A deeper look at the talks between US and Russian officials as Trump suggests Ukraine is to blame Rubio said a high-level team, including experts who know technical details, will begin to engage with the Russian side on “parameters of what an end to this conflict would look like.” World 19 Feb, 2025
Donald Trump wins US presidency, GOP reclaims Senate majority Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. World 06 Nov, 2024
Israel's strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran's armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. World 08 Oct, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents. World 25 Jun, 2024
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China's influence, but Beijing still holds sway over both One area that China could be concerned about is whether Russia will help North Korea's weapons program by sharing advanced technology, said Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. World 21 Jun, 2024
What went wrong? Questions emerge over Israel's intelligence prowess after Hamas attack Allies who share intelligence with Israel said security agencies were misreading reality. World 09 Oct, 2023
Biden warns Xi about 'coercive' Taiwan actions in three hour meeting Russia's Lavrov said on Sunday the West was "militarising" Southeast Asia in a bid to contain Russian and Chinese interests. World 14 Nov, 2022
Dialing up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile North Korea fired a suspected long-range missile toward the sea Thursday in what would be its first such test since 2017, according to its neighbors' militaries, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept it as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions. World 24 Mar, 2022
Russia attacks Ukraine nuclear plant as invasion advances Russian forces shelled Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire as they pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city and gained ground in their bid to cut off the country from the sea. World 04 Mar, 2022
Science chief wants next pandemic vaccine ready in 100 days The new White House science adviser wants to have a vaccine ready to fight the next pandemic in just about 100 days after recognizing a potential viral outbreak. World 03 Jun, 2021
As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its start. The suburban Milwaukee lawyer, who was an infantry captain in Iraq, said the trillions of dollars spent and the thousands of lives lost, including a lieutenant he trained with, make it “a tragedy.” World 17 Apr, 2021
Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the US hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration officials told The Associated Press. World 27 Mar, 2021