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Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he plans to speak on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S. president’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump added that “a [Read More…]

Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A doctor who was arriving in the United States to teach medicine was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport on March 13, according to legal documents [Read More…]

ABC News LONDON — An Iranian general warned on Sunday of the potential for a “decisive and devastating” response to any executed threat, a day after the U.S. conducted strikes on Houthis in Yemen. Gen. [Read More…]

ABC News LONDON and BELGRADE — Dozens of people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia’s southern city of Kocani, local authorities said Sunday. At least 59 people — all aged [Read More…]

ABC News LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “prolonging the war” and “ignoring” U.S.-led efforts to agree to a ceasefire, as a first step toward ending Moscow’s three-year-old invasion [Read More…]

Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must surrender after President Donald Trump urged the Russian leader to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, following ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Russia in Moscow. [Read More…]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and “the bodies of four other dual nationals” after receiving a a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations. The [Read More…]

(SimpleImages/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Six Americans who were imprisoned in Kuwait have been released in an agreement with the United States, a representative for their families confirmed to ABC News. The Americans, many of [Read More…]

Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LONDON) —  In his first public remarks on the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is “for it” but that [Read More…]

(Connect Images/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a command center in Kursk on Wednesday, ordering troops there to “destroy” all Ukrainian formations remaining in the contested border region. “Your task is to [Read More…]

Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LONDON) —  President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Moscow on Thursday morning for discussions on a proposed 30-day [Read More…]

(Connect Images/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a command center in Kursk on Wednesday, ordering troops there to “destroy” all Ukrainian formations remaining in the contested border region. “Your task is to [Read More…]

Candles with a portrait of Pope Francis are seen outside the Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for pneumonia, on March 9, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome [Read More…]

NASA (NEW YORK) — SpaceX postponed a mission on Wednesday to bring the next crew set to work on the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the return of a pair of astronauts back to [Read More…]

State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are “in Moscow’s hands,” a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following successful U.S.-Ukraine talks in [Read More…]

Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — Pope Francis’ condition remained “stationary” on Wednesday, with tests confirming his improvement, according to the Vatican. A chest X-ray performed on Tuesday confirmed improvements recorded over [Read More…]

State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are “in Moscow’s hands,” a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following successful U.S.-Ukraine talks in [Read More…]

Mazhar Chandio/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Twenty-one passengers were killed after a train in Pakistan was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army on Tuesday, according to the Pakistani [Read More…]

Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Satellite images appear to show a new highway cutting through the rainforest in the Brazilian state set to host the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference. The [Read More…]

Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration’s metals duties went into effect, broadening a trade war with several of America’s top [Read More…]