South Korea's military says North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.

Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords between Israel and Arab and Muslim majority countries in a move aimed at boosting the initiative that was a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s first administration.

Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against Russian drones.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last month that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests.

Ukraine’s military intelligence said it hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army.

Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong Guyana and Permian Basin production.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil when he visits Washington next week.

President Donald Trump has appeared to suggest on social media that the U.S. resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that Ukrainian forces are surrounded by the Russian army in two key eastern cities and is offering to negotiate a deal for their surrender.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has conducted a successful test of a new atomic-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drone, declaring that the new weapon can’t be intercepted.

Russian lawmakers have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year.

By holding nuclear drills and boasting about the successful test of a pioneering nuclear-powered cruise missile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending a message to President Donald Trump: Moscow wouldn’t be cowed into concessions on Ukraine.

A Kremlin official says Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defenses reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests.

Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable cruise missile, moving closer to deploying it, according to President Vladimir Putin.

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20.

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat to national security.

Donald Trump has seized a central role on the global stage, leaving European allies on the sidelines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector.

Wall Street rose to records after an update said U.S. households are feeling a bit less pain from inflation than feared.

Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.

Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians have filled the streets of Budapest in competing demonstrations.

The European Union has heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.

U.S. stocks rose to the cusp of their records.

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches.

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war.”.

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.

President Donald Trump says his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold because he doesn’t want it to be a “waste of time.”.

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical minerals deal.

President Donald Trump says it's possible that Ukraine can defeat Russia, but he’s doubtful that it will happen.

Ukrainians are expressing disappointment as the U.S. may not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.

John Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse Friday to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser of storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes that contained classified information.

Europe’s main center-left political group has kicked out the party of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico.

French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.

Mongolia’s parliament has ousted Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav in a power struggle within the ruling party.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump is calling on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war.

Russia has launched a heavy bombardment on Ukraine's energy facilities, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles.

India is looking to increase its purchases of crude oil and natural gas from the U.S. as it diversifies its energy supplies following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over its imports of discounted Russian oil.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil.

A military coup this week in Madagascar forced the president into exile, joining a list of international leaders who fled their countries or went into hiding during uprisings to avoid incarceration or retaliation.

A Ukrainian government delegation has met with major American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit.

Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, made his first visit to Russia and held talks with President Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Kharkiv and hit a hospital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons.

President Donald Trump is warning Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn't settle its war there soon.

Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid as part of an ongoing campaign to damage energy infrastructure before winter.

Power has been restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv, a day after Russia launched major attacks on Ukraine's power grid, causing widespread blackouts.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has showcased his military's most powerful weapons at a massive parade attended by foreign leaders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel prize, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms pact with Washington for another year.

First lady Melania Trump says eight children displaced by the Russia-Ukraine war have been reunited with their families after ongoing talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The White House is responding bitterly to President Donald Trump being passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize despite efforts from Republicans and world leaders.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U_S_-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world."

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a state visit to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union.

The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, saying it raises hope for keeping the pact alive after it expires in February.

Ukraine has launched long-range drone and missile attacks on key Russian targets.

Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino agreed to hold the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. This decision was forged during a conversation at a Club World Cup match.

Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused the opposition of trying to overthrow his government.

Georgia's police have used water cannons and pepper spray to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace.

Hungary remains firm in maintaining its supplies of Russian oil and gas, even as the European Union accelerates efforts to cut Russian energy imports.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been trading barbs using the term "paper tiger," a phrase popularized by the Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.

The Association of American Publishers is honoring a Russian publishing house for its fight against censorship.

Georgia has been facing a wave of protests against its government's repressive policies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that supplies of long-range missiles to Ukraine will seriously damage relations between Moscow and Washington but will not change the situation on the battlefield.

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships.

French authorities have announced the captain of an oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet will face trial in February.

A senior North Korean diplomat is reiterating that his country won’t give up its nuclear weapons despite numerous international demands to do so.

NATO is ramping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea.

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, creating mounting safety concerns at Europe’s largest nuclear facility.

Russia’s top diplomat is insisting to world leaders that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe.

Just back from a congressional delegation trip to Ukraine, a senior Republican says he’s more optimistic that the country can succeed in the war with Russia.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne takeover of Taiwan, according to a UK-based defense forum.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says Hungary will keep buying fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from President Donald Trump.

Intrusions into NATO’s airspace blamed on Russia have reached an unprecedented scale, raising questions about whether the Kremlin is trying to test the alliance’s willingness to respond to a direct attack or divert its attention and resources from the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has held talks with Pakistan's prime minister at the White House.

The exiled head of Belarus’ opposition told The Associated Press that she thinks the country's iron-fisted leader Alexander Lukashenko wants to fool U.S. President Donald Trump using gestures like prisoner releases.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is telling world leaders that the world is in “the most destructive arms race in human history."

Ukrainians have reacted cautiously to U.S. President Donald Trump's unexpected shift in stance on their war with Russia.

A jury has found Ryan Routh guilty of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year.

President Donald Trump says he believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia.

President Donald Trump has returned to the United Nations to boast of his second-term foreign policy achievements and lash out at the world body as a feckless institution.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining nuclear pact with the U.S. expires.

Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of deadly drone strikes on civilian areas as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipates a busy week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance.

President Donald Trump likes to project dominance and confidence on the world stage, but lately he's been expressing more frustration and disappointment.

In all the stunning things about ABC’s swift removal of Jimmy Kimmel, its longtime late-night host and Oscars-hosting face of the network, perhaps the least surprising was that a comedian was again at the center of a battle over free speech.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians has defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine.

The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month.

Estonia has summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission.

Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships.

Russia and Vietnam have developed a mechanism to conceal arms deal payments to avoid American and other Western sanctions, using profits from joint energy-sector ventures to pay for defense contracts, according to internal Vietnamese documents obtained by The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump has suggested he's working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Congressional Democrats have unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials.

President Donald Trump has ended his visit to the United Kingdom by expressing gratitude for the royal treatment he received.

The widow of Alexei Navalny says that two independent labs have found that her husband was poisoned shortly before his death in an Arctic penal colony in Russia.

Russia moved quickly to exploit conservative activist Charlie Kirk's shooting death at a Utah college, with groups linked to the Kremlin spreading false and misleading claims that experts say are designed to incite violence.

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have bombarded the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine with rockets.