Biden's withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges
Joe Bidenโs withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertainty into the world at a time when Western leaders are grappling with wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a more assertive China in Asia and the rise of the far-right in Europe.
US and South Korea sign joint nuclear deterrence guidelines in face of North Korean threats
The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense pact that raised concerns in the region about the Northโs growing nuclear threats.
Biden expected to announce $225 million weapons package for Ukraine, including Patriot system
President Joe Biden is expected to announce the U.S. will provide Ukraine an additional Patriot battery to bolster its air defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes, including one this week that hit a children's hospital in Kyiv.
NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots
The U.S. and an array of other NATO allies will send Ukraine dozens of air defense systems in the coming months, including at least four of the powerful Patriot systems that Kyiv has been desperately seeking to help fight off Russian advances in the war.
Zelenskyy is adept at pushing for the aid Ukraine needs, but NATO membership is still elusive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proven to be an adept navigator of international relations in defense of his country, publicly cajoling to get the military assistance Ukraine needs to defend itself against Russia.
Election outcomes won't change its Ukraine support, says the UN General Assembly's president
The president of the U.N. General Assembly says it will keep standing up for Ukraineโs territorial integrity and sovereignty whatever the outcome of national elections across the globe this year, adding that no country has the right to invade another one.
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems.
Russian officials report 5 dead in a drone strike as a Russian attack hits an apartment block
A Ukrainian drone strike has killed at least five people in Russiaโs Kursk region while rescuers in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro dug through rubble after a Russian attack ripped through a nine-story residential building.
Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career but thereโs always been a nagging question over the keenness of his politcal antenna.
Ukraineโs top EU negotiator says war-torn country wonโt seek โdiscountโ on entry commitments
Ukraineโs lead negotiator to join the European Union says the war-torn country is on an โirreversibleโ course of Western integration after the EU agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week.
Ukraine sends over 30 drones into Russia after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead and dozens injured
Russian authorities say more than 30 drones were shot down over the countryโs western regions overnight, just hours after a Russian bomb attack on Ukraineโs second largest city of Kharkiv killed three people and left dozens in hospitals.
80 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
Eighty countries have jointly called for the โterritorial integrityโ of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russiaโs two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in.
Italian Premier Meloni describes Putin's cease-fire offer for Ukraine as 'propaganda'
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has dismissed a cease-fire offer for Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin as โpropagandaโ as she wraps up a Group of Seven summit that saw a deal reached for a $50 billion loan to Ukraine.
World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicts that โhistory being made" at the Swiss-hosted conference that aims to plot out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine, even though experts and critics say no major breakthroughs are expected because Russia isn't attending.
Harris stepping in for Biden at Ukraine summit as she takes growing role in heat of 2024 campaign
Itโs Vice President Kamala Harris, not President Joe Biden, who will join world leaders in Switzerland on Saturday and meet with Ukraineโs Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss his vision for ending the grinding war launched by Russia.
9 killed in Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine ahead of G7 summit aimed at slowing Moscow's offensive
Russian forces have launched new deadly attacks on Ukraine, killing at least nine people a day before a high-profile meeting where leaders of countries that are some of Ukraineโs biggest backers are to discuss how to slow Moscowโs offensive.
Rishi Sunak's D-Day departure is just the latest in a long line of gaffes in UK election campaigns
The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to leave D-Day commemorations in northern France early has caused a political storm that threatens to derail his Conservative Partyโs general election campaign.
Graffiti with images and messages referencing Ukraine appear on Paris buildings near Parliament
Unusual spray-painted images and messages with references to Ukraine have appeared on the streets of Paris as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Joe Biden in the French capital.
Biden is to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Paris as Russia leans into its battlefield offensive
U.S. President Joe Biden is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyivโs army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and prepares for what officials say could be a tough summer ahead.
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.
Officials say the U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, in an new package that includes ammunition that Kyivโs forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault.
India's Modi prepares for record 3rd term as nations congratulate his government on election victory
China, Ukraine and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the worldโs largest democratic election.
Zelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Philippines on a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with Chinaโs help, of trying to undermine.
The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelenskyy warns of Russian troop movements
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraineโs northern border as the death toll rose to 14 in an aerial bomb attack on a large construction supplies store in the city of Kharkiv.
Ukraine's divisive mobilization law comes into force as a new Russian push strains front-line troops
A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine has come into force as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia launched a new offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraineโs second-largest city.
Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
Ukrainian officials and commanders say Russian troops are locked in intense battles with Ukrainian soldiers in the embattled town of Vovchansk and are pushing ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front to put pressure on overstretched Ukrainian forces.
The Kremlin brands comments on Ukraine by France's Macron and Britain's Cameron as 'dangerous'
The Kremlinโs spokesman says recent statements by Franceโs president and Britainโs foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine are โdangerousโ and will deepen international tension around the conflict.