Here we bring you a quick round-up of all the latest news and top headlines from all across the globe: The American economy is at a tipping point. US debt has now reached a level equal to the annual output of it's economy. The government has till June fifth- a week, to reach a bipartisan deal that will ensure the nation does not default on it's debt payment. While the deal remains to be inked, leaders from either side of the aisle have now reassured the American people that an agreement has been reached 'in principle'.

Russia launches 'largest drone attack' on Kyiv | US debt ceiling deal is done

Ukraine posted footage on Thursday appearing to show an unmanned drone boat attacking Russia’s “Ivan Khurs” reconnaissance ship in the Black Sea. Kyiv claims that Ukraine had launched an “unsuccessful” attack on the Ivan Khurs using three unmanned speedboats.

Russian warship 'Ivan Khurs' arrives in Sevastopol following naval drone attack

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv releases video claiming attacks on Russian ship

After more than a year of fierce fighting between Ukraine and Russia - the eastern city of Bakhmut is in ruins. Thousands have been killed on both sides and the dispute about who controls the city continues. Bakhmut has become the focal point of the ongoing conflict. How did a nondescript city the world had never heard of, become the place where both sides decided to fight on till the very end? We ask why Bakhmut matters for both Russia and Ukraine.

Why Russia and Ukraine fought so hard for Bakhmut?

The ongoing war highlights the nature of modern-day warfare. Russian forces set Bakhmut ablaze with phosphorus bombs. And Ukraine uses weapons and technology to keep Russia at bay. We take a closer look at battlefield tactics that are changing the way the war is being fought.

After Bakhmut, will Russia head to a nuclear war?

Russia-Ukraine War: What's next for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut? As Wagner Group prepares to handover Bakhmut to the Russian Army, we take you inside the battleground. Why does Bakhmut matter for Russia and Ukraine? Will this Russia's win turn the tide of the war?

Battleground Bakhmut: Russia vs Ukraine | WION Wideangle

Russian nuclear warheads have reached Belarus. Lukashenko has confirmed the movement. Russia says Western provocation forced it to deploy nukes. Is the war taking a nuclear turn? Listen in to Molly Gambhir.

Gravitas | Russia-Ukraine War: Nuclear weapons reach Belarus. Should you be worried?

Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin's first deployment of such bombs outside Russia since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.

Russia-Ukraine war: Why is Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus?

A senior US official say that it is highly likely that the Kremlin drone attack was part of a series of covert operations orchestrated by Ukraine's security services. While the White House is investigating whether arms given to Ukraine have been used in attacks in Russia's Belgorod. Also, now fresh leads suggest that at least two Ukrainians might be responsible for the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline explosions. The big question is, can the west really trust Volodymyr Zelensky when it comes to F-16s.

Risks of catastrophic spillover of the Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia's Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video published on Thursday.

Russia-Ukraine war: Wagner Chief wants elite to participate in war

Russia-Ukraine War | Kyiv accused of another sabotage attempt

After 15 months of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Bakhmut the embattled Eastern Ukrainian city has fallen. The claim was made by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the head of Russia's private militia the wagner group. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky also confirmed to this news on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima.

Russia Ukraine war: Kyiv denies accusations of cross-border raids

Are intel agencies fighting a parallel war in Ukraine? Reports indicate, how secret groups & spies on both sides are trying to change the course of the war. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas | Ukraine War: Are intel agencies fighting a parallel battle?

Russia-Ukraine War | Russia claims it has taken control over Bakhmut

Russia launched fresh attacks on Ukraine's capital Kyiv and the port city of Odesa, killing at least one person and injuring two others. Why is Russia attacking a city that is crucial to the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow just agreed to extend?

Gravitas: Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, Odesa

Russia claims to have destroyed the billion-dollar Patriot missile system in Kyiv. Patriot is considered as America's most advanced air defence system. Has Ukraine war proved America's expensive weapons are not invincible? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Ukraine proves America's billion-dollar weapons are not invincible

Ukraine's military says that the troops have now advanced in places by more than a kilometer, its forces had been on the defensive for well over half a year weathering a huge offensive by Moscow that saw only slogans. Ukraine's gains being accompanied by a deepening public split within Russia's forces between the vangnam which has led the Bakhmut campaign and also the regular Russian military the Wagner boss has said that his forces inside bakward itself are still advancing and they're on the cusp of pushing the Ukrainian troops out completely from the last foothold in the city's Western outskirts.

Russia-Ukraine war | Wagner Chief: Forces inside Bakhmut are still advancing

The Wagner mercenaries who have been at the forefront of the fighting in Bakhmut have suffered some serious reverses. Yevgeny Prigozhin has blamed his losses on the battlefield on the lack of ammunition for his mercenaries. And Ukraine which for months had been planning its counteroffensive is on the move. The United Kingdom is sending long range storm shadow missiles to Ukraine. Without the western leaders making it obvious, the nature of the war in Ukraine is now slowly turning from being defensive to offensive. And what no one can at this moment predict is how the Kremlin will respond to long range weapons that are now being pumped into Ukraine. Mohammed Saleh gets you the story.

Ukraine strikes Russia with long range storm shadow missile for the first time

Talks took place between Ukrainian Foreign Minister and a Chinese envoy on Wednesday and this is the first time a senior envoy from China visited Kyiv since Russia began its invasion 15 months ago. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said that Kyiv will not accept any proposals that involved Ukraine losing territory.

China's special envoy in Ukraine to lead peace talks

Ukraine said on Tuesday it had shot down six Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in a single night, thwarting a superweapon Moscow had previously touted as all but unstoppable.

Russia-Ukraine war: Has Ukraine's counteroffensive started?

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy had agreed to meet a group of African leaders to discuss a potential peace plan for the conflict.

Can Africa end the Russia-Ukraine war?

Russia launched an overnight attack on missiles on Ukraine Moscow claimed that it destroyed US made Patriot missile defense system during the airstrike. As per reports two US officials now say that a patriot missile defense system was likely had likely suffered damages from this eruption airstrike however Ukraine is denying this claim Ukrainian Air Force says that it is not possible for a Russian Kingzal missile to knock out a patriot system.

Ukraine: Russian Kinzhal missiles cannot destroy patriot system | Russia-Ukraine War

Military intelligence documents leaked online reveal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky considered plans to attack beyond Russian borders to gain some leverage over the invading forces.

Zelensky planned to use long-range missiles to attack Russia, leaked documents show

According to reports, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government.

Wagner Chief Prigozhin offered to share positions of Russian troops: Report

Ukraine's military on Monday hailed recent advances around Bakhmut as its first successful counterattack in the battle against Russian forces fighting for control of the eastern city. But Kyiv also said the situation in Bakhmut was difficult.

Russia-Ukraine War: Ukraine hails its first offensive success in defence of Bakhmut

The United Kingdom has become the first European country to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. Will the Storm Shadow missiles enable Ukraine to hit targets well within Russia? What is Ukraine's game plan?

Gravitas: Ukraine's Game plan: Kyiv receives long-range missiles from the UK

The Britain government on Thursday announced it would send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, becoming the first country to provide longer-range weapons to Kyiv. The missiles give Ukraine the capacity to strike well behind the front lines.

Russia-Ukraine War: Britain to supply Ukraine with long range cruise missiles

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv has claimed that it has partially destroyed brigade attacking Bakhmut with heavy Wagner losses.

Ukraine claims Russian units flee outskirts of Bakhmut

Ukraine claimed its armed forces had conducted a successful counterattack on the outskirts of Bakhmut. The Ukrainian push in and around Bakhmut comes as Russia struggles to complete its capture of the city, facing resistance from the Ukrainian defenders.

Russia-Ukraine War Update: Ukraine claims breakthrough in Bakhmut