9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (780+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would travel to Miami if his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit scheduled for December. “Yes, of course. We have to come. We have to meet, to speak and…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1143+ words) Myanmar coup leader Min Aung Hlaing wrapped up a three-day state visit on Sunday to Vietnam, where the Southeast Asian neighbors vowed to boost defense and security ties. There was nothing unusual about the trip itself, except that it marked…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (327+ words) TOKYO, Japan — Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril Islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (709+ words) Twice within the first week of September, Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly dismissed rumors of a looming mobilization campaign in the country. On September 1, Putin called the rumors “complete nonsense” and described them as an “information attack” against Russia. Two…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (757+ words) The state-supported funeral of Ratko Mladic in Belgrade this week has raised a pressing question in Brussels: Can a country seek EU membership while giving a hero’s farewell to a convicted war criminal? For many, the event has shown that…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (285+ words) OSLO — Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday played down claims from Norway’s prime minister that a plane carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky was almost hit by a drone as it flew to Oslo. Jonas Gahr Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has welcomed the new ambassadors of Norway and the Republic of Korea to the Philippines during separate ceremonies at Malacañan Palace. Marcos on Tuesday first received the credentials of His Excellency Kristian Netland, ambassador…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (521+ words) KYIV, Ukraine – Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv overnight, killing two people and sending smoke billowing above the Ukrainian capital, ending Moscow’s temporary halt to strikes on the city. Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the pause in attacks as…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (206+ words) MOSCOW — An avalanche on one of Russia’s highest mountains has killed 11 climbers and left six others missing, rescue services said Monday. Rescuers received reports of the avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi, around 5,000 meters (16,400 ft) tall, at around 5 pm (1400 GMT) on Sunday....

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (292+ words) KYIV — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia showed readiness to negotiate towards a conflict settlement at talks with US envoys, Axios reported. The weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner marks Washington’s latest…...