Russia has ratcheted up its offensive on the long-targeted eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, launching a fresh push on the settlement Moscow has coveted as American efforts to force the Kremlin to negotiate a peace deal flounder.

A new report from the United Nations accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity by attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure with drones, as well as committing war crimes through the forcible transfer of people.

Lithuania accuses Belarus and Russia of a "deliberate escalation of hybrid warfare" as balloons shut down major airport.

Oil prices slipped about 2% on Tuesday and were on track for a third straight day of declines as investors considered the impact of U.S. sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies on global supply,

Russian lawmakers have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with its partners in the "Coalition of the Willing" to draw up a peace plan, including a ceasefire, to end the Russian war against Ukraine in a similar vein to U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point framework for Gaza.

Russia boasted about the testing of an "invincible" nuclear-powered missile. Trump said Moscow should focus on ending the war instead.

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.