Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support Tuesday from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a time when the Iran war has revived Russia’s ailing..

Poland is now among the world’s 20 largest economies. How it happened

POZNAN, Poland (AP):- A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today, the economy of the country has edged past Switzerland..

Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

By HANNA ARHIROVA, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Russian and Ukrainian officials made rival claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it pushed Moscow’s forces back..

Europe rallies around Cyprus days after the Iran war’s first drone attack on EU territory

By SYLVIE CORBET and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP):- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pledged to defend Cyprus and dispatch additional warships to the Eastern Mediterranean..

Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies

By SYLVIE CORBET and SAMUEL PETREQUIN, L’ILE LONGUE, France (AP):- French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its nuclear arsenal and for the first time allow..

Zelenskyy says Putin has ‘not broken’ Ukrainians as he marks 4 years since Russia’s all-out invasion

By ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an..

EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia after Hungary objects

By SAM McNEIL and SYLVIE CORBET, BRUSSELS (AP):- The European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia on Monday after surprise objections from Hungary, the bloc’s top diplomat..

Police search former Prince Andrew’s home a day after his arrest

By PAN PYLAS, LONDON (AP):- Police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again on Friday, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for nearly 11 hours on suspicion of..

Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for US-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war

By EMMA BURROWS and JAMEY KEATEN, GENEVA (AP):- Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of..

Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks

GENEVA (AP):- Iran’s top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear..

Rubio’s speech to European allies takes a softer tone but sticks to Trump’s firm stance

By MATTHEW LEE, EMMA BURROWS and GEIR MOULSON, MUNICH (AP):- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but..

Russia fires barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear

By SUSIE BLANN and ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities in overnight attacks, officials reported on Thursday as..

King Charles III seeks ‘moral high ground’ with pledge to help police as Epstein scandal deepens

By DANICA KIRKA, LONDON (AP):- In an earlier era, Britain’s royal family might have tried to bury the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Not..

British PM Starmer vows to fight for his job after furor about former ambassador’s Epstein ties

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to fight for his job as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to..

Russia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for 2 days of US-brokered talks

By KAMILA HRABCHUK, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war, as a Russian attack..