Kyiv city authorities announced that train traffic on the green line across the Dnipro will remain suspended until specialists assess the structure's condition following Russian strikes.
Ukraine's president stated that Beijing and New Delhi significantly facilitate Moscow's circumvention of restrictions and possess influence that is not being used to end the war.
The wife of the world boxing champion said their home in the capital sustained damage from an enemy strike, while the family was abroad at the time.
The Trump administration changed the destination of funds allocated by Congress to support Ukraine and allies, directing them to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Detectives from the Bureau of Economic Security uncovered a shadow money-laundering scheme, seizing over UAH 630m and discovering a concealment system featuring tunnels and a special blocking button.
According to Nikkei data, the share of vehicles with exclusively petrol engines fell to 49% in the first half of 2026, a historic low.
The Trump administration removed Damascus from the list of sanctioned states. Export licences for arms to Syria will now be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
The US has deployed two additional air defence batteries to the Middle East to protect allies' oil and gas facilities.
Nikkei reports that in the first half of 2026, the share of vehicles equipped exclusively with petrol engines in total global sales fell below the 50% mark for the first time in history. According to the data, this figure stood at 49%.
For comparison, in 2021, the share of such vehicles reached 73%. This indicates a rapid decrease in the market presence of classic cars over the past few years.
Analysts link this dynamic to the rise in oil prices against the backdrop of crises in the Middle East. As a result, consumers are becoming increasingly attentive to vehicle operating costs.
Fuel savings are becoming a key factor when choosing a new car, accelerating the shift of buyers towards electric vehicles and other alternative powertrain types.
Thus, vehicles with internal combustion engines continue to lose share in the global market. Meanwhile, demand for electrified models is steadily growing, shifting the focus in the global automotive industry.
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