MOSCOW - Russian air defences shot down eight drones en route to Moscow on Monday, the city's mayor said, a day after a Ukrainian strike on a power and heat station cut off heating for thousands outside the Russian capital.

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A UK patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the Defense Ministry said Sunday, adding that Russian naval activity around UK waters had increased by 30% over the past two years.

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country on Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its neighbor. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed Ukrainians “will always defend” their home.

Few words were spoken by those who gathered on the three-year anniversary of the Nov. 13, 2022, murders of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen. Instead, a moment of silence was held. Students left handwritten notes at the memorial built to honor the four victims.

Russian air defences downed a Ukrainian drone en route to Moscow on Monday, the city's mayor said, forcing three airports that serve the capital to temporarily restrict all incoming and outgoing flights.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian officials report progress in Geneva talks on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, amid concerns over US peace plan.

A sudden drone strike on a thermal plant near Moscow left residents shivering in the cold, highlighting the war's unexpected impact on Russian soil