Russian and Chinese executives discuss Russia-Crimea tunnel project

Rubio says U.S. forces not involved in Iran strikes, warns Iran not to target U.S.

Trump warns Israel could strike Iran; U.S. officials say no military support

As Middle East tensions rise, the Trump administration works on a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program as Israel prepares to attack....

Attack leaves Kyiv choked in smoke, hits Odessa maternity hospital

The escalation in aerial attacks comes as Russia begins a summer push on the 620-mile front line in the country’s east....

Russia launches war’s largest drone assault, Ukraine’s air force says

The warring sides also exchanged prisoners in one of the few results of talks last week, and Russia reported new attacks on the front line....

Ukraine’s previous president says he knows how to win over Trump

Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is a rival to Zelensky and under sanctions, but says he knows how to get the American relationship back on track....

Trump travel ban targets nations mired in civil wars or armed conflicts

Of the 12 countries from which travel is fully restricted, three are embroiled in bloody civil wars. Many of the other countries are also undergoing conflicts....

Russian officials delight in Trump-Musk rift, offer mediation, asylum

Officials offered to mediate and even asylum for Elon Musk as many commented how a leader falling out with a top businessman was familiar to Russia....

Ukrainian cities pounded by Russia in retaliation for Sunday drone strike

The Russian attacks come after President Donald Trump likened the two sides to children on a playground who needed “to fight for a while.”...

After Putin call, Trump suggests Ukraine, Russia should ‘fight for a while’

The comments, in an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, were Trump’s clearest indication to date that he was unsure he would be able to quell Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine....

U.K. to build attack submarines and munitions factories to counter Russia

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says new military projects will create jobs but it is unclear the British public supports increased defense spending demanded by President Trump....

German city evacuates 20,000 after unexploded World War II bombs are found

Authorities in Cologne said this was the largest evacuation of the city since World War II. Unexploded ordnance has commonly been found across Europe....

Trump says Putin to retaliate over Ukraine attacks as peace remains distant

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky rejected Russian terms to end the war, while Vladimir Putin dismissed any meetings with what he called a terrorist regime....

A drone strike devastated Russia’s air force. The U.S. is vulnerable, too.

The audacious attacks on Russian airfields highlight the power of unconventional, asymmetric warfare — and the threat to U.S. strategic bases and ports, experts say....

As Russia reels from drone attack, Ukraine targets vital Crimean Bridge

Explosions in the morning and afternoon rocked the symbolic bridge, but after several hours of closure, authorities said the span connecting Crimea to Russia, had reopened....

Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 12 planes, visuals show

A Washington Post analysis of videos and satellite imagery offers insight into the damage from Ukraine’s brazen drone strike attack. ...

Israel says it fired ‘warning shots’ near aid site; health officials say 27 dead

Israel’s military said it fired warning shots at Palestinians who strayed from a route. Dozens more were injured in the shooting in Rafah, health officials and the Red Cross said....

Ukraine, Russia hold brief talks, agree on prisoner exchange but little else

The second round of talks was even shorter than the first and didn’t address any substantive issues to ending the three-year conflict....

Brazen drone strike showcases Ukrainian innovation as war grinds on

The attack injected some much-needed optimism into Ukraine, beleaguered by years of war and worn down by what many see as U.S. pressure to concede to Russian demands....

Nationalist candidate backed by Trump wins Polish presidency

Karol Nawrocki, a conservative nationalist whom Donald Trump invited to the Oval Office, prevailed in a tight race over liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski....

Ukraine attacks Russian air bases in far-reaching drone strikes

Drones smuggled into Russia hit bases as far away as Siberia and the far east, destroying 41 aircraft that carry cruise missiles and detect enemy planes, said a Ukrainian official....

In Asia, Hegseth warns of China ‘threat,’ but few want to pick sides

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he came to Asia’s preeminent security forum to talk “tanks, not tariffs.” But for other leaders, Trump’s trade war was hard to set aside....

Seven dead after two Russian bridges collapse in regions near Ukraine

Russia’s top investigative body is opening criminal probes into the collapses in Kursk and Bryansk. More than 70 people were injured, officials said....

Thousands of Ukraine’s children vanished into Russia. This one made it back.

Ilia’s mother died in the siege of Mariupol and officials in Russia put him up for adoption — until his grandmother traveled into Russia to bring him home....

Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won’t reveal terms

With Russia saying its terms for peace must remain secret until the talks begin, Ukraine won’t confirm whether its delegation will even attend....

The Trump administration pivots to a wary Asia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, tasked with reassuring regional defense officials that the U.S. remains a reliable partner....

Russia’s deadly drone industry upgraded with Iran’s help, report says

Russia once struggled to field its own long range drones until Iran sold them the technology to build their own. Now hundreds hit Ukraine every night....

Ukraine and Russia set to meet for new round of talks in Istanbul

Ukraine is still waiting for Russia to send a promised memorandum of terms for peace talks....

India-Pakistan clashes renew fears over nuclear risk

Fighting between nuclear powers can lead to a step — or misstep — toward nuclear conflict, experts warn....

Dozens injured by gunshots amid chaos at Gaza aid hub, U.N. says.

Crowds could be seen rushing toward the hub in Rafah’s Tal al-Sultan. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots from outside the aid compound....

Rescuing Ukraine’s lost war dogs

Adopting dogs abandoned on the battlefields has become a national duty in Ukraine....