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Ukrainian soldiers who were professional musicians before Russia invaded have formed their own unit to play music for the military. Now they’re touring America.

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Ukrainian cities pounded by Russia in apparent retaliation for 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.”...

06/06/2025 09:05 Washington Post

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....

05/06/2025 21:54 Washington Post

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....

04/06/2025 20:32 Washington Post

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....

04/06/2025 19:00 Washington Post

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....

04/06/2025 17:20 Washington Post

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....

04/06/2025 14:49 Washington Post

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....

04/06/2025 10:38 Washington Post

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. ...

04/06/2025 02:34 Washington Post

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....

03/06/2025 19:01 Washington Post

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....

02/06/2025 18:14 Washington Post

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....

02/06/2025 17:15 Washington Post

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....

02/06/2025 09:59 Washington Post

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....

01/06/2025 23:01 Washington Post

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....

01/06/2025 19:14 Washington Post

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....

01/06/2025 13:24 Washington Post

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....

01/06/2025 07:00 Washington Post

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....

30/05/2025 20:12 Washington Post

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....

30/05/2025 17:45 Washington Post

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....

29/05/2025 15:03 Washington Post

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....

28/05/2025 20:33 Washington Post

India-Pakistan clashes renew fears over nuclear risk

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

28/05/2025 16:27 Washington Post

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....

28/05/2025 15:22 Washington Post

Rescuing Ukraine’s lost war dogs

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

28/05/2025 10:00 Washington Post

Trump’s frustration with Putin boils over with no Ukraine peace deal in sight

The U.S. president lashed out at the Kremlin on Tuesday as the White House continued to consider increasing sanctions against Russia....

28/05/2025 00:05 Washington Post

Ukraine braces for expected Russian summer offensive in the east

The warnings over the offensive come as a U.S.-brokered peace process has limped along with inconclusive meetings and little concrete results....

27/05/2025 17:25 Washington Post

North Korea says Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ reeks of ‘arrogance’

President Donald Trump has touted the missile defense system as a way to ward off threats from Russia, China and North Korea. Pyongyang sees offensive capability....

27/05/2025 07:45 Washington Post

Trump considers sanctions after Russian air raids, calls Putin ‘crazy’

Russia’s missile and drone attack casts more doubt on the U.S.-brokered peace process. Trump’s envoy to Ukraine described the strikes as “shameful” in a post on X....

26/05/2025 11:39 Washington Post

Slammed by Russian missiles, Ukraine seeks more U.S. air defense systems

Amid worldwide demand and slow production of Patriot missiles, few countries are willing to send more to Ukraine. The U.S. also fears antagonizing Russia....

26/05/2025 09:05 Washington Post

Despite ceasefire, India and Pakistan are locked in a cultural cold war

After years of declining relations between Pakistan and India, and the latest round of violence, cultural exchanges between the countries have all but vanished....

26/05/2025 05:00 Washington Post

Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection

The Trump administration claims conditions in Afghanistan have markedly improved under Taliban rule. Those who fought in the war say that’s ‘laughable.’...

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