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Police officers stand at the site of Russian missile strike in Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2025
Ukraine officials visit U.S. and accuse Russia of stalling peace efforts
Ukrainian leaders in Washington accuse Russia of stalling peace talks and dodging sanctions, while seeking stronger U.S. backing amid intensifying battlefield attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting with the head of Ukraine's Security Service Vasyl Malyuk in Kyiv, in this image released Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2025
'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflict
Despite being outgunned, Kyiv used inexpensive drones at the weekend to destroy Russian nuclear-capable bombers worth billions of dollars.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer passes a Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine at a shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, England, on March 20.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2025
Welfare demands put pressure on Starmer's commitment to defense overhaul
Labour lawmakers want to prioritize domestic issues blowing back on the left-leaning party at the ballot box, such as controversial benefit cuts.
Russian delegation head and presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky speaks to the press after a meeting at Ciragan Palace during the second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2025
Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine
The terms highlighted Moscow's refusal to compromise on its longstanding war goals despite calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine.
The Eagle S oil tanker is seen near a Finnish border guard ship and tugboat off the Porkkalanniemi Peninsula in the Gulf of Finland in December. Finland seized the Russian-linked vessel on suspicion it damaged undersea cables amid growing concerns over sanctions evasion and maritime security.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2025
Braving the storm: It’s time to board Russia’s shadow fleet
European sanctions against the Kremlin’s oil vessels are futile without actual enforcement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the country's Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, attend a meeting in Kyiv in this image released Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2025
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
More than 40 Russian aircraft, including long-range bombers capable of deploying conventional and nuclear weapons, were reported to have been damaged in the operation.
Displaced Palestinians carrying relief supplies return from an aid distribution center in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2025
Trump vowed to remake aid. Is Gaza the future?
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is distributing food through several hubs in the war-ravaged territory, with contracted U.S. security and Israeli troops.
The entrance to a cave on Okinawa’s main island where a former Japanese soldier confessed to having killed a mother and child during World War II
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 2, 2025
How the scars of war in Okinawa are being healed by a psychologist
A clinical psychologist has formed grief care groups for survivors of war across Okinawa to help try to heal their emotional scars.
Displaced Palestinians return from a food distribution center in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2025
Israel denies Gaza ministry claim soldiers killed more than 30 aid seekers
Israel's military said that an initial inquiry found soldiers had not fired on civilians while they were near or within the distribution site.
Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington on March 17. Grynkewich is expected to be the U.S. nominee for the positions of both Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. European Command.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2025
America's next top general in Europe will also lead NATO forces
Since taking office in January, Trump's administration has pressured Europe to ramp up its own defense spending.
The sun sets over the Gaza Strip, as seen from Israel, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2025
Hamas seeks changes in Gaza proposal as U.S. calls response 'unacceptable'
Hamas reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected.
Ukraine's air defenses shoot down Russian drones during a strike toward Kyiv in September 2024. Experts worry how long Ukraine can fend off the nightly attacks if Russia maintains — or escalates — its strikes.
WORLD
May 31, 2025
As Russia intensifies attacks, Ukraine air defenses under strain
Experts worry how long Ukraine can fend off the nightly attacks if Russia maintains — or escalates — its strikes.
A rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv on March 8
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2025
Pressure mounts on a reluctant Trump to impose sanctions on Russia
Trump has held off on such penalties for months, believing he could have fruitful dealings with Putin to end the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 30, 2025
Ukraine renews demand to see Russia's peace conditions ahead of talks
Ukraine spoke out after Russia said it was still waiting for its rival to commit to new talks in Istanbul on Monday.
Akie Abe (right), the widow of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2025
Putin praises Abe, saying the late prime minister wanted a peace treaty
No treaty was ever signed between the two countries as they could not resolve a dispute over what is known in Japan as the Northern Territories.
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2025
Western businesses will not return to Russia
Russia’s much-touted “no-limits” partnership with China has proven an inadequate substitute for its largely severed ties to the West.
Smoke billows in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2025
U.S. says Israel accepts Gaza ceasefire plan; Hamas cool to it
A senior Hamas official says the plan does not contain commitments to end the war, withdraw Israeli troops or admit aid as the group has demanded.
A screengrab of Mohammed Sinwar, released on Dec. 17, 2023. Israeli media said Sinwar — Hamas' presumed Gaza leader — was targeted by strikes in southern Gaza earlier this month.
WORLD
May 29, 2025
Israel says it killed Hamas' presumed leader in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel's offensive, saying it had killed tens of thousands of militants including Mohammed Sinwar.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk to attend a press conference, following their talks at the Chancellery in Berlin on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2025
Putin's demands for peace include an end to NATO enlargement, sources say
Kyiv and European governments have accused Moscow of stalling while its troops advance in eastern Ukraine.
Displaced Palestinians carry bags of food aid after storming a World Food Program warehouse in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 29, 2025
Deadly break-in at U.N. warehouse as aid trickles into Gaza
The World Food Program appealed for an immediate scale-up of food aid "to reassure people that they will not starve."

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