Geopolitics will be the main theme of the day, with markets watching the high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran, as well as Ukraine and Russia.

Allowing six Russian athletes to participate in next month's Milano Cortina Paralympics with their flag and anthem is outrageous and a sign of support for Russia's propaganda, Ukraine's sports minister said on Wednesday.

At least five people have been killed and 30 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Feb. 18. Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 126 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 100 drones.

Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Games in Milan. It will be the first time the Russian flag has flown at the Paralympics since 2014.

Ukrainian drones hit the Taman oil terminal in Russia's southern Krasnodar region and a chemicals plant in the Perm region near the Ural mountains overnight, Ukraine's SBU domestic security service said on Tuesday.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that Ukrainian troops are conducting counterattacks and assaults on the Oleksandrivka front and near Huliaipole, while Russian forces continue to carry out repeated attacks ...