“I think anyone who buys sanctioned Russian oil should be ready for this,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Amy B. Zegart
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake near the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka on July 30 triggered tsunami waves in Russia’s Far East, prompting evacuations in Japan and Hawaii and warnings across the Pacific Ocean.

Ukrainian special forces destroyed Russian weaponry and personnel during a combat operation on the Tendra Spit, an island off the coast of the occupied area of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Jul. 29.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's sudden move to strip the country's anti-corruption infrastructure of its independence stunned the European Union.
Even as the Ukrainian authorities now attempt to reverse the controversial move that faced a harsh โฆ
Key developments on July 29:
Facing backlash for undermining two anti-corruption agencies last week, Kyiv may now have to appoint a candidate to lead the country's economic crimes bureau, after blocking the reformer for weeks.
Earlier this month, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers โฆ
The 20th Army Corps of the Ground Forces, which recently assumed responsibility for the frontline south of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, now has a confirmed commander. Colonel Maksym Kituhin, a…
Editor's note: Names of some service members have been changed or withheld for security reasons.
Asked recently in parliament when Ukrainian soldiers fighting since the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion would be coming home, President โฆ
Increased spending on defense and a new Russian conscription law are signs of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive posture and preparations for future conflict with Europe and NATO states, according to analysts.
As Ukraine and its Western allies โฆ
