Russia has launched a massive daytime drone attack on Ukraine, firing at least 800 drones across 20 regions of the country.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile as a key part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces.
Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine.
Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of disregarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to stop their attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy has warned of a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels are attacked.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in a victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
A three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, has eased tensions over a potential Ukrainian attack on a Red Square parade in Moscow.
Three Western intelligence officials from different countries have told The Associated Press that a campaign of targeted killings they blame on Russia has ramped up since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Punk group Pussy Riot and Ukraine's FEMEN feminist organization have swarmed the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, protesting outside the venue and releasing colored smoke.
Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he's seeking more details about a short-term ceasefire that Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Dutch military is looking to more than double the number of volunteer reservists in its ranks as it boosts recruitment to tackle new threats.
The Russian Defense Ministry says the traditional Victory Day parade will take place without military equipment.
Iran has offered to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade and ends the war.
Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program.
The European Union is close to approving a 90 billion euro ($106 billion) loan package to support Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years.
An exit poll in Bulgaria suggests the center-left Progressive Bulgaria coalition led by ex-President Rumen Radev will win the country's parliamentary election.
The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States.
Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar says he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but won't initiate contact.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday.
Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is proposing a pause in attacks on energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday next weekend.
As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year.
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says an upcoming election against pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a “referendum” on Hungary’s future.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine.
The European Union's energy commissioner says skyrocketing oil and gas prices in Europe as a result of the ongoing Iran war won’t return to normal levels any time soon, even if peace is declared tomorrow.
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election.
President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the U.S. wants Ukraine to hand over territory to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea’s capital on Thursday and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty as the key allies of Moscow draw closer amid their confrontations with the U.S.-led West.
The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive.
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Belarus recently revealed how he used vulgarity and vodka shots to help ingratiate himself with the country’s autocratic leader.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea’s capital on Wednesday, where he is to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Hungary’s top opposition leader says the government may have fed Russia inside details from EU meetings, and called it “treason” which should be investigated.
Authorities in nearly a dozen regions across Russian have refused to authorize protests in recent weeks over internet censorship and the blocking of Telegram, a popular messaging app.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones.
With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against his southern neighbor that will put even more pressure on Kyiv.
EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month.
Two weeks into the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has increasingly been knocked back on his political heels.
The U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war.
A Moscow court has convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shootings that killed 149 and injured more than 600 at a concert hall in Moscow.
Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed.
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security.
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to allow India to buy Russian oil for 30 days underscores a boost for Moscow's fortunes against the backdrop of the Iran war as Russia's oil export earnings help pay for its own war against Ukraine.
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow.
A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group and has labeled it as extremist in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on the community.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues.
Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and urged an immediate stop to the campaign and a return to diplomacy.
A media rights group says a court in Belarus has convicted two independent journalists on charges of high treason and given them long prison sentences, the latest move in the government’s crackdown on dissent and free speech.
The Swedish military says that a Russian drone carried out an unauthorized flight off southern Sweden earlier this week while a French aircraft carrier was docked in the port of Malmö.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first.
Facing tough odds in an upcoming election, Hungary’s pro-Russian prime minister is trying to convince voters that the greatest threat to the country is not economic stagnation, but neighboring Ukraine.
The State Department has expressed its displeasure over Ukraine's recent attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk that have impacted U.S. oil interests in Kazakhstan.
It's been four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as the country keeps fighting and Europe shows support but struggles to stay united.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war.
President Donald Trump has made the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities.
President Donald Trump has used a record-length State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide.
Russian officials say an unidentified assailant has detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow, killing himself and a police officer and leaving two other officers injured.
It's a bittersweet Academy Awards season for documentarians Craig Renaud and Juan Arredondo.
As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks four years, the pressure on Russia’s economy is starting to show.
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that Western nations are truly committed to the nation’s freedom and independence.
Four years into its full-scale invasion, Russia controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory, where an estimated 3 million to 5 million people live.
The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine have ended with no sign of a breakthrough.
The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in an investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
A Ukrainian delegation is heading to Geneva for another round of U.S.-brokered talks with Russian officials, days before next week’s fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Dozens of U.S. lawmakers were trying to make their way this weekend to the Munich Security Conference to assure allies of America's reliability.
Envoys from Russia and Ukraine are to meet for a new round of U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva next week as both sides keep fighting and trading long-range strikes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation to the Munich Security Conference this week.
Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.
Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same.