Prodded by Trump, an uneasy Germany embarks on military expansion

With no end to war in sight, Ukraine’s economy teeters on the edge

President Donald Trump’s election brought high expectations that there would be at least a ceasefire this year, but the conflict looks set to only intensify....

U.K. to buy jets that can carry nuclear bombs as part of military buildup

Britain says it will buy the 12 Lockheed Martin-designed F-35As to shore up its defenses against Russia and hedge against a U.S. drawdown in Europe....

With much to lose, China sat on Israel-Iran war’s sidelines as U.S. flexed

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said he believes the War Powers Act — which dictates that...

NATO summit sidesteps question of Trump ending military aid to Ukraine

Weapons deliveries approved by the Biden administration are running out and European officials concede that the Trump administration does not want to offer new aid....

Where are the world’s nuclear weapons, and who owns them?

The war between Israel and Iran and President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites have brought renewed attention to where global nuclear stockpiles are kept....

Iran appears to confirm its military will cease operations against Israel

President Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, ending a war he said could have “destroyed the entire Middle East.”...

Iran fires on U.S. air base as Israel broadens strikes on Tehran

It remained to be seen whether the attack would ignite a regional war or provide the U.S. and Iran with an off-ramp from their intensifying confrontation....

Netanyahu decided on Iran war last year, then sought to recruit Trump

The Israeli prime minister had set in motion plans to attack Iran long before President Trump began efforts to resolve nuclear concerns through negotiations....

U.S. strikes on Iran upstage NATO leaders summit tailored for Trump

European allies meeting in the Hague confront the prospect of another U.S.-led war. At the summit, some hope to press Trump against a wider escalation with Iran....

Ukraine intelligence chief gives new details on Spiderweb drone operation

The operation a year and a half in the making involved secret cooperation between agents, drone operators and technicians in the intelligence service....

Israeli warning call to top Iranian general: ‘You have 12 hours to escape’

An audio recording obtained exclusively by The Washington Post is a window into the covert campaign by Israeli intelligence to intimidate Iranian military officials....

Nine dead in Kyiv after another night of Russian bombardment of Ukraine

The heavy attack on the capital came the same day Russia said it would be reaching out to Ukraine to set a date for the next round of peace negotiations....

Russia condemns U.S. strikes on Iran but takes no concrete actions

Iran’s foreign minister is in Moscow seeking support, but other than condemning the attack, Putin has not made any major moves to back Iran....

Arab states fear they’ll pay a price if strikes on Iran prompt wider war

Israel-Iran live updates: U.N. chief warns of ‘perilous turn’ as Security Council meets on U.S. strikes on Iran

Trump said the U.S. hit the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites. Iran’s foreign minister called it a “dangerous military operation” against his country....

U.S. officials detail Iran bombing raid, noting limited attack for now

Top U.S. officials detailed a devastating but “limited” strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that future attacks could follow if Iran retaliates....

Iran says ‘all options’ on table; bigger conflict may threaten regime’s survival

The choice of how to retaliate is existential as a wider war risks not only increased violence but could also threaten regime survival, according to analysts....

U.S. warplanes strike three Iranian nuclear sites in sweeping attack

Israel-Iran live updates: U.S. warplanes carry out ‘successful’ strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump says

The B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft able to carry the bunker-busting bombs thought to be capable of penetrating Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility....

Six key events that shaped the Middle East since Oct. 7, 2023

Hamas’s deadly assault on Israel and the war in Gaza that followed has had knock-on effects on Iran, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon, as well as beyond the Middle East....

Putin says he won’t allow Russia to fall into recession amid warnings

Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said earlier during the St. Petersburg Economic Forum that the economy is “on the verge of going into a recession.”...

How Israel and Iran’s conflict went from covert to all-out fighting

Israel and Iran have been enemies for decades — but this is their most sustained direct fighting ever. Here’s how a shadow war erupted into an overt conflict....

Putin says he’s open to meeting Zelensky, even as he denies his legitimacy

Russia’s Vladimir Putin said he’s willing to meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky but suggested the democratically elected leader couldn’t legally sign a peace deal....

Air India crash underscores risks of country’s infrastructure boom

For more than a decade, pilots and judges have warned that India’s breakneck urban development was pushing population centers closer to the nation’s runways....

With ally Iran under attack, Hezbollah stays out of the fray for now

The stance has been met with relief by war-weary in Lebanon, but there is still a possibility Hezbollah could change its position if Iran’s regime starts to wobble....

Israel-Iran live updates: Iran warns U.S. military intervention would bring ‘irreparable damage’

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comments as President Donald Trump weighs entering the conflict between Israel and Iran....

Russia hits Kyiv with deadliest attack of the year; G-7 avoids talk of Ukraine

Russia attacked multiple cities across Ukraine with 440 drones and 32 missiles, while President Donald Trump avoided committing to any new sanctions at the G-7 summit....

With Trump on side, Israel becomes the Middle East’s clear hegemon

President Donald Trump had cast himself as a man of “peace” and a “dealmaker” intent on stabilizing a febrile region and ending wars. But he now appears poised to join one....

Israelis reeling from Iranian barrages brace for a new kind of war

With ballistic missiles slamming into buildings in Tel Aviv, Israelis say they are losing their long-held sense of security....