Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

Ukraine arrests two colonels in protective service in plot to kill Zelensky

Ukrainian authorities said Russia planned to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky and top Ukrainian security officials as a gift for Vladimir Putin on the occasion of his inauguration....

Triumphal Putin is inaugurated for fifth term as Russian president

Vladimir Putin was inaugurated on Tuesday for a fifth term as president in a ceremony that highlighted his quarter-century grip on power in Russia....

Rafah campaign will be ‘humanitarian nightmare,’ U.N. chief says amid aid group warnings

For Biden, a tough call looms on whether Israel violated laws in Gaza

The Biden administration is due to deliver its assessment this week on whether Israel has violated U.S. or international law during the Gaza war....

To please Putin, universities purge liberals and embrace patriots

Russian university leaders are imbuing the country’s education system with patriotism to favor Putin, quashing Western influences and dissent....

Putin sits at the heart of the West’s illiberal axis

Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it....

U.S. soldier detained in Russia on criminal charges

A U.S. soldier, identified as Gordon Black, was detained by Russian authorities in Vladivostok, near the borders with China and North Korea, officials said....

Visualizing what an attack on Rafah means for civilians

Over 1 million Palestinians displaced by war have sought refuge in Rafah. Now, about 100,000 civilians are being told to evacuate to an area with little infrastructure....

Russia announces nuclear drills, lashing out in anger at West

Russia rattled its nuclear saber and scolded the ambassadors of Britain and France to show anger at comments by Western leaders about military support for Ukraine....

China’s Xi Jinping visits France in first post-pandemic trip to Europe

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting France, and the friendlier countries of Hungary and Serbia. Trade tensions and Russia’s war in Ukraine are on the agenda....

Middle East conflict live updates: IDF urges 100,000 people in Rafah to evacuate; cease-fire talks at impasse

Israel is preparing for a “limited scope evacuation operation,” an army spokesman said. Hamas warned that Rafah will become a “graveyard” for Israeli soldiers....

Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West

In Putin’s bid to recast Russia as a global superpower, he champions a society built on pro-war activism, puritanical values and scaled-back social rights....

We reported for months on changes sweeping Russia. Here’s what we found.

“Russia, Remastered” reveals how Vladimir Putin is harnessing the war in Ukraine to transform his own country and fulfill his vision of a restored superpower....

Israel shuts down Al Jazeera’s operations, raids Jerusalem office

The government is banning Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel over its Gaza war coverage. Israel’s Foreign Press Association called it a “dark day for democracy.”...

Israeli cabinet votes to shut Al Jazeera’s Israel operations; cease-fire talks ongoing

Al Jazeera is one of the few international media companies that has maintained a physical presence in both the Gaza Strip and Israel throughout the war....

Confident of victory over Ukraine, Russia exhibits Western war trophies

The exhibition comes just ahead of a May 9 Victory Day celebration that is very different from last year’s, when Russia was facing battlefield setbacks....

ICC warns against interference amid Israeli leaders’ fears of arrest warrants

In a statement that didn’t name Israel, the International Criminal Court said efforts to undermine the court’s work must “cease immediately.”...

U.K. lifts restrictions on Ukraine’s use of weapons against Russia

The remarks signaled a sharp reversal in Britain’s position, which had not allowed Ukraine to target Russian territory with British-supplied weapons....

Ukrainian men abroad voice anger over pressure to return home to fight

Ukrainian men abroad are under pressure as Kyiv prepares to enforce a mobilization law aimed at conscripting desperately needed soldiers....

Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ like China, Russia, at campaign event

President Biden’s remarks have not elicited a formal response from the countries he named. But experts said they were likely to have offended, particularly in Japan....

U.S. officials wary of Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants

Officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea....

Blinded in battle, these Ukrainian soldiers will never see their new babies

Among the tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Russia’s relentless invasion, many have lost their sight — an especially devastating injury for young parents....

Israel high court hears first case challenging secret detentions in Gaza war

Colombia is the latest and largest country to sever ties with Israel

The decision makes Colombia — a longtime security and trade partner of Israel’s — the most populous country to sever ties amid the war in Gaza....

U.S. diplomat explains why she quit Biden administration over Gaza war

Hala Rharrit, a career U.S. diplomat who resigned last week, took aim at President Biden’s Gaza policy: “I will not be the reason someone hates America more.”...

What is the ICC, the global court Israel fears may indict Netanyahu?

Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have not issued any arrest warrants in response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the war in Gaza....

In a ‘meat grinder’ of a war, Russian and Ukrainian casualties rise

Along various sections of the front line, Ukrainian authorities are weighing whether to sacrifice men or territory while Russia has also absorbed stunning manpower losses,...

Blinken calls proposed Israeli cease-fire deal ‘extraordinarily generous’

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, European foreign ministers and others are attending the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the Gaza war is set to dominate discussions....

Arab states reticent as U.S. pushes postwar plan for Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced skepticism from Arab counterparts as he advocated plans for securing and rebuilding Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends....

Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent

The increasing use of anti-extremism laws to prosecute reporters is likely to have a chilling effect on the few independent journalists still operating in Russia....