Beijing has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Japan has protested to Moscow after Russia placed four subsidiaries of Japan Tobacco under temporary Russian management.

President Donald Trump's plan to import Russian diesel is facing setbacks.

President Donald Trump sayd he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy at the White House but did not meet with Ukrainian officials who were also visiting on Thursday.

Iran’s top diplomat has spoken with Persian Gulf leaders amid regional tensions over potential U.S. military actions.

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House.

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies have wrapped up two days of talks in Atlanta but there's no consensus on several critical issues.

Russia's renowned independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has announced its closure after over three decades, citing relentless official pressure.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that Russia teams must be allowed to play International Ice Hockey Federation events such as the world championships.

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies appeared far apart on critical global security issues as they began meeting in Atlanta.

A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, held for a third day and humanitarian aid is expected to arrive soon.

A Liberian-flagged vessel that was hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has sunk, the local maritime administration said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit.

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night.

High schoolers protesting in France say that it’s a giant and frustrating struggle to make themselves heard.

Russia and Ukraine have begun a localized ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city to allow a humanitarian mission.

Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has dominated politics in the Balkan country for 14 years.

Ukraine and Russia have signaled willingness to resume peace talks and back a humanitarian mission led by U.S. First lady Melania Trump, but deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees underscore obstacles to ending the war.

First lady Melania Trump has brokered a coming ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky so that humanitarian aid can be delivered and people can be evacuated.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Alaska Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

The Kremlin says that a first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States has set sail under a new import agreement.

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the U.S. citizen freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn’t realize he was being released until he was taken onto a plane and saw an American flag.

The U_S_ Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern."

Russia has launched a nighttime missile barrage on Kyiv while its military says it intercepted more than 800 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and other Russian cities.

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence.

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American who was freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, says he was in disbelief about his release.

Russia's top domestic security agency says it has detained a German national who is alleged to have served in the Ukrainian army.

President Donald Trump is in South Carolina to boost U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful that their candidate can break Republicans’ grip on the state.

Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza has written a memoir he's calling “One Day Free.”.

Russia has released an American who was jailed for over four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

Russia has agreed to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar is actively pursuing former officials accused of corruption and power abuses.

President Donald Trump has arrived in Greenville, North Carolina.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is once again receiving early warnings from its partners following recent Russian attacks that he said occurred without enough notice to Ukraine.

The relationship between the United States and Ukraine is careening toward a possible breaking point.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Rising food and fuel prices, a lack of funding for education, the state of public services, and access to housing have created the perfect breeding ground for a fall of protests across Europe.

President Donald Trump is in Kansas in the latest in a series of stops where he’s trying to energize his base in the final weeks before the midterm elections.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure again.

Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's election defeat in April ended a 16-year rule marked by media control and restrictions on press freedoms.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House.

Ukrainian attacks have set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg.

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.

The International Energy Agency is lowering its world oil demand forecast for the year, noting that the war in Iran is leading to escalating fuel prices, limited oil supplies and a deteriorating economic outlook.

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.

A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say.

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.

Nearly a month after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping Russian sanctions bill named after Lindsey Graham, bipartisan leadership in the Senate is urging the administration to act to help Ukraine.

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.

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.

Nationalist parties have gained strength in Bosnia's recent election, with a pro-Russia leader rising in influence.

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.

Police in Moscow have detained about 60 people, mostly young, as a rally held by Russia’s Kremlin-friendly Communist Party was ending.

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.

Thousands of people clapped and cheered in a central Serbian town.

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.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the alliance is capable of handling sabotage and drone incidents in Europe and has good action plans in place.

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.

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

President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, which further strengthened the Kremlin’s already-overwhelming legislative control, was a sign of public support for his policies.

Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly.

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.