Ukraine and Russia announced a prisoner exchange, freeing 116 Ukrainian troops from Russian captivity and 63 Russians from Ukrainian custody.
High prices of fuel, fertilizer and other essentials are forcing farmers in Thailand and elsewhere to skip a planting season to avoid losing money on their harvests....
The Trump administration said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on its latest terms for ending the war. Iran said the U.S. proposal is still under review....
Trump announced the three-day halt in fighting, which coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations....
The secretary of state held warm meetings with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV after the president’s repeated criticism of both leaders....
The burst of violence cast fresh doubt on efforts by Washington and Tehran to reach a negotiated settlement that would end hostilities....
Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Donald Trump’s attacks on Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran....
Tense relations soured further after Ukraine accused Israel of buying grain harvested by Russia in occupied territory. Meanwhile, Russia and Iran have grown closer....
President Donald Trump wants a lavish welcome in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping next week. But the specter of the war in Iran looms large....
Ilya Remeslo was put in a psychiatric hospital after criticizing Vladimir Putin. Now free, he said that he will not stop his crusade against the Russian president....
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. should be wary of being dragged into a “quagmire” after tensions flared in the Strait of Hormuz....
The president has repeatedly suggested that the conflict was nearing a conclusion while simultaneously escalating threats against Tehran....
Residents of Tuapse, on the Black Sea, complained of an inadequate government response and coverup of what they say is a huge environmental and health disaster....
While Roman Mongold, a Ukrainian soldier, was pinned down and surrounded by the enemy, he managed to trade voice memos with his wife thanks to a commander’s help....
The decision coincides with a feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran....
Moscow is reducing the footprint of its foremost annual military parade amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia....
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed the defense minister, a top Moscow ally, and forced Russian mercenaries to retreat, highlighting the Mali-Russia partnership’s failure....
The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in need of repair. Its exit, though, reduces the firepower on hand as Trump presses Tehran to make peace....
The departure weakens the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, long criticized by Trump, as the global economy reels from the Iran war energy shock....
Iranian negotiators are seeking separate tracks for a deal over the Strait of Hormuz and talks on broader peace, including nuclear issues....
“This war should not have taken place,” Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in an interview, adding that Thailand is approaching Russia and China amid its economic crisis....
The pageantry began Monday amid heightened security concerns and a growing rift over the Iran war. The U.K. hopes the president’s love of pomp and the king’s “poker face” can help heal their alliance....
Russia’s invasion deepens the saga of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. A woman who fled war and ended up there says, “We overcame radiation. We will overcome Russia, too.”...
With the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ratings are falling and citizens are voicing despair....
In the run-up to World War II, King George VI sought to rally American support with a garden party at the British Embassy, but it didn’t go exactly as planned....
Iranian officials left Islamabad as U.S. envoys were due to depart Washington, leaving the prospect of direct talks to end the war in Iran uncertain....
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he delayed revealing his diagnosis to prevent Iran from using it as “propaganda.” He said treatment had left “no trace” of the cancer....
The Russian leader has not yet committed to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, which is scheduled for December at the president’s Doral golf resort....
Pope Leo XIV shed his previous image as he denounced war in the Middle East and responded assertively to criticism by President Donald Trump....
Iran seized two container ships in the contested strait, state media said, further complicating diplomatic efforts to end the war that began Feb. 28....
The chief opponent of the loan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, lost his campaign for reelection this month....
