Y esterday was a really big deal for drone delivery junkies. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a rule the drone industry has been waiting on for over a decade.

The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing new rules to speed deployment of drones beyond the visual line of sight of operators, a key change needed to advance commercial uses like package deliveries.

Proposed rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight

Russia plans to increase exports from its western ports to nearly two million barrels per day in August, about 200,000 bpd more than a previous estimate, after two refineries cut runs following Ukrainian drone attacks,

Russia's Ryazan oil refinery halved its production and the Novokuibyshevsk refinery halted it completely on Aug. 2 after Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reported, citing undisclosed sources.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he spoke with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in a conversation that covered sanctions on Russia and the finalisation of a U.S.-Ukraine drone deal.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Kyiv is ready to formalize a deal to send the US drones in exchange for American weapons following a “productive conversation” with President Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a "productive" call with Donald Trump, covering sanctions and a major drone deal. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six. DW has more.