Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had carried out a massive and successful strike on military and military-related targets in Ukraine overnight in response to what it called Ukrainian "terrorist acts" against Russia.

The U.S. sanctions targeted four judges, two of whom authorized arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled new sanctions to target the International Criminal Court for its attempts to investigate the United States and Israel for alleged war crimes.