THE United Nations has summoned an emergency meeting after Ukraine accused Russia of war crimes for using a nuclear-capable missile in the Kremlin’s latest horror strikes. The Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss the allegations from Ukraine …

… enhancing its own nuclear and defence capabilities. The European Union and Japan are … on ensuring stricter global safety standards to prevent nuclear mishaps or misuse … own capabilities in reactor design, safety protocols, and waste management, fostering …

A video captured the moment a Russian drone struck an apartment block in Ukraine in Vladimir Putin's latest attack on the war-torn country. Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight assault, …

… from a Russian strategic nuclear testing site, the Kapustin Yar … warheads in addition to nuclear ones. A Ukrainian assessment … missiles and destruction,” the European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja … “pointedly close” to the European Union’s borders. “This poses …

… ’s nuclear regulator would be responsible for ensuring safety and radiation safety regimens … efforts to block EU-wide sanctions on the Russian nuclear behemoth. Hungary … measures has somewhat frayed the Brussels response to Moscow’s invasion …

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17:33, 09 Jan 2026Updated 17:58, 09 Jan 2026 Ukraine's SBU security service released images of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile found after the Russian attacks(Image: AP) Ukraine has accused Vladimir Putin of another 'war crime' after …

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed that Russia used its hypersonic Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile in an overnight strike on the Lviv region, close to the EU and NATO borders. This is only the second time this hypersonic weapon has …

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russia unleashed hypersonic missiles on Ukraine overnight, including striking infrastructure just some miles from Nato’s frontier near Poland’s …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on the United States to give a “clear response” to an overnight barrage of Russian military strikes in Kyiv and Lviv, which included the launch of a nuclear-capable missile.Russia’s Ministry of Defense …