Russia launches missile strikes against Kyiv as pause in raids ends
Overnight attacks come after Ukraine visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner fails to deliver breakthrough
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Overnight attacks come after Ukraine visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner fails to deliver breakthrough
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Canada had condemned Iran’s "destabilizing actions" in the Middle East, saying that it would work with partners to maintain significant pressure on Iran.
Iran said a deal with Oman to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is imminent. The move could tighten Tehran’s control over the waterway and raise questions over how the US would respond.…
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China slapped anti-dumping measures on Japanese shipments of a chemical used in the production of semiconductors, a fairly targeted move that nonetheless escalates a diplomatic dispute with Tokyo…
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran early Tuesday introduced a higher price for its heaviest users of gasoline, state media reported, in the latest economic pinch caused by months of war.
North Korea’s newly appointed defense minister criticized ongoing US drills with South Korea and Japan and vowed to punish what he described as hostile forces threatening the country’s national…
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to accurately reflect the length of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Special envoy Steve Witkoff touted “substantive progress” in the wake of U.S.…
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After being stalled for months, President Donald Trump is restarting peace talks with Russia and Ukraine, dispatching his envoys Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner to Kyiv to meet with…
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Special envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday said the U.S. is confident that trilateral talks will result in a “good resolution” to the Ukraine war after he and President Trump’s…
Nearly 5,000 troops aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are finally heading home after nearly 300 days of deployment. Meanwhile, fighting amplified in the Gulf region over the weekend as the U.S. and Iran…
US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff huddled with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday and said they left optimistic that they could move the peace process forward.
Despite talks between US envoys and both Putin and Zelensky, the expectation in Kyiv is the fighting will continue, writes James Landale.
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Putin reportedly said Russia was making "real progress" on the battlefield, while voicing the need to address "all the root causes of the conflict."
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A Russian aide said talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two U.S. envoys were “highly useful” as the Americans attempt to restart stalled peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.…
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Trump's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as U.S. attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran.
Two U.S. envoys — Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — arrived in Moscow on Saturday as part of an effort to restart negotiations between Russia and Ukraine after a…
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