Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold their first direct peace talks since the weeks following Moscow’s full-scale invasion three years ago, but little is known aside from the date and the place: May 15 in Istanbul. Here’s a look at how the talks may shape up -- and what the result might be.
After refusing Russian passports, Ukrainians who left Crimea are losing their homes to forced sales. Rights groups say Russia's property seizures in occupied Crimea amount to systematic expropriation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Istanbul on May 15, a call Moscow avoided agreeing to after it launched dozens of attack drones at Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump has demanded that Ukraine should "immediately" hold direct talks with Russia to end the war, ignoring Kyiv's call for a cease-fire before any negotiations.
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.
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