BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday that Germany is not considering delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine despite Kyiv's repeated requests. Although Germany is one of Ukraine's main military backers,

Ukrainian officials say three people were killed and 13 were wounded when Russia attacked the country with waves of drones and missiles.

Mykhailo Drapatyi, a 42-year-old general who took command as Ukraine pushed for military reform, said he replaced half of the leaders under him.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs may have put an end to the Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle, with the chance of further interest rate increases fading fast due to the expected hit to exports, former BOJ policymaker Takako Masai said on Thursday.

Russian forces have advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, in fresh bid for Ukrainian land beyond what Moscow's already annexed.

Russian forces have launched a large-scale drone assault across Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said that the attacks overnight Wednesday killed three people and wounded 64 others.

It is designed to make the West think a Kremlin victory is inevitable.

The region of Transcarpathia has seen hardly any Russian attacks over the past three years. “We don’t have the same experience of war,” a resident said.

Russian drone strikes and bombs killed at least three people in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight, regional officials there said.

Trump administration in talks with Capitol Hill to amend the Graham-Blumenthal legislation imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia, including 500% tariffs on countries doing business with Moscow.