The Russian army continues its offensive in the Kursk region. According to the latest updates, the buffer zone controlled by Ukraine's Defense Forces has once again shrunk, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reports.

The bold campaign Ukraine launched last summer to seize and occupy Russian territory appears to be nearing an end.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a video message posted on his Facebook account, as he braces for a legal battle at the International Criminal Court.