U.S. plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, Russia

Putin suggests meeting Trump in UAE as Kremlin senses advantage

The Kremlin said a one-on-one meeting was being planned but a White House official said Trump would meet only if Putin also met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky....

France’s largest wildfire in decades burns homes, forest near Toulouse

France’s prime minister called the natural disaster “unprecedented” and said it was probably connected to global warming. One person is dead, and 13 are injured....

As U.S. scales back criticism of rights abuses, a look at past reports

The Trump administration plans to ease criticism of human rights abuses in Russia, El Salvador and Israel. Past reports noted executions, torture and corruption....

In tariff spat, Trump wields India-Russia trade against Modi

President Donald Trump is lashing out at India over Russian oil imports amid mounting trade tensions. On Wednesday, he doubled tariffs on India to 50 percent....

Trump and Putin plan meeting on Ukraine, as early as next week

It was unclear whether Putin offered Trump any concessions in exchange for a meeting. But it would be a significant win for Putin after weeks of Trump’s verbal attacks....

Trump ceded leverage over Putin by pausing sanctions, Democratic report says

Senate Democrats released the findings of their inquiry ahead of Trump’s fast-approaching deadline for Russia to halt its fighting in Ukraine or face severe financial penalties....

Netanyahu fires attorney general as domestic pressure over Gaza heats up

Israel’s cabinet voted to dismiss the attorney general, a key Netanyahu critic, as the U.S. grows increasingly impatient with the war in Gaza. ...

Sanctions bill targets China for enabling Putin’s war in Ukraine

The bipartisan legislation was introduced as tensions soared between Washington and Moscow, which has spurned President Donald Trump’s bid to end the Ukraine war....

Authority restored, Ukraine agency charges six with arms-related corruption

Days after its independence was restored, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced a major inquiry into theft related to the purchase of drones and warfare systems....

Russia warns against threats after Trump repositions nuclear submarines

The first official statement from the Kremlin about Trump’s move seemed to distance Russian President Vladimir Putin from Dmitry Medvedev’s inflammatory comments....

Locals beg for Putin’s help as Russian-occupied Ukraine runs out of water

Acute water shortages in occupied areas of eastern Ukraine, and angry residents’ appeals for help, contradict propaganda suggesting life is pleasant under Russian control....

They were victims of a forgotten war in east Ukraine. Then came Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Long before Russia’s 2022 invasion, war simmered in eastern Ukraine and these three families found a way to survive — until the fighting forced them to leave home....

U.S. envoy tells Israeli families of plan to bring all the hostages home

Special envoy Steve Witkoff says the U.S. has a plan to bring home all the remaining hostages held by Hamas and that an end to the war is near....

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

Recent threats by Russia and President Donald Trump’s deployment of nuclear submarines have brought renewed attention to the world’s nuclear stockpiles....

In a Ukrainian maternity ward, a Russian missile delivered death

A missile killed Diana Koshyk and her unborn son in the hospital where she was being treated, near a building Ukrainian soldiers used as a warehouse....

Trump says he repositioned nuclear subs in veiled threat to Russia

The action came after former Russian president Dmitri Medvedev referenced the Soviet Union’s emergency nuclear strike capabilities in a post criticizing Trump....

Derk Sauer, an independent force in Russian media, dies at 72

The Amsterdam native became a media magnate in Russia, where he founded the English-language Moscow Times and was later harassed by the authorities....

After Trump’s Ukraine pivot, Senate panel moves to fund more military aid

Bipartisan groups in Congress are attempting to preserve a weapons procurement program for Ukraine that the Trump administration proposed eliminating....

16 dead in Kyiv, including 6-year-old, after overnight Russian strikes

Kyiv officials said at least 12 children were injured in the capital by the strikes, the highest number in any night since the Russian invasion began in 2022....

Ukraine adopts new anti-corruption law as protests force Zelensky to retreat

The Ukrainian parliament acted to undo changes to two anti-corruption offices after mass protests forced President Volodymyr Zelensky to reverse course....

India’s revision of voter rolls could disenfranchise millions, critics warn

A hastily organized effort to revise voter rolls in the eastern state of Bihar has been marked by technical glitches, absent documents and widespread confusion....

Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami

Past strong earthquakes have caused massive and damaging waves far away, but scientists say these tsunami waves were tame by comparison across the Pacific basin....

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California after 8.8-magnitude Russia quake

The year’s strongest earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings and advisories in Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington....

Latin and South America prepare for tsunami warnings

Earthquake off Russia’s coast is among strongest ever recorded

Gaza airdrops deliver a fraction of what trucks could, aid groups warn

Israel’s decision to allow Gaza airdrops to resume comes with risks and high costs, and experts say it’s not enough to meet acute need amid a starvation crisis....

What to do if there’s a tsunami warning

Tsunami warnings and alerts have been issued for the U.S. West Coast and countries across the Pacific, including Japan. Here’s what to know if you receive one....

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began....

More than 60,000 people killed in Gaza war, local health officials say

The toll announced by the Gaza Health Ministry is likely to be an undercount as Israel pursues its war and starvation spreads....

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill dozens, despite Trump push for ceasefire

The overnight attacks came after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and brought closer the deadline for a ceasefire....