The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher.

The US has approved sending ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, escalating the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This move could lead to World War 3, with fears of a direct US-Russia clash.

Dissanayake is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who became the first foreign dignitary to visit Dissanayake following his election as President in September, had extended the invitation for this meeting.

It is not clear if Biden's decision will be endorsed by Donald Trump who has promised to end the Ukraine war.

The government in Stockholm updated its 'If crisis or war comes' document from six years ago due to the 'worsening security situation'.

The UK calls vetoing a ceasefire plan a "disgrace" but Russia says Sudan's sovereignty is being ignored.

The US decision to authorise long-range Ukrainian strikes could help Kyiv defend the foothold in Russia's Kursk region but may come too late to change the course of the war, analysts say.

US approval for Ukraine to strike inside Russia is a key move in the war as it reaches its 1,000th day.

In the 1,000 days of war between Russia and Ukraine there have been several horrific acts of violence which have lefts tens of thousands dead amid a trail of destruction

Britain has given Ukraine a further £7.5 million in military aid amid a growing row over the US deciding to allow Kyiv to strike at Russia with American-supplied long-range missiles.

UN Security Council largely paralysed in its ability to deal with conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza.

Borrell says a majority of EU states had — as expected — rejected his call to suspend political dialogue with Israel.

Kremlin warns Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike Russia with U.S. missiles escalates tensions, sparking international concern.

Russia vetoed UN resolution for Sudan ceasefire, sparking outrage from UK, US, and China over humanitarian crisis.

Allies must "come together" to support Ukraine and prevent Vladimir Putin from achieving his aims, the Defence Secretary has urged, as Britain announces additional military aid for Kyiv on the 1,000th day of the war.

On Tuesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a new decree to approve the use of nuclear weapons 'under threat' as fears of a widespread conflict rise

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said: 'The Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression with the use of conventional weapons against it.'

'The Russian military will be punished,' Ukraine's foreign ministry says as it marks the milestone.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree broadening the scope of when Russia can use nuclear weapons in a clear message to the West and Ukraine.

Speaking to Russian newspaper Moskovskij Komsomolets, psychic Kazhetta Akhmetzhanova said the war will eventually come to an end - but it will get worse before it gets better.

Career Putin-backer Dmitry Medvedev said World War Three is "already here" while claiming in a statement that Joe Biden's move would not materially change the war in Ukraine

Ukraine has marked 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion with weary troops battling on numerous fronts.

Russia's military has said that Ukraine fired US-supplied long-range missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk border region, in what would be the first attack since the US authorised the use of its weapons.

After months of steady advances, Russia says that it has captured a village in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region near the strategic town of Kurakhove, as its forces also continue their push to reclaim territory in the Kursk region.

Potential visit by Russian President Putin to India in 2025 discussed after PM Modi's visit to Moscow in 2024.

A spokeswoman for the PM said the tough line coming out of Moscow was 'the latest example of irresponsibility'.

Kremlin says updated text aims to make absolutely clear to potential enemies the inevitability of retaliation should they attack Russia.

The UK will provide £7.5 million for new attack and surveillance drones, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday

World affairs expert, professor Anthony Glees, said Russian president Vladimir Putin knows Donald Trump's Ukraine deal 'would not be worth the paper it's written on'