Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries leveled one of their strongest warnings yet against China, cautioning Beijing to stop helping Russia wage its war against Ukraine.

Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission.

The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received information at the “last minute” from Israel about a drone action in Iran but didn’t participate in the apparent attack, officials said.

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.

Russia has ramped up military production by replenishing stocks of standard weapons and ammunition to sustain its war in Ukraine. Late last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved increasing 2024 military spending to $115 billion, nearly one-third of the country’s total annual budget.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that Finland’s decision to close its border crossings with Russia over a surge in migrants is a security matter for the whole 27-member bloc to consider.

The 101st Airborne Division carried out live-fire counterdrone drills in Romania, the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest announced on the heels of reports that commercial drones have been buzzing around a large allied air base in the country.

Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. The acknowledgment underscores the prince’s increasing estrangement from Britain, after he and his American wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, walked away from royal duties.

Poland’s prosecutors say that a Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to assist an alleged plot by Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A new app aims to be a one-stop source for U.S. sailors and their families in Naples seeking information on base services and instructions on what to do in the event of a natural disaster.