Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin.

Ukraine and its European allies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday over a peace plan to end the war with Ukraine.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched.

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains.

Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

U.S. officials are meeting in Florida this weekend with their Ukrainian counterparts about the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks.

President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital have been shot just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.

A senior Kremlin official confirms that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week.

President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan.

Kirill Dmitriev has emerged as a key player in drafting a new proposal to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump says his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been "fine-tuned."

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress in January.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has informed the White House he’ll leave his post in January.

The Trump administration says it's seeing signs that its sanctions on Russian oil producers are working.

President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Turkey this week to revive talks on ending Russia's invasion, which began nearly four years ago.

Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

Hamas says it is expanding its search for the remains of hostages still left in Gaza.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has toured a U.S.-led coordination center in southern Israel.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

Israel’s military says Palestinian militants in Gaza have handed over another body of a hostage.

Britain believes its experience in Northern Ireland could help achieve a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to neighborhoods in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day.

President Donald Trump is celebrating a breakthrough in the two-year conflict in the Middle East, calling it something people said could never be done.

After months of gridlock in the Middle East, there was a turning point in talks on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Israel’s Cabinet has approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has destabilized the Middle East.

President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Egypt.

Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect talks in an Egyptian resort on a U.S. peace plan for Gaza.

Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the war in Gaza.

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday as hopes are rising for a possible ceasefire in Gaza.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield.

Israeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 children and three women, according to local health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire continues to grow.

French President Emmanuel Macron says France is officially recognizing the state of Palestine.

President Donald Trump likes to project dominance and confidence on the world stage, but lately he's been expressing more frustration and disappointment.

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address its annual meeting by video.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.

President Donald Trump is trying to walk a delicate line following Israel’s attack against Hamas officials in Qatar.

President Donald Trump often uses hyperbole to describe his achievements and challenges.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said again that he won’t end his reelection campaign.

President Donald Trump says he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City’s next mayor unless two of the three candidates running against him drop out of the race.

French President Emmanuel Macron says that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia.

Israeli and U.S. officials are meeting in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza.

President Donald Trump is praising his military crackdown on crime and immigration in Washington, D.

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza.

A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal.

President Donald Trump has started arranging a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have not reached a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has been using diplomatic appointments as a soft landing for officials leaving his administration.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced.

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City.

Armenia and Azerbaijan's leaders are set to meet with Donald Trump on Friday to sign a peace deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.

President Donald Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips.

President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war.

The coming week could be pivotal in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Witnesses and health workers say Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians sought food.

President Donald Trump has ordered the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy has visited a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip operated by an Israeli-backed American contractor whose efforts to deliver food to the hunger-stricken territory have been marred by violence and controversy.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Israel to discuss the disintegrating humanitarian situation in Gaza.

The White House says President Donald Trump has sent special envoy Steve Witkoff to the Middle East to “save lives" and end the humanitarian crisis there.

At least 48 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip.

Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump's administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza.

As Israel has announced steps to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, former hostage Iair Horn knows firsthand the impact of aid.

The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas.

The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire" to reach a truce.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff says the U.S. is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations.

More than 100 charity and human rights groups are warning that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being pushed toward starvation.

The State Department's spokesperson says President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is planning to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to solidify a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

President Donald Trump marked the one-year anniversary of a failed attempt on his life and watched Chelsea dominate Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a memorial service for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers at the end of his trip to Washington.

Hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 from the same family who were sheltering in a tent.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would work with both sides during that time to try to end more than 20 months of war in Gaza.

President Donald Trump is scoffing at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s heated warning to the U.S. not to launch future strikes on Iran and the Iranian supreme leader's assertion that Tehran “won the war” with Israel.

This week’s whipsaw chain of events involving Iran, Israel and the United States that culminated in a surprise ceasefire has raised many questions about how the Trump administration will approach the Middle East going forward.

A week into their war, Israel and Iran have exchanged more strikes while diplomatic efforts led by the Europeans took place in Geneva.

A meeting between Iran’s foreign minister and senior European diplomats has yielded hopes of further talks but no indication of any immediate concrete breakthrough, a week after the crisis centered on the Iranian nuclear program erupted into war between Israel and Tehran.

Israel and Iran have struck at one another again a week into their war as President Donald Trump weighs U.S. involvement.

Rallies against President Donald Trump are expected across the U.S. on Saturday to coincide with the military parade in Washington marking the Army’s 250th anniversary, which also falls on Trump’s birthday.

President Donald Trump and other top American officials are urging Iran to forgo retaliation and engage in direct talks following the U.S. attack on three key Iranian nuclear sites.

President Donald Trump is urging Iran to make a nuclear deal now that Israel has launched strikes against the country.

The United States has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it’s not linked to the release of hostages.

President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut a proposal that was offered by his special envoy to Iran.

Hamas is seeking amendments to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

Hamas says it is continuing to review a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

The White House says Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas.

A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

President Donald Trump is indicating that there has been progress with Iran on its nuclear program and hinted that an announcement could come in the “next two days.”.

Mediator Oman says Iran and the United States made “some but not conclusive progress” in a fifth round of negotiations in Rome over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.