Taiwanโs foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's โexpansionismโ
Russia and China helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwanโs outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Putin concludes a trip to China by emphasizing its strategic and personal ties to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is concluding a two-day visit to China by emphasizing the countries' strategic ties as well as his own personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they seek to present an alternative to U.S. global influence.
ICC prosecutor faces demand for action against Israeli leaders and Russian attack over Putin warrant
The International Criminal Courtโs prosecutor is facing demands for speedy action against Israeli leaders, and a blistering Russian attack over the ICCโs arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin stemming from Moscowโs invasion of Ukraine.
US special operations leaders are having to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine
U.S. special operations commanders are having to do more with less and they're learning from the war in Ukraine, That means juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years.
EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets
European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc.
New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power
The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russiaโs weapons development program, as well as more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties.
Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTokโs China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -โ all areas of contention between Washington and Beijing.
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
House congressional leaders are toiling on a delicate, bipartisan push towards weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policies.
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that the world economy has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of higher interest rates and the shock of war in Ukraine and Gaza, but โthere is plenty to worry about,โณ including stubborn inflation and rising levels of government debt.
Ukraine will be outgunned by Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says
The top general for U.S. forces in Europe has told Congress that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon.
Top military leaders face Congress over Pentagon budget and questions on Israel and Ukraine support
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. are urging Capitol Hill to support the Pentagonโs $850 billion budget for 2025 as questions remain as to whether lawmakers will support current spending needs for Israel or Ukraine.
9 detained in Tajikistan in connection with Moscow concert hall attack, Russian state media report
The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says nine people have been detained by Tajikistanโs state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last weekโs attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people.
Putin is set to win 6 more years in power. Here's how it will affect the war and Russia's relations
Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this weekโs presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a war that is grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever.
Air Force employee charged with sharing classified info on Russia's war with Ukraine on dating site
The Justice Department says a civilian U.S. Air Force employee has been charged in federal court in Nebraska with transmitting classified information about Russiaโs war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform.
Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to fulfill Moscowโs goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against a deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that itโs fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict.
Biden and party leaders implore Speaker Johnson to help Ukraine in 'intense' Oval Office meeting
Congressional leaders emerged from an โintenseโ Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden speaking optimistically about the prospects for avoiding a partial government shutdown beginning this weekend.
Putting Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not โruled outโ in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russiaโs full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.
Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding
President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month.
US promises new sanctions on Iran for its support of Russia's war in Ukraine, potential missile sale
The White House is promising to unveil new sanctions on Iran in the coming days in retaliation for its arm sales that have bolstered Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, and threatening a โswiftโ and โsevereโ response if Tehran moves forward with selling ballistic missiles to Moscow.
Biden wants people to know most of the money he's seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the US
As President Joe Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a gleaming new industrial park in suburban Dallas.
Biden says Navalny's reported death brings new urgency to the need for more US aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden says that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscowโs invasion.
A day after his latest hospital release, Austin presses for urgent military aid for Ukraine
A day after his latest hospital stay, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has hosted a virtual meeting on Ukraine to help replenish urgently needed ammunition and artillery for Kyiv, as its ammunition stocks run low in its fight against Russia.
Russia and West clash over Ukraine at Security Council meeting ahead of war anniversary
Russia is accusing the West of sabotaging agreements that would have prevented the war in Ukraine โ but the U.S. and its allies put the blame squarely on Moscow, saying there is no escaping that President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package as their leaders say the world is watching
As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senateโs leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining Americaโs global standing.
What's in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure U.S. border
Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion compromise that pairs tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine with new border laws aimed at shrinking the historic number of people who have come to the U.S. border with Mexico to seek asylum.
Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek win in doubles to lead the US past Ukraine in the Davis Cup
Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek have clinched a spot for the United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round by winning the doubles match against Ukraine for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series in Vilnius, Lithuania.