Politics
Zelensky meets with Vance, Rubio ahead of Monday phone call with Trump, Putin
World leaders were in Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass.
Politics
Finland joins NATO, dealing a major blow to Russia amid Ukraine war
Finland and Sweden requested to join the alliance in May of last year shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine in February of last year
Politics
'Nuclear war is coming': Russian TV continues ramping rhetoric
Russian pundits chummy with President Vladimir Putin like to mention the country’s nuclear arsenal at every opportunity, which keeps the specter of nuclear annihilation hanging over Ukraine and NATO
Politics
Trump reveals he’s ‘pissed off’ at Putin and ‘very angry’ over direction of ceasefire talks
“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,” Trump says
Technology
Ukraine's drones being countered by new Russian reinforcements
The drones behind much of Ukraine’s early success against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces are becomes less and less effective as their invaders implement countermeasures
Human Rights
Russian far-right militias and neo-Nazis fighting against Ukraine, says German intel
Russian far-right groups and neo-Nazis are participating in President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, making his intent to “de-Nazify” Kyiv “absurd,” say German intelligence officials
Politics
Russia claims 1,000 Ukrainian marines surrendered in key port city of Mariupol
A defeat in Mariupol would represent the first major Ukrainian city to be taken by the Russians since President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” on Feb. 24
Immigration
Biden in Brussels: U.S. to accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
More than 3.5 million people have fled their homes since Russian President Vladimir Putin first ordered the illegal invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24
Human Rights
Wikipedia resists Russian court order to remove Ukraine 'disinformation'
Wikipedia is appealing a Russian court decision mandating it remove information related to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine after it was fined 5 million rubles (about $65,000)
Politics
European customs officials seize Russian oligarchs' luxury yachts
German and French authorities seized super yachts owned by oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of the sanctions levied against Russia following the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine