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Russian barrage causes blackouts in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks Trump's help

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to meet with President Donald Trump to request more air defenses and long-range missiles.

Trump to meet with Putin in Hungary in another attempt to end Russia's war in Ukraine

By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.

Chinese airlines protest U.S. plan to ban flights over Russian airspace

By Chan Ho-him, Associated Press

China’s biggest state-owned air carriers are protesting a U.S. proposal to bar them from flying over Russia when traveling to or from the U.S.

Germany pledges more military aid as Ukraine puts 2026 defense needs at $120 billion

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Ukraine says it will need $120 billion in 2026 to stave off Russia's nearly four-year all-out war.

Ukrainian officials meet with U.S. weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The meetings came before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the White House later this week.

Trump says he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russia continues conflict

By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Trump's suggestions followed Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter.

Russia targets Ukraine's power grid as Moscow expresses 'extreme concern' over long-range U.S. weapons

By Associated Press

Kyiv regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said two employees of Ukraine’s largest private energy company were wounded in the strikes. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry also said that infrastructure was also targeted in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa and Chernihiv.

WATCH: 8 children displaced by war are reunited with their families through talks with Putin, Melania Trump says

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in Russia taking Ukrainian children out of their country so that they can be raised as Russian.

Putin says Russian air defenses were to blame for Azerbaijani jet's crash last year, killing 38

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed Dec. 25, 2024, while on a flight from Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The arraignment lasted less than half an hour, but it was nonetheless loaded with historical significance given that the case has amplified concerns the Justice Department is being weaponized in pursuit of the Republican president's political enemies.