US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia "must end," that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration (...)
Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in exchange for Marc Fogel, a Trump administration source told CNN Wednesday.
Vinnik is accused of running a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange that (...)
The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or "rogue states" to "harm innocent people."
Eric Schmidt told the BBC: "The real fears that I have are not the ones that most people talk about AI (...)
More than 100 fishermen were rescued from a sheet of floating ice that drifted into waters off Russia's remote Far East, authorities said Wednesday.
The 139 fishermen became stranded when a 10-meter (32 feet) crack formed an ice floe that broke away (...)
Marc Fogel, an American teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained by Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for (...)
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald Trump later this week, there will be some warm hugs and shared laughs. But that will not be all.
Trump and Modi have developed a strong personal rapport over the (...)
One person has been killed and four injured in Russia's latest missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The (...)
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, and said that he could allow other states in the Middle East to rebuild parts of the war-ravaged enclave.
"I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, stating that the Russian leader is eager to bring the conflict to a close.
In an interview with The New York Post on (...)
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia officially disconnected from a shared energy system with Russia and Belarus on Saturday.
The BRELL (Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) system was established after the Soviet Union's dissolution to ensure a (...)
Nearly three and a half decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections to neighboring Russia and Belarus — and lean in more with their (...)
Some of US President Donald Trump's top aides have sought to soften parts of his proposal to take over Gaza and permanently relocate Palestinians from the war-stricken enclave, following backlash at home and abroad and questions over the plan's (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has emphasized his willingness to negotiate directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as long as that would be the only format which could "bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose (...)
A coalition of 38 countries, including all members of the European Union, announced on Tuesday "major progress" in their joint work to establish a special tribunal to judge the Russian leadership for the crime of aggression committed against (...)
The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a "criminal mastermind", has died following a bombing in central Moscow, according to Russian state media.
Armen Sarkisyan died Monday at a Moscow (...)
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are being considered as possible venues for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
Trump has (...)
RIYADH — The meeting of the OPEC+ alliance ended on Monday with a decision to keep the current oil production policy unchanged. The OPEC+ members reaffirmed their commitment to production cuts aimed at ensuring the global oil market stability.
The (...)
US Ppresident Donald Trump has called the European Union's €300 billion deficit with the USA an "atrocity", adding that tariffs will "definitely happen" with the European Union and possibly with the United Kingdom as well.
He said, however, that the (...)
Ukraine on Sunday reported that at least 14 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the city of Poltava a day earlier.
"The death toll has risen to 14 people, including two children. One person died in hospital," the Poltava Regional (...)
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his administration has already engaged in "very serious" discussions with Russia regarding its ongoing war in Ukraine, hinting that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take "significant" (...)
The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing.
Normally two people manage air (...)
Belgian airspace has reopened after a technical issue with the air traffic controllers' Skeyes computer system forced its closure for just over an hour.
Flights were unable to take off or land at any of the country's main airports but a Skeyes (...)
The European Union gives "full support" to Denmark against Donald Trump's threat to take control of Greenland and stands ready to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity as it did when Russia launched the full-scale (...)
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visited three European capitals on Tuesday, days after US President Donald Trump reiterated his interest in acquiring Greenland.
Over the space of a day, Frederiksen met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine but claims there isn't any 'desire' on the Ukrainian side to solve legal issues.
"If there is a desire to negotiate and find a compromise solution, let anyone conduct (...)
