The first shipment of grain as part of Ukraine’s own initiative has arrived in Djibouti for delivery to neighboring Ethiopia
European officials, who were not included in the talks, said at a NATO meeting in Brussels that Russia appears to be inflexible in the negotiations....
The Trump administration’s pardon of convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández raises questions about its war on “narcoterrorism.”...
The defense secretary’s remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military’s lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2....
Ahead of the key meeting, Russia professed fresh military victories, hammering home its claim that it can succeed in the war without negotiations if it wants....
As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail....
Leo XIV is in Lebanon, the final leg of his foreign papal debut. Many weary from war with Israel see him as a beacon of hope as he offers himself as peacemaker....
Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain....
Beset by scandal at home and under U.S. pressure to reach a deal to end the Russian invasion, Volodymyr Zelensky is facing one of the most hazardous moments of his presidency....
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, had emerged as one of the most contentious and powerful figures in the country....
An art student, an accountant, a sniper, an acrobat and a journalist: Ukraine’s all-women drone unit stakes its place in a male-dominated military....
The original U.S. plan, which Ukrainians and Europeans said was too favorable to Russia, was modified in negotiations in Geneva last weekend....
The president’s improvisatory approach is unsettling Kyiv and its allies. Backers say Trump’s style might win results where others have failed....
Cracks have emerged in the continent on how to keep arming Ukraine without U.S. money and how to respond to an increasingly tense confrontation with Russia....
Americans and Russians have faced the same problem in recent years....
Envoy Steve Witkoff, who in new phone leaks appears to have advised Russia on negotiations, heads to Moscow next week to discuss the peace plan....
Trump projected optimism about progress, but Ukraine and Russia remain far apart about whether Kyiv should surrender additional territory to Moscow....
As winter approaches in Gaza, more than a million residents are vulnerable to extreme weather and disease, as Israeli restrictions hobble the humanitarian response....
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy....
Beijing is piling heat on Japan’s prime minister in a diplomatic standoff, even appealing to the U.S. — as a fellow World War II victor — to take its side....
The document, which Ukraine said was too favorable to Russia, has been substantially changed, officials say....
The Trump White House has grown impatient to end the war in Ukraine. Critics say it is playing into Russia’s hands....
Negotiators had been working off an early proposal that bipartisan lawmakers say would further destabilize global security and reward Russia after its 2022 invasion....
The Israeli attack targeting Haytham Ali Tabatabai was the first strike on Beirut in more than five months and fueled fears that a wider war could be brewing....
The Pentagon is urging the House to investigate whether Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-Virginia) improperly consulted on behalf of Ukraine — a claim he denies....
President Trump on Saturday heaped pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky, as he pushed Ukraine’s leaders to agree to a 28-point plan to help bring an end to the war....
The Federal Aviation Administration’s notice comes as President Trump has ramped up pressure on Venezuela and increased U.S. military presence in the region....
It is the greatest challenge to Zelensky since the invasion as people demand a reorganization of a system that allowed corruption to flourish as they suffered....
The U.S. is sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Steve Witkoff....
Ukraine hopes to capitalize on Pope Leo’s calls for peace to coax the Vatican into helping secure the release of children and other prisoners held by Russia....
In May, India’s government said it would treat any terrorist attack as an “act of war.” But a recent car bombing in Delhi has tested that new line....
