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

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

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....

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....

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....

Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show

Documents from U.S. Central Command show meetings over the past three years between Israeli and Arab military officials to coordinate on regional threats....

North Korea flaunts nuclear arsenal at military parade in challenge to West

Kim Jong Un showed off new weapons systems at a parade in Pyongyang, with Chinese and Russian guests of honor, in their latest display of solidarity....

Peru’s president removed amid rising crime, corruption allegations

After Dina Boluarte’s ouster, acting president José Jerí promised a war on crime....

Russian attacks plunge Ukrainian cities into cold and darkness

Russia shifted its focus from destroying power plants to the natural gas facilities used to heat homes during the cold winter months....

What to know about the Gaza ceasefire deal

Trump’s framework to end the war in Gaza is the basis for an initial agreement between Israel and Hamas....

Live updates: Israelis and Palestinians laud ceasefire deal as step toward ending war in Gaza

The ceasefire deal’s first phase, if successful, would halt fighting in Gaza to release hostages in exchange for Israel’s release of Palestinian prisoners....

Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate

A bipartisan Senate resolution to restrain Trump’s ability to wage war against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers failed in a 48-51 vote....

Trump, Hamas officials say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘very close’

A senior Hamas official said late Wednesday that an agreement to end the war in Gaza was “imminent.”...

Russia escalates warning as Trump considers sale of Tomahawks to Ukraine

The warning is part of a concerted Russian effort to deter President Donald Trump from giving Ukraine access to the missiles, repeating a tactic Moscow has used throughout the war....

How Israel’s invasion has shattered lives, livelihoods and learning in Gaza

Visualizing the devastating impact of the Israel-Gaza war on schools, homes, croplands and heritage sites, two years on from Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack....

After two years, Israel’s Gaza war has reshaped the Middle East

Israel’s hard-power preeminence in the Middle East seems paramount. But the country’s leaders — and the entire region — still face an array of political challenges....

Trump administration intervenes to secure woman’s rescue from Gaza

The mother of a U.S. sailor was extracted from the war-ravaged enclave through a quiet, extraordinary collaboration of the U.S., Israeli and Jordanian governments....

‘Enough’: Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7, with sounds of war from Gaza

Israelis commemorated the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel as fighting continued. Ceasefire negotiations are ongoing in Egypt....

Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt, as Israel strikes enclave

Israel and Hamas gathered in Egypt for indirect talks over a U.S.-backed plan to end the Gaza war after months of deadlock....

Russian air attack across Ukraine damages energy networks, kills five

The drone and missile assault hit nine regions and left tens of thousands without electricity as Russia ramps up its energy war ahead of winter in Ukraine....

PTSD and suicides spike among Israeli troops amid devastation of Gaza war

Returning soldiers are confronting PTSD in record numbers, mental health professional say, and the army is scrambling to address an issue once taboo in Israel....

AI lets Russian war widows see their soldier husbands one more time

A trend has emerged in Russia of using artificial intelligence to create video memorials of the dead, often soldiers, giving a final farewell to their wives and children....

After 2 years of war, some Gazans are hopeful, others wary of ceasefire plan

Previous collapsed ceasefires led to skepticism among some Gazans, while others were hopeful that the latest deal conditionally accepted by Hamas would succeed....

Hamas accepts Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, but with conditions

The plan aims to secure the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and end a two-year conflict that has reduced much of the enclave to rubble....