A midnight trip into northern Gaza reveals a shattered warscape

Russia faces surprise setback with Trump’s new oil sanctions

President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th package targeting the energy sector....

Frustration grows over Trump bailout of Argentina

President Trump’s decision to bail out Argentina has sparked outrage among U.S. farmers struggling from the trade war with China....

E.U. eyes a giant pot of frozen Russian money to help Ukraine in war

Squeezed by Trump and taxpayers, E.U. leaders are weighing a plan to tap into some $200 billion in frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine cash....

Russia acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet

Russia secretly used front companies to buy Western technology and erect a surveillance net in the Arctic where its submarines operate, an investigation shows....

U.S. imposes sanctions on Russian oil companies after strikes on Ukraine kill 7

Renewed Russian attacks, following the apparent collapse of a planned Trump-Putin meeting, show that a negotiated solution to the war remains distant....

Trump beats the drums of war for direct action in Venezuela

The Trump administration has surged warships, fighter jets and troops to the Caribbean for drug interdiction. Many see the ultimate goal as toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro....

Drones test Europe’s readiness for Russian attacks — and for disinformation

Within hours of drones entering Poland, thousands of social media posts claimed they were Ukrainian, not Russian, and a “false flag” to pull NATO into the war....

Trump says he doesn’t want ‘wasted meeting’ with Putin, delaying summit

The decision came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Trump’s call for a ceasefire contradicted the understandings he reached with Putin....

Could Trump's boat strikes turn into war?

There’s been an unexpected twist in the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on alleged “narco-terrorists” from Venezuela: Two people survived a boat attack....

In tense meeting, Trump told Zelensky to concede land, meet Putin’s demands

In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting....

China’s economy grows at slowest pace in a year as trade war bites

Official data put the annual growth rate at 4.8 percent, a sobering number for Chinese Communist Party leaders as they begin an important planning meeting....

Russians’ surrender to Ukrainian robot marks further transformation of war

Aerial drones once changed the fighting in Ukraine. Now it’s explosive-laden unmanned vehicles....

Desperately needed aid now reaching more of Gaza’s population amid truce

But humanitarian groups continue to face challenges in supplying assistance, including blocked roads, damaged warehouses and Israeli government restrictions....

Putin demanded Ukraine surrender key territory in call with Trump

The demand from Putin would significantly disadvantage Ukraine and could be an obstacle to peace, officials said....

With a phone call, Putin appears to change Trump’s mind on Ukraine. Again.

It was the latest swing in President Donald Trump’s position on the war that often shifts following contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin....

Would Tomahawk cruise missiles be a game changer for Ukraine?

President Donald Trump says he is considering sending the long-range weapon to Ukraine for strikes deep inside Russian territory....

Trump plans Putin summit on Ukraine, raising stakes for Zelensky meeting

The call with Putin came right before his meeting with Zelensky where the Ukrainian leader was hoping to obtain new long-range weaponry to use against Russia....

Top military officer central to Trump’s drug war will step down early

Adm. Alvin Holsey has served as the head of U.S. Southern Command for less than a year. The position typically rotates every three years....

A Russian student sang protest songs in St. Petersburg. Then she was arrested.

The rare act of protest comes as Russia has cracked down on the arts, forcing out those who disagree with its war on Ukraine and quashing any acts of dissent....

India casts doubt as Trump says Modi pledged to stop buying Russian oil

President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised that India would stop buying Russian oil. However, India said it was “not aware” Trump and Modi had spoken at all....

U.S. pushes Russia to negotiate as Hegseth warns Moscow of ‘costs’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing for Tomahawk missiles as the Trump administration tries to prod Russia into talks on ending the war....

Trump and world leaders meet in Egypt on future of Gaza as Israel celebrates return of hostages

President Donald Trump departed Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday, after meeting with world leaders at a summit to discuss the future of Gaza. In an address to Israel’s Parliament to celebrate the return of the remaining living hostages from Gaza, Trump said the war in Gaza “is over....

Joyous but uneasy crowds greet Palestinians released in ceasefire deal

The roughly 1,700 detainees from Gaza who returned there Monday are among thousands of people from the enclave the Israeli military seized during the war....

Egypt aims to cement Trump commitment to end war at summit with world leaders

Behind Russia’s battlefield drone surge in Ukraine? Chinese factories.

Chinese sales of fiber-optic cable and lithium-ion batteries to Russian drone makers surged over the summer, underscoring Beijing’s “no limits” ties with Moscow....

The accidental power couple that is now taking on a dictator and Putin

After five years in prison, Sergei Tikhanovsky leaves to find his wife leading the resistance to Alexander Lukashenko, who is more entrenched than ever....

For Venezuela, a peace prize in the shadow of war

The White House wasn’t thrilled when President Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, which went instead to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. Trump’s recent efforts in the context of Venezuela have little to do with peace....

Bracing for war, Venezuela’s Maduro starts Christmas early — again

It’s an annual tradition: Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, feeling pressure from opponents or enemies, plays Santa. Venezuelans aren’t buying it....

These American athletes are finding a second home in South Korean sports

Americans Austin Dean, Jameel Warney and Dustin Nippert took a gamble on moving their professional sports careers to South Korea. It paid off....

Her grandma saved her from the Russians, then chose to say goodbye

The 9-year-old Ukrainian girl had been separated from her mother for more than three years, and now the two have to get to know each other all over again....