French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing for a three-day visit to China focused on trade talks and global crises.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday over a peace plan to end the war with Ukraine.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched.

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains.

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

U.S. officials are meeting in Florida this weekend with their Ukrainian counterparts about the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak’s residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks.

President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has become a key negotiator in the Trump administration’s push to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan.

President Donald Trump says his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned."

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a crucial week of diplomacy, testing his ability to stand his ground while demonstrating to the United States that he is willing to compromise.

Officials say progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia.

A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocities.

Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they've made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan.

Ukraine’s Western allies have rallied around the country as they push to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow.

President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield.

An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a full-scale invasion nearly four years ago.

The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is calling for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call President Donald Trump had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his country that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereignty and preserving the American support it needs, as leaders discuss a U.S. peace proposal seen as favoring Russia.

The president of Ukraine is facing a confluence of crises testing his ability to lead an increasingly weary nation nearly four years into a devastating full-scale invasion by Russia.

President Donald Trump has met the man who had proudly proclaimed himself “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare,” but he seemed to find the opposite.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has informed the White House he’ll leave his post in January.

The Trump administration says it's seeing signs that its sanctions on Russian oil producers are working.

President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.

Several high-ranking Army officials, including Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, are in Ukraine to help with peace talks.

Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war.

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Spain Tuesday, stopping to see Pablo Picasso's “Guernica” in Madrid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Turkey this week to revive talks on ending Russia's invasion, which began nearly four years ago.

A drone has struck a Turkish-flagged tanker in Ukraine's Odesa region and set it ablaze.

Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, along with drones and ground-to-air systems.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, Fire Point.

Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners.

President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.

Tymur Mindich has been named as the mastermind behind a $100 million embezzlement scheme in Ukraine.

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman.

European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help.

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan.

Ukraine’s justice and energy ministers submitted their resignations amid a major embezzlement and kickbacks scandal involving the state nuclear power company.

A Ukrainian commander says the Russian army has overrun three settlements in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukraine’s nuclear energy company says its operations remain unaffected by a major corruption investigation into the country's power sector.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have led to rolling blackouts.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday.

Ukrainian drones have struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in nearly three months, according to Ukraine’s general staff.

The European Union has praised Ukraine for its reform progress toward joining the bloc despite concerns about corruption.

Ukraine has received more American-made Patriot air defense systems to counter Russia's attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.

In rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled in secret to strike deep into Russia.

President Donald Trump seemed to love his whirlwind Asia trip.

Russia has launched another massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%.

A Kremlin official says Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defenses reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests.

Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday.

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20.

Donald Trump has seized a central role on the global stage, leaving European allies on the sidelines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector.

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.

The European Union has heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war.”.

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump says his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold because he doesn’t want it to be a “waste of time.”.

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal.

President Donald Trump says it's possible that Ukraine can defeat Russia, but he’s doubtful that it will happen.

Ukrainians are expressing disappointment as the U.S. may not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.

President Donald Trump talks plainly, bluntly, often even coarsely.

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs.

The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer.

John Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse Friday to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser of storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes that contained classified information.

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump is calling on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war.

Russia has launched a heavy bombardment on Ukraine's energy facilities, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

India is looking to increase its purchases of crude oil and natural gas from the U.S. as it diversifies its energy supplies following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over its imports of discounted Russian oil.

As Ukraine’s war displaces millions, one privately funded housing project is giving families a rare sense of stability.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil.

A Ukrainian government delegation has met with major American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Kharkiv and hit a hospital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons.

President Donald Trump is warning Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn't settle its war there soon.

Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid as part of an ongoing campaign to damage energy infrastructure before winter.

Power has been restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv, a day after Russia launched major attacks on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread blackouts.

The White House is responding bitterly to President Donald Trump being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize despite efforts from Republicans and world leaders.

Ukrainian authorities say that Russian drone and missile strikes wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv and damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across swathes of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia.

Ukraine has launched long-range drone and missile attacks on key Russian targets.

At least five people were killed after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure.

Russian drones have struck a Ukrainian railway station in an attack that killed one person and wounded dozens.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships.

Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid are raising concerns about nuclear safety.

Ukraine’s president and the U.N. nuclear agency head are raising concerns about safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Russia has launched a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine that killed at least four people.

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, creating mounting safety concerns at Europe’s largest nuclear facility.

Russia’s top diplomat is insisting to world leaders that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.

Slovakia's parliament has passed a constitutional amendment recognizing only two sexes, male and female.

The U.S. military says fighter jets have intercepted Russian warplanes near Alaska again.