Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, killing at least 6

Trump says he’s ‘angry’ at Putin’s remark questioning Zelensky’s legitimacy

President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC on Sunday that he would mull secondary tariffs on Russian oil if Putin stalls the peace process with Ukraine....

Europe seeks leverage as Trump negotiates with Russia on Ukraine

European officials say sanctions on Russia and plans for troops in Ukraine show they hold some cards, too....

Deadly Russian attacks leave Ukrainians questioning point of ceasefire

“This is the result of peace negotiations with Putin,” said one Ukrainian, after a Russian attack in Dnipro killed four people and injured more than 20....

At least 838 dead after earthquake strikes Myanmar, a country in crisis

The 7.7 quake in Myanmar hit an isolated nation already reeling from civil war. Across the border in Thailand, dozens were trapped under a collapsed building....

New U.S. mineral deal imposes onerous conditions, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine says the minerals deal presented by the United States differs substantially from an earlier framework that had been agreed upon....

Myanmar’s military government has been fighting a civil war against a constellation of long-standing ethnic minority...

China offers ‘safe’ place for investment, Xi tells execs amid trade war

In a rare meeting with heads of 40 multinational companies, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to strike a contrast with protectionist President Donald Trump....

North Korea claims to have made ‘suicide attack drones’ that use AI

Kim Jong Un’s regime is trying to update its weapons capabilities, as its soldiers learn about modern warfare in Russia’s war against Ukraine....

Trump’s war on universities puts U.S. in an autocratic club

Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest reflects a wider global trend of nationalist leaders targeting universities as hotbeds of radicalism, such as in Hungary, India and Turkey....

Trump reverses termination of program tracking mass child abductions in Ukraine

The rare reversal of a Trump administration edict terminating a program to track mass child abductions in Ukraine follows a Washington Post report and concerns from U.S. lawmakers and Christian evangelicals....

South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war

President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of Riek Machar, the opposition said, imperiling a 2018 peace deal. Several embassies urged their citizens to leave the country....

Zelensky and Trump may be doing better, but tough issues lie ahead

Zelensky smoothed things over after an Oval Office blowup, but the U.S.-Ukraine relationship will only get harder as he balances Trump’s personality and Kyiv’s needs....

Amid rubble of Gaza, protesters decry Hamas

Rare demonstrations against Hamas, which has long repressed dissent, came amid widespread despair after Israel resumed the war in Gaza following a two-month ceasefire....

How Trump’s policies have helped Russia and furthered Putin’s goals

Months into the new administration, a slew of policy changes have helped Russia, including defunding U.S. soft power, standing down cyber efforts and splitting with NATO allies....

As war in Gaza continues, Israeli reservists weigh their return to battle

After 17 months, Israeli reserve soldiers are questioning their leaders’ decision to restart the war against Hamas....

U.S. gets Russian and Ukrainian commitment to Black Sea ceasefire

The agreement comes after separate U.S.-sponsored talks with Ukraine and Russia in Riyadh and includes facilitating Russia’s access to world food markets for its exports....

Why Russia may have won a concession in U.S.-led talks with grain deal

The move, which drew pushback from Kyiv, came alongside a U.S.-brokered agreement between Russia and Ukraine to expand a limited ceasefire to the Black Sea....

Oleg Gordievsky, a key double agent in the Cold War, dies at 86

Disillusioned by communism, he shared secrets with British intelligence while working for the KGB, then fled the Soviet Union in the trunk of a car....

Britain backs force for Ukraine, but security community has doubts

Analysts warn a European force would have difficulty sustaining a peacekeeping mission over time — particularly if there’s no backing from the United States....

Russia plays down swift progress in talks after Trump envoy’s optimism

Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff raised hopes of “real progress” on a Black Sea ceasefire in Monday’s peace talks in Riyadh....

Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for rivals to exploit

America’s vanishing presence in Africa has upended critical programs, severed relationships and left a vacuum that Russia and China will look to capitalize on....

South Korea’s prime minister is reinstated; still no word on president

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo returned as acting president, pledging to protect South Korean interests amid the Trump trade war and manage “geopolitical upheaval.”...

Sudan’s bloody civil war may be reaching a turning point

International diplomacy has failed to bring an end to the war in one of Africa’s largest countries, but recent events suggest a shift in battlefield fortunes....

China and U.S. need ‘candid communication,’ premier tells Trump ally

Steve Daines, a Republican senator from Montana, and American business leaders are in Beijing amid a worsening trade war that threatens to hurt both economies....

Gaza death toll passes 50,000 in Israel’s war with Hamas, Health Ministry says

Gaza’s Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants. Experts say the official death toll is probably an undercount....

Russia launches massive drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks

The drone attack on Kyiv killed a father, his 5-year-old daughter and an 80-year-old woman, the first fatalities in Ukraine’s capital in more than two months....

Greenland is hard to defend. As Trump threatens, the Danes are trying.

“One way or the other,” President Donald Trump told Congress, the United States needs to “get” Greenland, strategically located and rich in rare metals....

How Israel plans to escalate its war on Hamas in Gaza

Israel’s political and military leaders are considering plans for a fresh ground campaign that could include a military occupation of Gaza for months or more....

Amid ceasefire talks, Russian strike kills family in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

The attack came as negotiators prepare to return to Saudi Arabia on Monday with a list of civilian infrastructure that should be spared from future strikes....

What to expect as Russia and Ukraine hold indirect talks in Saudi Arabia

The U.S.-mediated talks will focus on a proposed maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, with the two sides still far apart on the terms of a final peace....