Putin's comments mark the first time he has detailed the extent to which Ukraine's deep-strike successes have hampered Russia's fuel production.

Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.

The Balkans felt the impact on ​Monday of the record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across ‌the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the spread of wildfires.

Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands get their knockout stages under way tonight. Follow all the latest news across the World Cup with ESPN.

Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal to designate violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. The step reflects deteriorating ties between Israel and Turkey.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday insisted his country would oversee the reopening and continued operation of the Strait of Hormuz.

Malaysia has extended for another year its contract with marine robotics company Ocean Infinity for a deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean for wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared 12 years ago.

Australian police have arrested a Thai airline employee for allegedly importing over a kilogram of heroin into Melbourne