On a scorchingly hot day in the American Midwest, Tim Maxwell is voicing his fears about the future of farming.
The 65-year-old has worked the fields since he was a teenager. He now owns a grain and hog farm near Moscow, Iowa – but he's unsure about (...)
US President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday with a degree of bemusement toward Russia's drone incursion into Poland, a NATO member that Trump has previously vowed to defend amid heightened tensions with Moscow.
"What's with Russia violating Poland's (...)
Ukraine has shown reporters fragments of the missile it says hit a key government building in Kyiv this weekend, identifying it as a Russian Iskander cruise missile.
Officials here now believe the building was struck deliberately in the early hours (...)
Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, the first time it has taken such a step in what is a major provocation for Europe and NATO forces.
"This (...)
European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump has said.
The US president added that he would also speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin "soon", as well as signalling (...)
Russia unleashed its largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the war began, firing more than 800 drones and missiles Sunday in a massive assault that struck the heart of Kyiv and damaged the Cabinet of Ministers building, authorities said.
At least (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers has appointed Saudi Arabia's Col. Nasser Al-Subaie as chairman of the Arab Experts Group on Counter-Terrorism for a two-year term.
The decision was taken at the conclusion of the (...)
US President Donald Trump told a meeting of world leaders Thursday that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil and put economic pressure on China to try to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine, a White House official told CNN, as the (...)
It was a scene that might have provoked outrage in Brussels.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, joyfully holding hands with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia and chief promoter of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while attending (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Western proposals for a "reassurance force" in Ukraine the day after any ceasefire comes into place, following a Paris summit aimed at finalising plans for security guarantees.
French President Emmanuel (...)
MOSCOW — The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission inaugurated on Wednesday the Saudi pavilion at the 38th Moscow International Book Fair 2025. Several Russian citizens and avid readers are visiting the Saudi pavilion at the five-day (...)
India has cut taxes on hundreds of goods to boost consumption and mitigate the potential impact of steep US tariffs.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) panel had simplified the consumption tax (...)
The UK and its allies stand ready to support Ukraine before negotiations to end the war as well as to secure an eventual peace deal, the UK defence secretary says.
Ahead of a top-level meeting in Paris on Thursday, John Healey told the BBC in Kyiv (...)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have sat down for formal talks in Beijing, a day after the pair and Russia's Vladimir Putin put on an unprecedented show of unity against the West at a massive military parade.
Xi and Kim began (...)
Lithuania has finished putting up the so-called "dragon's teeth" on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
The concrete fortifications, meant to stop incoming tanks, are the latest step in a (...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a "newly inaugurated" missile production line on Sunday before a planned trip to Beijing to witness a massive military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During Sunday's inspection, Kim (...)
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a veiled swipe at the United States on Monday as he criticized "bullying practices" and cast his country as a new leader of world governance, at a time when President Donald Trump's America First foreign policy is (...)
The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission said.
A spokesperson said the "GPS jamming" happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukrainian officials hope to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders next week to accelerate efforts to end Russia's three-year war on Ukraine, as Moscow continues its (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that relations between Russia and China have reached an "unprecedentedly high level," highlighting both economic and strategic dimensions of their partnership ahead of his four-day visit to China.
In an (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin on Saturday for his first visit to China in seven years, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation (...)
A day of mourning has been declared in Kyiv after the second biggest aerial attack of the war so far killed at least 23 people, including four children.
The city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said it was to honour the dead, as a massive recovery effort (...)
Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia's second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials.
Buildings belonging to the European Union and the (...)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's foreign ministry has said, in what will be a landmark visit.
This comes days after US President Donald Trump said he (...)
The Ukrainian capital was struck by a "massive attack" from Russia overnight with drones and missiles killing at least 12 people, including three children, a city official said.
"Sadly, among them, are three children aged 2, 17 and 14," Tymur (...)
