Yabloko cleared the 5 percent threshold in Novgorod, preserving a key route to future State Duma participation without collecting signatures.
United Russia led Russia’s Duma vote with 57.76 percent after most protocols were counted, putting a constitutional majority within reach.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh as attacks pressure Aramco infrastructure and Red Sea export routes.
A new U.S. strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean adds pressure to a yearlong campaign facing legal and strategic scrutiny.
Officials reported two deaths, fires, refinery damage and airport suspensions after a major drone attack on Moscow and its region.
Trump signed the Graham sanctions law, giving the White House broad tariff powers over Russian energy buyers and sanctions evasion networks.
Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine and damaged homes, an administrative building, a hospital site and warehouses across several regions.
Trump says the U.S. has secured an open-ended Greenland security role, while Denmark and Greenland frame the deal as still expected.
Merz says Germany must adapt as ties with Washington worsen, framing the strain as a security challenge and an opening for reform.
Russia opened three days of Duma voting, including in occupied Ukrainian territories, amid opposition limits and verification concerns.
The YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl halted crude processing and fuel shipments after drone strikes damaged major units, adding pressure to Russia’s fuel market.
The Fed lifted rates to 3.75%-4%, putting Kevin Warsh at the center of a policy fight over inflation, credit costs and political pressure.