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A strong earthquake has rattled Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and other parts of the country

A planned demilitarization of the Russian army is taking place in the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian officer Petro Voloshchenko, nom de guerre Stone, said in an interview with Radio NV on March 20.

An expected delivery of 31 U.S. Abrams tanks to Ukraine can now happen as soon as this fall following a decision to send an older model instead, U.S. defense officials say.

Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen have given a muted response to calls from the head of the United Nations for greater ambition when it comes to reducing countries’ greenhouse gas emissions

Ukraine uses inexpensive, disposable, Australian-made Corvo cargo drones to perform logistical tasks, Ross Osborne, chief engineer of Melbourne-based SYPAQ, told The Australian newspaper on March 3.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and U.S. officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to formally upgrade the U.S. military presence in NATO member Poland amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. There are more than 10,000 American troops stationed in the former communist bloc country.

For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold formal talks on Tuesday, as he continues his three-day visit to Moscow, his first since the invasion of Ukraine last year. Beijing has billed the state visit as a peace mission. But officials around the world are watching warily for signs it could embolden Putin by signaling China’s tacit approval of his aggression, as the two men position themselves as the leaders of a new global order opposed to the United States and its allies. Xi touched down in Moscow on Monday, to an afternoon of fireside talks and dinner: quail and mushroom pancakes, venison, and Russian wine.

The Russian and Chinese presidents will tout their countries’ great friendship. But in reality, the Kremlin is turning into Beijing’s de facto vassal.

While being transported by rail, an unspecified number of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles was destroyed in several explosions in occupied Dzhankoi, Crimea, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence press service said on March 20. The message stopped short of saying that Ukraine was behind the apparent attack.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU.

The U.S. is poised to announce that it will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment, U.S. officials said Monday, as fierce battles with Russian forces continue for control of the city of Bakhmut, and troops prepare for an expected spring offensive. The latest package of aid includes a large amount of various types of ammunition, such as rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, and an undisclosed number of fuel tanker trucks and riverine boats, according to the officials. Officials said it will be announced later Monday.

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Spanish environmental groups have called on the European Union to open an inquiry into the approval of 26.4 million euros of “green” recovery funds to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountain range

Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, is convinced that Russia must either surrender or withdraw its troops from Ukraine in order to implement China's so-called peace plan.

Xi Jinping is set to travel to Russia on Monday to meet with Vladimir Putin. Here’s how relations between their countries stand amid the war in Ukraine.

Russia will “make a legal assessment” of a statement by German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann's that Berlin is ready to arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin if he appears in the country, a senior Russian official has said.

Serbia’s president says issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine

Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between powerful rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations

The South Carolina senator also pledged to "stop business as usual" in his Congressional chamber until Russia was named a terrorist state

A speeding bus has fallen into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh, leaving at least 19 people dead and more than 20 others injured

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied areas of Ukraine, ignoring a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.

NATO is discussing the need to strengthen the eastern borders with Russia by concentrating equipment and a military contingent of up to 300,000 soldiers, which should prevent Russia from expanding the war beyond Ukraine.

The renewed accord means exports can continue via Ukraine's Black Sea ports, but it is unclear how long for.

There is no immediate word on damage or injuries after a strong earthquake shook Ecuador

Disagreements among current and potential candidates about what the U.S. posture should be point to a potential longer-term point of contention as the field takes shape.

The former president now suggests that he is the last line of defense against the entire collapse of Western civilization.

The U.N. human rights chief called on Belarus to end its “systematic repression” of critics and immediately release people held on political grounds, saying some violations may amount to crimes against humanity

Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks foreign policy experience after he called the Russian invasion of Ukraine a "territorial dispute."

Russia’s Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards

Russia's Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards.

The long-anticipated visit was announced simultaneously in Moscow and Beijing. Moscow said Xi is coming at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, though it made no mention of the war in Ukraine.

On "The Takeout" podcast, Kirby talks about the "unsafe" and "unprofessional" flying by a Russian pilot whom the U.S. blames for the downing of a surveillance drone.

Ukraine's foreign minister tells the BBC nations that don't back Ukraine will be held to account.

Laura Ingraham spells out what the 2024 GOP blueprint for the presidency should be and why the party should focus on "America First–style populism" on "The Ingraham Angle."

“Who remembers anymore that, in 2003, we were Vladimir Putin?” a historian of the Middle East said.

China has been shipping Russian entities "dual-use" equipment like drone parts, armor, and rifles, though it remains unclear whether these are being used in the war against Ukraine.

A federal audit has found that the U.S. Agency for International Development built only half of eight major projects meant to help Haiti recover from a devastating 2010 earthquake

It has been more than a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Several smaller countries have sent money to Ukraine but we are still waiting for Germany to contribute its fair share. Why?

Sen. Marco Rubio said the U.S. should not be cowed and should continue to send aircraft into the region.

A building used by Russia’s Federal Security Service caught fire in the southern Russian city of Rostov, which is located about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the border with Ukraine

The Pentagon has released footage of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea. The 42-second video, released Thursday, shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes, the Pentagon said. The U.S. military said it ditched the MQ-9 Reaper in the sea on Tuesday after the Russian fighter jet poured fuel on the unmanned aerial vehicle, in an apparent attempt to blind its optical instruments and drive it out of the area, and then struck its propeller.

Both Washington and Moscow are united in their suspicion of the International Criminal Court, the world's most important investigator for war crimes.

It’s a wholly familiar tone, echoing how the party has often dealt with Donald Trump’s exploits. It’s also a posture that’s proven costly.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley have spoken to their Russian counterparts about the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets.

The U.S. has accused two Russian SU-27 warplanes of harassing and downing a $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drone over international waters in what could be described as "coercive signaling" from Moscow.

"We invite him to visit Ukraine to get a deeper understanding of Russia's full-scale invasion and the threats it poses to US interests," a Ukrainian government spokesman said.

The man expected to run for president said the US had no interest in the Russia-Ukraine "dispute".

Russia downing a US drone yesterday was a deliberate provocation. It is a concerning incident, but such brinkmanship feels destined to get worse. It is small fry compared to where things could go if we are not prepared.

The U.K. attempted to turn Moscow's "Russophobia" claims on their head after it accused the Kremlin of being the greatest threat to Russian culture and society with its ongoing war.

Austrian police are warning of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack” targeting churches in Vienna

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China.

The White House says that U.S. intelligence officials have determined that people with ties to the Russian intelligence community are planning to stage protests in Moldova in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is set for another four-year term at the helm of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog as it grapples with monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities and tries to shore up the safety of power plants in Ukraine.

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to step up efforts to tackle Channel migrant crossings.

A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians are urging their country’s Olympic leaders to take a stand against Russians participating in next year’s Paris Games.

In his first news conference since taking office, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang lashed out at the United States over deteriorating bilateral relations and Washington's support for Taiwan.

Estonia's center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has won reelection.

Estonians have cast ballots in a parliamentary election where initial results suggested the center-right Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

Scientists are studying hundreds of dogs at the Chernobyl disaster site that have managed to survive in extremely harsh conditions.

The Swiss government says Germany wants to buy mothballed Leopard 2 battle tanks from Switzerland to replace tanks that Berlin and its Western allies are sending to Ukraine.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly in New Delhi at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on China to refrain from sending weapons to Russia and instead use its influence to press Moscow for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations have ended a contentious meeting in New Delhi with no consensus on the Ukraine war, as discussions of the war and China’s widening global influence dominated much of the talks.

Fractured East-West relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing concerns about China’s global aspirations are set to dominate what is expected to be a highly contentious meeting of foreign ministers from the world’s largest industrialized and developing nations this week in India.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a contentious Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has arrived in Beijing on a three-day state visit.

Viktoriia Galushchak recently won 1st place in Computer Science at the North Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The story behind her science project is unforgettable.

China has accused the U.S. of “outright bullying and double standards" in leveling what it called “illegal" sanctions on Chinese companies as part of U.S. actions against Russia’s Wagner Group and related companies and individuals.

The CIA director says U.S. intelligence shows that China’s President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that after Russia suspended its participation in the New START treaty, it would “take into account” the nuclear weapons capabilities not only of the United States but of other NATO countries such as France and Britain.

Ukraine refugees Surkhrab Niyazov, his wife, Inna, and their children visited The Morning Show studios on Saturday to share their story and spread the word about how they were helped by a local organization: Catholic Charities.

Ireland's prime minister says the U.K. and the European Union are “inching” closer to agreeing on a deal to resolve a thorny post-Brexit dispute in Northern Ireland.

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document.

Thousands of people have protested in Berlin to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the war.

A “people’s court” without legal powers has confirmed an indictment against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the crime of aggression in Ukraine and called for his arrest.

Olga Galushchak planned to stay in Ukraine with her husband and their two children, ages 12 and 4, but that changed just a week after the war started.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Central and South Asia next week for international talks that will put him in the same room as his Chinese and Russian counterparts.

The Pentagon is announcing a new package of long-term security assistance for Ukraine.

Tensions over Russia's war on Ukraine have flared at meetings of finance ministers and central bank chiefs in India.

In New York, far from her home in northern Ukraine, Valeriya Roshkovan has tried to do what she can to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of her country.

Germany's natural gas reserves are abundant, and prices are down.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. will push for tougher, better enforced sanctions against Russia and is hoping for a “fully funded" package of financial support for Ukraine.

NATO’s chief says the military alliance has seen “some signs” that China may be planning to support Russia in its war in Ukraine, and strongly urged Beijing to desist from what would be a violation of international law.

Slovenia’s iconic band Laibach will hold a concert in Ukraine’s capital next month, saying this will make them the first foreign band to perform a full show in Kyiv since the beginning of Russia's invasion last February.

Russia and China are showcasing their deepening ties in Moscow meetings others are watching for signs that Beijing might offer the Kremlin stronger support for its war in Ukraine.

It’s been nearly one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started a war between the two neighboring countries.

Russia has clashed with the United States and other Western nations over the Kremlin’s call for a U.N. investigation of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe.

The Biden administration has averted a potential diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlements at the United Nations.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says U.S. intelligence suggests China is considering providing arms and ammunition to Russia.

In the year since Russia invaded Ukraine, there has been a broad government crackdown that has silenced opposition to the war.

The Biden administration is scrambling to avert a diplomatic crisis this week at the United Nations over Israeli settlement activity.

Just hours before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, actor Sean Penn had his first on-camera meeting with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Viktoria Kovalenko saw the death of her husband Petro and 12-year-old daughter Veronika last March when the car they were in was hit by a shell in northern Ukraine.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to India next week to attend Group of 20 finance minister meetings in Bengaluru and will address the global economic impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing the one-year mark, Estonia’s military leaders are warning that if Vladimir Putin is not stopped now, he could entangle the region in a much larger conflict, perhaps one with even larger security implications for the U.S. Kristjan Mäe is the head of the Estonian Ministry of Defense’s NATO and EU department.

In just a year, NATO has moved from cautiously providing non-lethal support to Ukraine to exhorting allies to send heavier and more high-tech weapons.

China's top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States and China after the American downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

One year after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the global economy is still enduring the consequences — crunched supplies of grain, fertilizer and energy along with more inflation and economic uncertainty in a world already contending with too much of both.