Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump

What are Ukraine’s critical minerals actually worth? No one knows.

The U.S. and Ukraine announced a contentious minerals deal Wednesday. But the value of Ukraine’s minerals remains murky....

Rwanda responds warmly to Trump request to take noncitizen deportees

The talks coincide with a U.S.-led effort to broker a peace agreement between Rwanda and the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo....

U.S. and Ukraine announce signing of contentious minerals deal

The deal’s language marks a win for Kyiv, which has been seeking any concrete show of support from the United States since President Trump returned to power....

Long arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, decades of progress in addressing its legacies are coming undone....

After Canada, the anti-Trump backlash moves to Australia

The election result in Canada could soon be repeated in another Commonwealth country, as Australia goes to the polls this weekend amid Trump’s tariff war....

What Canada’s election results mean for Canadians, Trump and U.S. tariffs

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is projected to win a federal election that played out against a backdrop of Trump’s trade war and annexation threats....

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

A consortium of international journalists continued the work of Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was investigating reports of torture and detention of Ukrainian civilians in occupied Ukraine....

China says it won’t ‘kneel’ to U.S., urges countries to resist bullying

As the trade war between the two economic giants continues, Beijing declared that “bowing to a bully is like drinking poison to quench a thirst.”...

Russia declares ceasefire for World War II event; Trump says it’s not enough

The ceasefire would begin May 8 and end on May 10, and the Kremlin said it expects Ukraine to adhere to it as well. Ukraine has been pushing for a full truce....

North Korea hails the ‘heroic feats’ of its troops fighting for Russia

After Russia claimed to have retaken the Kursk region from Ukraine, North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it had sent soldiers to fight in Moscow’s war....

At least 40 killed, hundreds injured in massive Iranian port explosion

Officials declared a public health emergency and warned of the spread of toxic pollutants through the air. The cause of the explosion is not yet clear....

CIA official’s son killed fighting with Russian army in Ukraine

Michael Gloss, 21, the son of a senior CIA official and an Iraq War veteran, suffered from mental illness. He died in April 2024 in eastern Ukraine....

Trump, the self-professed dealmaker, presses difficult negotiations

President Donald Trump has set tight timelines for deals on Iran, Ukraine, Gaza and tariffs. But the rapid success he promised has been elusive....

Trump meets Zelensky, then threatens new sanctions against Russia

Zelensky used the funeral of Pope Francis to launch a diplomatic blitz to head off a U.S. proposal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine on terms favorable to Moscow....

Europe backs Ukraine while still easing it toward the U.S. peace deal

With its strong public support of Ukraine, Europe seeks to give Zelensky some space in the face of U.S. demands while still urging compromises....

Top Russian general killed in Moscow as U.S. envoy talks with Putin

Russia’s Foreign Ministry called it a “terrorist attack,” and surveillance footage showed a car exploding as Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik was approaching it in a Moscow suburb....

On China and Russia, Trump’s tactics appear to fall flat

President Donald Trump overestimates U.S. influence in his clash with China and underestimates it in his dealings with Russia, analysts say....

Russian strike on Kyiv draws rare rebuke from Trump; peace talks stall

The massive attack on Kyiv and other cities in the early morning came after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Ukraine’s leadership....

For Russia, the U.S. peace deal could be a way of weakening Ukraine

Many of the elements of the U.S. proposal would be politically damaging to Zelensky, creating an opening Moscow could exploit, say analysts and officials....

As Trump softens his tone on the trade war, China refuses to budge

Beijing continues to be willing to endure economic hardship to put pressure on the U.S., even as the Trump administration hints at a more conciliatory approach....

Ukraine defiant on U.S. pressure as Trump accuses Zelensky of ‘boasting’

Ukraine is insisting on a full ceasefire in order to negotiate with Russia, as U.S. officials — hoping for a quick solution — backed out of London talks....

Trump administration unwinds efforts to investigate Russian war crimes

The Trump administration has backed away from several initiatives intended to hold Moscow accountable for war crimes in Ukraine, including an intelligence coordinator office....

U.S. proposes recognizing Crimea as Russian ahead of new round of talks

Ukraine and its European allies will be meeting with top U.S. officials in London on Wednesday to discuss the proposals, which may not sit well with Kyiv....

Rubio unveils sweeping reorganization of State Department

The Trump administration’s proposed shake-up of the State Department targets human rights programs and others focused on war crimes and democracy....

White House ousts top official in U.S.-Mexico water wars

Maria-Elena Giner was asked to resign as Trump officials criticize the Biden administration’s handling of sewage flowing from Tijuana into San Diego....

Ukraine, Russia trade claims of breaking Easter truce before London talks

U.S. officials will meet in London this week with European and Ukrainian negotiators to discuss the latest American proposals to end the conflict....

Israel’s anti-war protests avoid Gaza. These women are changing that.

Their movement is small, but the women say anger in Israel after the ceasefire ended has given them space to talk about the war’s toll on Gaza’s children....

Francis pushed for peace in Ukraine but also stoked anger

Beijing warns countries against U.S. trade deals at China’s expense

Beijing said deals to restrict trade with China in exchange for U.S. tariff relief are “bargaining with a tiger for its skin” — seeking the impossible from the unreliable....

Putin declares Easter truce, quickly breaks it, Ukraine says

Putin declared a unilateral truce to begin at 6 p.m. Moscow time. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said “Russian artillery fire has not subsided.”...