Khartoum residents report fighting, warplanes after Sudan ceasefire was supposed to start

Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead Tuesday, residents said — after an agreed upon ceasefire was supposed to go into effect at 9:45 p.m. (1945 GMT) on Mon...

Colombia suspends ceasefire with Estado Mayor Central rebels in some areas

Colombia's government on Monday suspended a national ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group in some provinces — following the murder of four Indigenous teenagers. Tap for more de...

Kosovo must implement Serbia peace deal before it can join NATO, US senators say

Kosovo must implement a Western-brokered peace deal with Serbia if it wants to join the NATO alliance, two U.S. senators visiting Pristina said Monday. Tap for more details.

Factbox: Who are the armed fighters in Russia's Belgorod Oblast?

Two groups — the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), have claimed responsibility for the incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast. Tap to learn more about them.

Better relations with Sweden needed before NATO membership, Hungary's Orban says

Relations between Hungary and Sweden must improve before the Nordic state's bid for NATO membership is approved, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Tuesday. Tap for more details.

US endorses plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets

President Joe Biden told G7 leaders Friday that Washington supports joint allied training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, U.S. officials said. Tap for more details.

New round of US debt ceiling talks begin amid default worries

U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy plan to meet over the debt ceiling Monday — with just 10 days before the Treasury expects to start running out of money in what ...

Ukraine says it is surrounding Bakhmut as Russia says it took city

Ukraine said its forces north and south of Bakhmut were advancing Monday, to entrap Russians inside the city Moscow said it captured over the weekend — after Europe's bloodiest battle for ground tr...

Armenia will accept Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan subject to rights guarantee, Russian state news reports

Armenia is ready to recognize the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave as part of Azerbaijan — if Baku guarantees the security of its ethnic Armenian population, the Russian news outlets quoted Prime Minister ...

Afghanistan documentary produced by Jennifer Lawrence premieres at Cannes

On Sunday, "Bread and Roses," Director Sahra Mani's documentary about the daily lives of three women after the Taliban's resurgence, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Tap for more details.

Air strikes hit Khartoum as seven-day ceasefire approaches

Sudan's army conducted air strikes in the capital Khartoum on Monday, residents said — seeking to win ground against its paramilitary rivals hours before a week-long ceasefire aimed at allowing del...

US criticizes Israeli order on West Bank settler outpost

The U.S. rebuked Israel on Sunday over an order that allows Jewish settlers to establish a permanent presence in a West Bank outpost — that Washington has warned Jerusalem it should avoid legitimiz...

Moscow to hold Russia-China security talks, RIA reports

The head of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev will hold talks Monday with Chen Wenqing, member of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo who oversees police, legal affairs and intelligen...

SKorea, EU agree to boost security ties amid Ukraine, NKorea tension

South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to step up cooperation on security amid tension over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and North Korean nuclear threats. Tap for more details.

Last remnants of US-Russia arms control disappearing, Kremlin says

The Kremlin said on Friday that the "last remnants" of arms control agreements between Russia and the United States were disappearing, after a group of U.S. Republican lawmakers on Thursday introdu...