Trump’s security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert..

Putin says there are points he can’t agree to in the US proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine

By DASHA LITVINOVA, (AP):- Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday..

Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys

By LORNE COOK and ILLIA NOVIKOV, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five..

Putin accuses Europeans of sabotaging peace efforts in Ukraine

NEW YROK, (AP):- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Kyiv’s European allies Tuesday of sabotaging U.S.-led efforts to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine. “They don’t have a peace..

Zelenskyy says US peace plan ‘looks better’ with revisions but work continues

By SYLVIE CORBET, PARIS (AP):- Ukraine’s president spoke optimistically Monday about the progress of revising the Trump administration’s peace plan, saying “it looks better” and the..

What to know about Netanyahu’s request for a pardon in corruption trial

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, JERUSALEM (AP):- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the..

Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where..

Israeli forces kill at least 13 people in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say

By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN, DAMASCUS, Syria (AP):- Israeli forces raided a Syrian village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13 people, Syrian officials..

At least 75 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 75 in one..

Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day

By CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU, HONG KONG (AP):- Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened..

Kremlin confirms US envoy will visit as talks on ending war in Ukraine gain momentum

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAM McNEIL, KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week as efforts pick up..

Israel says it has received another set of human remains from militants in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, MEGAN JANETSKY and SAMY MAGDY, DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP):- Israel on Tuesday said it received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it..

US labels Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization. It’s not a cartel per se

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles..

Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe

By MARK CARLSON and KATIE MARIE DAVIES, GENEVA (AP):- Top European and Ukrainian envoys conferred in Geneva on Sunday ahead of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President..

Ukraine’s allies push back on a US peace plan seen as favoring Moscow

KYIV, Ukraine (AP):- Ukraine’s Western allies rallied around the war-torn country Saturday as they pushed to revise a U.S. peace plan seen as favoring Moscow despite its all-out invasion of its..

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