Could ex-ISIL fighters be used against Iran, as a Russian official claimed?
Russia’s Federal Security Service chief said Western powers could weaponise ex-fighters, but analysts doubt the claim.

Russia’s Federal Security Service chief said Western powers could weaponise ex-fighters, but analysts doubt the claim.







European Commission president warns that the maritime drone attack was a ‘direct consequence’ of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia and Ukraine have been holding peace talks since the war began in 2022, but with no concrete outcome.
Russia’s latest attacks come as Ukraine commemorates the children killed by Russia over the course of the all-out war.
No handshake and no photo as Mirra Andreeva of Russia beats Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine to reach French Open final.
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted energy facilities near St Petersburg hours before the forum began.
The Russian-installed head of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, says a drone hit a bus travelling between Moscow and Simferopol.

Residents in Kyiv took shelter as Russian attacks continued into the daytime hours after overnight strikes.
Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk faces Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in semifinal after beating Elina Svitolina at Roland Garros.
Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s air force.
Russia must face more pressure to fulfil its legal obligations to return the Ukrainian children.