18 Jun 2026

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Moscow residents complain of black rain after largest Ukrainian attack hits oil refinery

A refinery and a shopping centre burned after almost 200 Ukrainian drones struck an area to the south-east of the Russian capital.

18 Jun 2026 3:46pm GMT

First Russian shadow fleet tanker enters Channel since Smyrtos boarding

Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.

18 Jun 2026 2:02pm GMT

Hegseth renews Nato criticism and says US will review presence in Europe

The US defence secretary's move follows a US decision to scale back its commitments to a high readiness force within the alliance.

18 Jun 2026 1:31pm GMT