Pro-West independent candidate Nicusor Dan staged a dramatic comeback on Sunday to win the Romanian presidential elections with a firm 54% of the votes.
His contender, hard-right candidate George Simion, with 46% of votes, at first refused to (...)
Russia battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine's military said Sunday, ahead of an expected phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending hostilities.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday condemned a Russian drone strike that killed nine civilians and injured seven others, calling for stronger international sanctions and renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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A major prisoner swap involving 1,000 captives from each side may take place next week, Ukrainian officials confirmed Saturday following peace talks with Russia in Istanbul.
"I hope it will happen next week," said Ukrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo (...)
At least nine civilians were killed and seven others injured after a Russian drone strike targeted a minibus in the northeastern Ukrainian town of Bilopillia on Saturday, according to local officials.
The attack comes just hours after Russia and (...)
RIYADH — US President Donald Trump said that within a few years 50 percent of Saudi Arabia's income will come from non-oil sources. He made the remarks while commenting on his recent visit to Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf states in a television (...)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in the wrong for not attending Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, and pledged to slap fresh sanctions on Moscow.
The talks are beginning on Friday and mark the first time the (...)
After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same: a seven-hour stakeout on the banks of the Bosphorus, an unruly (...)
Ukraine and Russia began their meeting in Istanbul on Friday, the first attempt at a ceasefire negotiation in a format that also includes representatives of the US and Turkey.
The head of Ukraine's delegation Rustem Umerov said the Kyiv team already (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not among the names listed by the Kremlin as being due to attend peace talks on the war in Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday, despite calls from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for him to attend.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will first meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and only then consider any next steps regarding the talks between Ukraine and Russia later on Thursday, according to reports.
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Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland.
"Even when we moved to another area, she didn't want to change schools," says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. "She liked it so much. There was no bullying."
Now she says the atmosphere at the (...)
The European Union has agreed to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia, threatening to slap on another one if the country continues to refuse the 30-day unconditional ceasefire proposed by the White House and the "Coalition of the (...)
Every year, around this time, the world's most decorated and well-known actors, filmmakers, screenwriters and cinema world descend upon the resort town of Cannes in the southeastern French Riviera to attend one of the industry's most prestigious (...)
US President Donald Trump received a second day of fanfare at his second destination of a four-day, three-stop Middle Eastern sojourn, treated to displays of camels and red Cybertrucks as he arrived in Doha, Qatar.
Before flying to Doha, Trump met (...)
RIYADH — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Saudi Arabia as "the greatest nation in the world," in remarks at the Saudi–U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh that underscored deepening ties and shared ambitions between Washington and (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar emphasized that the Saudi-US alliance offers a renewed vision for the future based on strategic cooperation and promotion of shared interests.
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In a move that transcends diplomatic protocol, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking his first foreign trip since returning to the White House for a second, non-consecutive term. The announcement by the (...)
Russia launched ten drones at Ukraine overnight, all of which were shot down by Ukraine's air defense units, the Ukrainian air force confirmed on Tuesday.
The attack came after Germany threatened Russia with new, tougher sanctions should it not (...)
Three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are racing to turn their influence over Donald Trump into tangible gains with the president set to visit next week.
They have built personal ties with the president and collectively pledged trillions in US (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally" in Istanbul on Thursday for talks over ending the war.
His post on X came shortly after Donald Trump demanded Ukraine agree to Putin's (...)
The White House announced Sunday that it has reached a trade agreement with China following two days of high-level negotiations in Switzerland, though no specific terms have yet been disclosed and Beijing has not commented on the development.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed resuming direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul starting May 15, saying Russia is ready to negotiate without preconditions.
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Putin announced plans to (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia's offer to resume direct peace talks, but said a full and temporary ceasefire must be in place before any negotiations can begin.
In a post on X, Zelenskyy described Russian President (...)
The leaders of France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine issued a joint statement on Saturday calling for a full and unconditional ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, beginning Monday, May 12, and lasting for at least 30 days.
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