President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia is drawing outrage and concern from members of Congress.

The surgeon who removed Pope Leo XIV's cancerous tumor says there are “no clinical reasons” to prevent the pontiff from traveling to Latin America next month.

Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers.

Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises.

Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of households and wounded at least 15 people.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken on the phone from the hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Drone attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea this month have raised concerns among NATO members.

A new bridge linking China and North Korea has opened after more than a decade of delay It's being touted as a symbol of the neighbors' traditional friendship and it signals deeper ties between the countries.

Japan on Wednesday protested to Russia over the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying, demanding Moscow's explanation, access to the man in custody and humane treatment for him.

Ukrainian drones lost some speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on battlefield use of the country’s U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals.

President Donald Trump has traveled to Alaska ahead of crucial midterm elections in an attempt to bolster a Republican incumbent senator.

Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in the capital of Kyiv.

The deal that President Donald Trump reached with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel is drawing concern from Congress.

A deal between Moscow and Washington over exports of Russian diesel and fresh U.S. criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mark important political victories for the Kremlin.

Federal agents have searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is still striking Ukraine's energy facilities despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of an energy ceasefire.

Stocks kicked off a busy week with mixed trading on Wall Street that kept the market hovering around its all-time high set last week.

A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in the 4 1/2-year-old war, but he offered no details on it and Kyiv reported continued attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement.

Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia.

President Donald Trump and Iranian officials seem to agree on one thing about their seven-month-old war.

President Donald Trump says he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia.

Julia Loktev has released a new documentary, “My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile,” capturing the lives of Russian journalists who fled the country after Russia invaded Ukraine.

A powerful Russian guided bomb explosion has killed 30 people and wounded at least 18 in eastern Ukraine, according to authorities.

A top official with the World Health Organization says the U.N. health agency doesn’t know how a lab employee in Siberia died amid concerns about plague, and she called on Russia to provide more information.

President Donald Trump has announced that all Americans under age 18 are being automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, which are set up by the government to invest in stocks.

Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions overnight killed at least 25 civilians, including five children, and injured about 100.

President Donald Trump says he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible case of plague at a Siberian research institute.

The World Health Organization says that a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia poses a "very low" risk outside the country.

Russia's Defense Ministry says air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight.

Russia has hosted consultations on Afghanistan that included a delegation of the country's ruling Taliban government along with officials from China, India, Iran, Pakistan and other nations.

Ukraine said long-range strikes have put more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity out of action.

Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in Bosnia's election, which was influenced by economic pressures, EU membership prospects, and ethnic tensions.

Experts say the Nobel Peace Prize might go to the International Space Station this year, highlighting global cooperation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Russia will respond to aggression with all available weapons in its arsenal if it comes under a direct attack.

The German and Russian foreign ministers have met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Russian attacks killed four people in Ukraine as the aerial war between Moscow and Kyiv intensified.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to urge China to influence Russia to ends its invasion of Ukraine.

Final results of Russia's first wartime parliamentary election show that the Kremlin has further cemented its political control of the country.

Officials say that Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least eight civilians.

Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging world’s leaders to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts.

NATO's deputy commander in Europe is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly reckless as the war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies.

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.

Russian drones have hit Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, officials said.

Election officials say the Kremlin's main party has retained its majority in Russia’s parliament.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

President Donald Trump says that communism is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced.

Early results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, released by the country’s election commission, show the main Kremlin party dominating the vote.

Russian officials say Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds targeting Moscow.

Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station.

Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine’s regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.

President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy.

Russians have begun three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election.

Alex Ovechkin says he’s “for peace and love” after the Russian hockey star appeared in an ad for a party aligned with Vladimir Putin.

A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it — as President Donald Trump has threatened.

Voting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house.

The House has passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.

Nearly 200 men who took part in the war in Ukraine are among the candidates for this week’s parliamentary election in Russia.

After Alex Ovechkin appeared in an ad for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, the Washington Capitals said their long-time captain was asked to participate while back in his home country this summer.

NATO says its fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on Russian territory if allies secure a Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine’s infrastructure.

Some Russians have left the country this year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine as well as a crackdown on their personal freedoms.

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide.

Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials.

Leaders of the BRICS nations have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned sanctions not authorized by the U.N. The leaders met in New Delhi on Saturday to strengthen their global position.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have held talks before a BRICS summit in New Delhi.

The United States is increasing pressure on the International Criminal Court, leading to more countries leaving the institution.

BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's unity.

As India’s capital prepares to host a summit of the BRICS grouping of countries this weekend, parts of one of the world’s busiest urban centers have been turned into tightly controlled security zones.

The Justice Department is demanding testimony before a Florida grand jury in an investigation targeting perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump.

A Kremlin official says Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Donald Trump by phone that Moscow doesn’t harbor aggressive intentions toward Europe.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner say they have held encouraging talks in Kyiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin.

A Russian drone has struck Ukraine’s security service headquarters in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.

More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II.

Russians have experienced a summer of turmoil because of the war in Ukraine.

Russian aerial attacks have killed two civilians and wounded six in central Ukraine, according to local officials.

The European Union is grappling with how to respond to an attempted drone attack at a German airport blamed on Russia.

The German government has blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives.

The United States military says it has struck new targets in Iran as hostilities flared after a month without military action.

Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen people.

House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts.

The leaders of China, Russia and India have gathered with other heads of state at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

Members of the Polish special forces are taking part in an exercise that simulates moving through enemy lines and launching a drone strike on a key enemy location.

The U.S. military faces a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump's war with Iran.

President Donald Trump says he is renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the U.S. This move comes as he intensifies a trade war with Canada.

Hours after Lindsey Graham's funeral last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers his country needed the Russia sanctions bill they were considering, as a morale booster in the long war.

The Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian long-range drones have struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, for the second time in six weeks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

Ukrainian drones have targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it ablaze.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government, who visited Moscow on a trip intended to further boost cooperation between the countries.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s criticism of President Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries.

Ukrainian forces have launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since the invasion began, firing almost 800 drones.

A court in Russia has convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and a month in prison in the latest crackdown on dissent ahead of next month’s parliamentary election.

Day after day over recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have pummeled giant depots belonging to Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer, burning estimated billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public.

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services.