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Macron Keeps an Open Line to Putin as War in Ukraine Rages 

Macron Keeps an Open Line to Putin as War in Ukraine Rages 

NICE, FRANCE— While most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the...

Kremlin Accused of Using Ceasefires, Humanitarian Corridors as War Tactic

Kremlin Accused of Using Ceasefires, Humanitarian Corridors as War Tactic

The message from Mariupol, Ukraine’s besieged port city on the Sea of Azov, was stark. “We’re still holding on,” a...

Russian Forces Shell Ukrainian Cities, Announce Humanitarian Corridors

Russian Forces Shell Ukrainian Cities, Announce Humanitarian Corridors

US lawmakers favor more support for Kyiv, but not a no-fly zone     …

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow

Israel has offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia …

Brent Crude Up $10, Shares Sink as Ukraine Conflict Deepens

Brent Crude Up $10, Shares Sink as Ukraine Conflict Deepens

The price of oil jumped more than $10 a barrel and shares were sharply lower Monday as the conflict in...

UN: 1.5 Million Refugees From Ukraine Worst Post-WWII Crisis

UN: 1.5 Million Refugees From Ukraine Worst Post-WWII Crisis

The Ukrainian father of two took off with a sprint when he saw the GPS coordinates from his wife’s cellphone...

Sanctioning Russia Curtails North Korea’s Hard Currency Intake

Sanctioning Russia Curtails North Korea’s Hard Currency Intake

As international sanctions on Moscow have triggered a decrease in the ruble’s value, North Korean workers in Russia are struggling...

Thousands Detained at Anti-War Protests in Russia

Thousands Detained at Anti-War Protests in Russia

Thousands of people have been detained at protests in dozens of cities across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war...

Ukraine Set to Get More Military, Humanitarian Aid from US 

Ukraine Set to Get More Military, Humanitarian Aid from US 

A day after many of them spoke with Ukraine’s president, U.S. lawmakers are pledging to provide additional military aid to...

Blinken Pledges US Support to Moldova Amid Refugee Influx from Ukraine

Blinken Pledges US Support to Moldova Amid Refugee Influx from Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged Washington’s support to Moldova, a small, Western-leaning former Soviet republic that is...

UN Agency Calls for End to Discrimination Against Third-Country Nationals Fleeing Ukraine

UN Agency Calls for End to Discrimination Against Third-Country Nationals Fleeing Ukraine

The International Organization for Migration or IOM is calling on governments to stop discriminating against third-country nationals trying to flee...

Pakistan Vows Neutrality in Ukraine Crisis, Insists Ties with US on Track

Pakistan Vows Neutrality in Ukraine Crisis, Insists Ties with US on Track

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi dismissed suggestions his country’s “neutral” stance in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is straining Islamabad’s relationship...

Moldova Asks US for More Support as Refugee Numbers Surge

Moldova Asks US for More Support as Refugee Numbers Surge

Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita urged the United States on Sunday to provide more humanitarian support as the number of...

Ukraine’s Mariupol Attempts Second Evacuation

Ukraine’s Mariupol Attempts Second Evacuation

The city council of Ukraine’s Mariupol said an evacuation of some of 400,000 residents trapped by encircling Russian forces would...

Ukrainian Woman Weds Chicago Fiancé Ahead Of Return Home

Ukrainian Woman Weds Chicago Fiancé Ahead Of Return Home

When Russia invaded her home country of Ukraine, Maria decided she had to get there and help defend it —...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 6

Latest Developments in Ukraine: March 6

Full developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine    …

War in Ukraine Complicates Path Home for American Detainees

War in Ukraine Complicates Path Home for American Detainees

The already challenging path to bringing home Americans jailed in Russia and Ukraine is likely even more complicated now with...

Iran to Answer UN Nuclear Questions as Deal Talks Near End

Iran to Answer UN Nuclear Questions as Deal Talks Near End

Iran has agreed to supply answers long sought by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, Tehran and the U.N. agency said...

Mastercard, Visa Suspend Operations in Russia After Invasion

Mastercard, Visa Suspend Operations in Russia After Invasion

Mastercard and Visa are suspending their operations in Russia, the companies said Saturday, in the latest blow to the country’s...

American Basketball Star Brittney Griner Arrested in Russia on Drug Charges

American Basketball Star Brittney Griner Arrested in Russia on Drug Charges

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was arrested last month at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her...

China Boosts Military Spending Amid Ukraine Uncertainties

China Boosts Military Spending Amid Ukraine Uncertainties

China has decided to raise its defense spending by 7.1%, which is the largest increase since 2019. The rise is...

Blinken Hears Harrowing Tales From Refugees Fleeing Ukraine

Blinken Hears Harrowing Tales From Refugees Fleeing Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday visited a welcome center set up by Polish authorities in what once...