Wary of Russia, Germany tiptoes toward compulsory military service

27/08/2025 13:00 Washington Post

Caught between warmongering Moscow and the Trump administration’s reluctance to pay for Europe’s defense, Germany wants to increase its ranks of soldiers.

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India braces as 50 percent U.S. tariffs come into effect

President Donald Trump sought to punish India over its purchase of Russian oil, a move that has upended the two countries’ once-warm diplomatic and trade ties....

27/08/2025 13:19 Washington Post

See photos by Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, killed on the job

An Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed five journalists, among them an AP freelancer. See her photos, which captured the personal toll of the war....

27/08/2025 09:00 Washington Post

Russia squeezes out WhatsApp, pushes homegrown Max in messaging battle

With 100 million people using the Meta-owned encrypted messaging app, officials want Russians to use a domestic system in the latest campaign against foreign-made apps....

27/08/2025 07:00 Washington Post

Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s how it’s awarded.

President Donald Trump touts his efforts in Ukraine and other conflicts as reasons to give him the prize, received by four U.S. presidents, including Barack Obama....

25/08/2025 10:44 Washington Post

Here’s what Russia and Ukraine have demanded to end the war

Major questions remain over what both sides might accept after Trump held successive talks with Putin and Zelensky....

24/08/2025 19:09 Washington Post

Vance says U.S. can still broker peace in Ukraine-Russia war

Vice President JD Vance contends that the United States has “seen some significant concessions from both sides” in the war between Ukraine and Russia....

24/08/2025 17:47 Washington Post

At a summer camp for war-traumatized children, two campers found love

Elvira and Kyrylo lost parents during Russia’s war on Ukraine. While coping with their trauma, they learned how to be kids again....

24/08/2025 09:00 Washington Post

Frustrated, Trump signals pause in his Ukraine peace effort

The president, who had said a deal to end the war could be reached soon, expressed frustration over lack of progress and signaled he would pause his efforts....

23/08/2025 16:05 Washington Post

Land for peace? Ukrainians weigh frozen front line to placate Russia.

Facing U.S. pressure for a deal, Ukrainians realize they will probably not recover lost land. But Kyiv says there will be no official recognition of Russian gains....

23/08/2025 08:14 Washington Post

Kim Jong Un acknowledges Ukraine war losses at ceremony for fallen soldiers

A ceremony for North Korean soldiers in Pyongyang marked just the second time Kim Jong Un has publicly acknowledged the regime’s role in Russia’s war in Ukraine....

22/08/2025 19:51 Washington Post

He hoped Trump’s summit would bring peace. Russia killed him and his family.

The summit in Anchorage had filled the family in the besieged city of Kharkiv with hope that peace would come at long last. Instead it was more drones....

22/08/2025 16:27 Washington Post

Israel pounds neighborhoods as operation to take Gaza City underway

The planned offensive has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, which warned it would lead to the forced displacement of about a million Palestinians....

21/08/2025 19:23 Washington Post

Russia’s strikes on U.S. factory show it has no interest in peace, Ukraine says

If Putin rejects a bilateral summit with Ukraine’s leader, the U.S. should take strong measures, Zelensky said. Russia said much needs to be worked out before a meeting is possible....

21/08/2025 17:12 Washington Post

Trump says he has ‘solved’ 7 conflicts. Here’s what to know about them.

As Trump pushes for a peace deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he says he has ended a growing list of conflicts. In some of them, his role remains contested....

20/08/2025 23:31 Washington Post

Putin had a good hand in Alaska, but the D.C. summit shows he overplayed it

Putin’s hard-line approach to resolving the Ukraine conflict doesn’t fit with the White House’s desire for a quick solution....

20/08/2025 12:56 Washington Post

Europeans hail Trump’s promise of securing Ukraine, but big questions remain

Plans for security guarantees for Ukraine appear to be triggering unease in Moscow, which repeated objections to any role for forces from NATO countries....

19/08/2025 18:50 Washington Post

In Donbas, Ukrainians hold out as Russia besieges, bargains for their land

Even as Ukrainians flee Russia’s renewed offensive, they maintain they are not ready to give up land for peace, as Trump says Putin is offering....

19/08/2025 14:15 Washington Post

Russia pounds Ukraine ahead of Zelensky White House meeting

Amid renewed Russian missile attacks, Zelensky and European leaders pushed Trump on security guarantees for Ukraine....

18/08/2025 16:16 Washington Post

What to expect as Zelensky, European leaders meet Trump at White House

The high-stakes gathering comes as Trump presses for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022....

18/08/2025 12:03 Washington Post

Amid pressure on Zelensky to make deal, U.S. to offer some security guarantees

European leaders, including from Britain, France and Germany, will join as Trump meets Zelensky in Washington after his Alaska summit with Putin....

18/08/2025 03:57 Washington Post

Mass protests erupt in Israel as IDF readies plans to occupy Gaza City

The demonstrations and partial strike were organized by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which said plans to prolong the war could endanger their loved ones....

17/08/2025 21:11 Washington Post

The Ukrainian children killed in Russian strikes this year

The year began with a new U.S. president and hope for a ceasefire in the grinding war but instead the fighting continues and the children keep dying....

17/08/2025 11:40 Washington Post

Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war, tells allies Putin wants land

Trump’s swerve increases pressure on the Ukrainian leader as he heads to the White House on Monday to make his case....

16/08/2025 21:40 Washington Post

Key takeaways from Trump-Putin summit and dramatic ceasefire reversal

President Trump dropped his demand for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here are five takeaways from Alaska....

16/08/2025 21:29 Washington Post

Russia sees victory as Trump adopts Putin’s approach to ending Ukraine war

In President Donald Trump’s warm red-carpet greeting at the Alaska summit, Russians saw an opening to pull America away from its traditional allies in Europe....

16/08/2025 19:25 Washington Post

How a little-known coup leader became a Pan-African hero

The Post traveled to Burkina Faso to shed light on President Ibrahim Traoré’s remarkable reinvention — from obscure junta leader to political icon....

16/08/2025 09:00 Washington Post

In China’s tough economy, secondhand luxury is very much in fashion

As China’s economy slumps, huge warehouse stores full of used luxury bags and shoes are enabling 20-somethings to keep up appearances without breaking the bank....

16/08/2025 09:00 Washington Post

Ukraine scrambles to roll back Russian eastern advance as summit takes place

The timing of Russia’s advance is a calamity for Kyiv, which already fears its most important ally will abandon it as Trump floats exchanging territories to end the war....

15/08/2025 15:03 Washington Post

How Putin, ex-KGB officer, will seek to sway Trump at Alaska summit

European officials are nervous that in this one-on-one meeting, Putin will once again succeed in flattering Trump and flip the narrative away from Russia’s invasion....

15/08/2025 07:00 Washington Post

Trump’s big boost to Russia and China

President Donald Trump’s scattershot approach to diplomacy is improving Moscow and Beijing’s global standing....

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