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President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian strike hit the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, with rescue crews searching for people who may be trapped inside. Emergency services are deployed, firefighters are battling a blaze, and the attack also damaged a pharmaceutical company facility in the city.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has broadened its strikes to include Ukraine's data centres, adding critical digital and communications infrastructure to the list of targets. The claim highlights growing concern about the vulnerability of the country's digital backbone as Russian attacks continue. The reported remarks are drawing attention to the expanding scope of the conflict beyond energy and military sites.

A drone attack on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv has left the building burning, with people reportedly escaping through windows. The post describes the strike as another example of Russian attacks on civilian targets, comparing it to previous strikes on schools and kindergartens. The claim is spreading widely, drawing outrage over the targeting of a scientific institution.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has in effect already begun an additional mobilization, increasing the number of people it recruits through various means. He added that Moscow plans to step up recruitment of foreigners and called it important that governments of the countries concerned respond to this activity.

Toxic haze from Indonesia's wildfires is spreading across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. A strong El Niño combined with land-clearing practices has created tinderbox conditions, fueling the fires and pushing smoke across national borders. The recurring transboundary pollution problem is again raising health and environmental concerns across the region.

A Russian strike hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the country's largest scientific research institution. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the attack, saying it illustrates the Russian regime's hostile contempt for science and truth, and adds to what he called the barbarity of Russia's ongoing strikes against Ukraine.

Russian forces launched strikes on Kyiv from multiple directions in broad daylight, hitting markets, gas stations, a hospital, offices, kindergartens and residential buildings, according to a widely shared report. The attacks are described as retaliation for Russia's inability to advance on the front line, with civilian casualties feared in several districts.

Russian forces launched a heavy attack on Kyiv following a deadly strike that hit Ukraine's Academy of Sciences, killing and wounding people in the capital. The assault is part of an intensifying wave of Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities, damaging civilian and scientific infrastructure and drawing condemnation from Ukrainian officials amid the ongoing war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says emergency teams are working virtually nonstop to deal with the aftermath of Russian strikes on cities and communities. He called Russia's forces terrorists targeting civilians and purely civilian sites day and night, citing damage in Kyiv including a depot at Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station.

Kyiv is experiencing its heaviest month of Russian strikes since 2022, with more than 155 attacks already recorded this January. Monthly strike counts had fluctuated over 2026, peaking at 109 in January and falling as low as 21 in March before rising again. The sustained pace of attacks has renewed concern over air-defence capacity in the Ukrainian capital.

A Russian strike hit the Kyiv Science Academy, killing 10 people, as wave after wave of jet-powered drones attacked cities across Ukraine overnight. The attack on the academy is among the deadliest recent strikes on the capital, and reports of the casualties have been carried by major international outlets including Reuters and The Japan Times.

Russian forces are accused of marching Ukrainian civilians through a gas pipeline to use them as human shields, in what is being described as another war crime. Video footage published by NV shows troops pushing unarmed people ahead of them through the pipe. The report has drawn renewed outrage online, with users condemning the treatment of civilians and adding to a long list of alleged atrocities documented during Russia's invasion.

Doctors in Gaza are struggling to give patients timely diagnoses, with long waits forcing medics into difficult decisions over who receives care first. The collapse of medical infrastructure and limited access to diagnostic equipment mean many patients are left waiting for answers while their conditions worsen, adding to the humanitarian strain in the territory.

Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed at least seven people and wounded around 80, Ukrainian officials say. The attacks hit populated areas, adding to the heavy civilian toll of the war as Russia continues its campaign of strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. The assault is drawing renewed international attention to the ongoing conflict and calls for continued support for Ukraine.

The Pentagon has revised downward its official count of American dead and wounded from the June strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, prompting questions and outrage about how casualty figures were initially reported. Lawmakers and observers are demanding to know how the earlier numbers were compiled and why they changed, renewing scrutiny of the Trump administration's accounting of the operation and its aftermath.

The International Organization for Migration reports that displaced people from Sudan's Darfur region are crossing into Chad to escape ongoing fighting. The agency also says more than two thousand people have fled from El Fasher to Tawila in recent days as security deteriorates. The movement highlights the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where conflict has forced large numbers of civilians from their homes and across borders.

Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least seven people, among them a woman at Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences. The attack adds to a pattern of overnight bombardments hitting Ukrainian cities, drawing renewed condemnation and attention to civilian casualties as the war continues.

Russia is continuing large-scale strikes on Kyiv, with attacks reported hitting supermarkets, a university, a gas station, streets and workplaces in the Ukrainian capital. Commenters describe the campaign as indiscriminate, targeting the heart of the city and killing civilians in everyday locations, and frame it as part of a longstanding Russian pattern of striking the opposing nation's population centers.

Iran has declared it is ready to fight a 'doomsday war', remarks circulating widely as regional tensions escalate across the Middle East. The statement comes amid ongoing conflict involving Yemen's Houthis, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Commentators and news audiences are debating whether the rhetoric signals a broader regional confrontation or is a warning aimed at deterring further strikes.

An oil price shock is adding strain to the global economy, compounding existing pressures on growth, inflation and energy costs. Reports suggest rising crude prices are weighing on businesses and consumers worldwide, with analysts watching closely for knock-on effects on interest rates and trade.

Overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv damaged buildings of the National Academy of Sciences and killed at least one person, according to reports circulating on Friday. The attack adds to a string of recent strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital and its infrastructure. Commenters are condemning the damage to a scientific institution and voicing renewed concern about civilian casualties amid ongoing Russian air assaults.