A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday (March 4) killed at least one person and triggered power, water and heating cuts in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa for the second day running, the regional governor said.

European Union foreign ministers on Monday (February 24) approved a 16th package of sanctions against Russia, two diplomats said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump clashed repeatedly on Friday (February 28), with Zelenskiy urging Trump to be cautious with Russia and Trump accusing him of being disrespectful, as simmering differences spilled into the open.

Ukrainians were supportive of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday (February 24) and confident their country will prevail as they marked three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Christian Ruci, who lost his brother Denis in a deadly train collision in Greece in 2023, ploughed a message reading "I have no oxygen" across fields in memory of the victims as the two-year anniversary of the incident nears. The phrase was used in a phone call to the emergency services by one of the victims.

The Vatican said in a statement on Tuesday (February 18) that Pope Francis has the onset of "bilateral pneumonia," complicating treatment for the 88-year-old pontiff and indicating a further deterioration in his fragile health.