India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate cease-fire, US President Donald Trump and officials from both South Asian countries said, after the biggest flare-up of fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in years sparked fears of a full-scale war.
Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the nobility of the Soviet sacrifice in helping to defeat Nazi Germany. But light on a more current conflict that is transforming Russian society: His war on Ukraine.
For Kremlin watchers, May 9 is a tea-leaf event, providing clues for possible shifts in thinking for Vladimir Putin, in power for a quarter-century, and Russian policies more broadly. Particularly about the Ukraine war.
Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged artillery fire after overnight Indian air strikes claimed multiple lives, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed regional powers threatened to boil over.
Ultranationalist politician George Simion easily won the first round of a rerun of Romania's presidential election, setting up a runoff with pro-Western reformist Nicusor Dan in a vote that could impact the country's political direction and its support for Ukraine.
Romanian ultranationalist candidate George Simion wrapped up a solid victory, though not the majority needed to avoid a runoff, in a presidential election nearly six months after an initial vote was abruptly canceled amid allegations of a Russian influence campaign.
Mariam Nikuradze holds the record among Georgian journalists for fines received while covering daily protests amid an intensifying crackdown on the media.
Alternative rock band R.E.M. reissues its first single, "Radio Free Europe," to mark the 75th anniversary of the US-funded broadcaster and World Press Freedom Day, amid the fight over funding cuts.
The United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement giving the US access to Ukraine’s valuable rare minerals in the hopes of ensuring continued American support for Kyiv in its war with Russia.
Kyiv and Washington are on the verge of signing a deal giving the United States preferred access to Ukraine's mineral resources, including rare earth materials, as pressure builds on Russia and Ukraine to reach a peace deal to end Europe's longest conflict since World War II.
The European Union is considering moving along in the accession process with Moldova while leaving Ukraine behind as Hungary to block Kyiv's membership drive.
A massive explosion and fire struck the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on April 26, officials said, leaving at least 500 people injured.
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