Blinken points to wider pledges to support Ukraine in case US backs away under Trump
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to โstand on its own feetโ militarily and more than 20 other countries have pledged to maintain their own military and financial aid to the country even if the U.S. were to withdraw its support under a different president.
The Latest: Biden, facing pressure over age, meets with labor groups; Trump revels in Biden turmoil
President Joe Biden, facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, is set to meet with top labor leaders as he tries to make the case that his record matters more than his age.
Putin hosts India's prime minister to deepen ties, but Ukraine looms over their relationship
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powersโ relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital.
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to ally Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine
Indiaโs prime minister is kicking off a two-day visit to Russia, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine โ a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies and pushed Russia closer to Indiaโs rival China.
NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general
NATO has appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the worldโs biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine.
With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine
Behind the pageantry of President Vladimir Putinโs visit to North Korea, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never before.
Far-right leader Bardella backpedals on taking France out of NATO strategic military command
The far-right leader angling to become Franceโs prime minister after the countryโs upcoming parliamentary election has backtracked Wednesday on the partyโs previous promise to pull out of NATOโs strategic military command.
Kim and Putin meet in Pyongyang as worries are raised about North Korea's and Russia's military ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting in Pyongyang as they seek to expand their economic and military cooperation and display a united front against Washington.
A record number of NATO allies are hitting their defense spending target during war in Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says a record more than 20 NATO member nations are hitting the Western military allianceโs defense spending target this year as Russiaโs war in Ukraine has raised the threat of expanding conflict in Europe.
Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid, likely a nonstarter for Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin is promising to โimmediatelyโ order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO.
Many leaders are more interested in power than helping end conflict, UN humanitarian chief says
The United Nations humanitarian chief says leaders in many conflict areas are more interested in power and political rivalries than in listening to the needs of their people, improving their lives and ending the fighting.
Slovakia's Fico says he was targeted for Ukraine views, in first speech since assassination attempt
Slovakiaโs populist Prime Minister Robert Fico says he believes he was targeted for having a Ukraine position contrary to the European mainstream but bears no malice toward the gunman who seriously wounded him three weeks ago.
Taiwanโs foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's โexpansionismโ
Russia and China helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwanโs outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is concluding a two-day visit to China by emphasizing the countries' strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they seek to present an alternative to U.S. global influence.
ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
The International Criminal Courtโs prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action against Israeli leaders, and a blistering Russian attack over the ICCโs arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin stemming from Moscowโs invasion of Ukraine.
US special operations leaders are having to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine
U.S. special operations commanders are having to do more with less and they're learning from the war in Ukraine, That means juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years.
EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets
European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc.
New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power
The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russiaโs weapons development program, as well as more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties.
Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTokโs China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -โ all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing.
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
House congressional leaders are toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies.
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the world economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of higher interest rates and the shock of war in Ukraine and Gaza, but โthere is plenty to worry about,โณ including stubborn inflation and rising levels of government debt.
Ukraine will be outgunned by Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says
The top general for U.S. forces in Europe has told Congress that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon.
9 detained in Tajikistan in connection with Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says nine people have been detained by Tajikistanโs state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last weekโs attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people.