years now – told Trump he was confused why the west was now hostile towards Russia. Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that drones had played a major role in the conflict in Ukraine and called for the rapid development and deployment of separate drone forces within the military.