Rubio hosts G20 talks as Russia's Lavrov presence sparks tensions
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged G20 officials meeting in Atlanta to work together to confront threats to the economic order. The US scrapped the traditional group photo after several European officials objected to being pictured with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov.
Moscow is suffering losses on the battlefield as US traders reportedly refuse to honour Trump's diesel deal with Putin.
Kenya accounts for the largest number of documented African recruits by Russia.
US First Lady Melania Trump has brought Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House.
Injuries reported on both sides as Russia and Ukraine trade overnight drone strikes on energy and logistics sites.
Russian strikes also cut power to Ukrainian cities as Moscow claims 700 Ukrainian drones downed across multiple regions.
Exiled journalists at the Barents Observer face growing intimidation as Moscow seeks to control media beyond its borders The official newspaper of the Russian government is an unlikely source of recognition for a European news outlet critical of Vladimir Putin and providing sanctuary to exiled Russian journalists. The story about how “leading global media” reacted to the Sarmat missile test referred to just a handful of outlets including the BBC, Reuters, the Associated Press and France 24.