Nov 15 German Chancellor Scholz spoke to Putin for first time in 2 years to push Ukraine peace talks By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years. Continue reading
Nov 15 What the Biden administration plans to accomplish before Trump takes over the White House By Collin Binkley, Fatima Hussein, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Trump's administration can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process. Continue reading
Nov 11 Russian drone and ballistic missile attack kills at least 6 civilians in Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Officials say Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile have smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Continue reading
Nov 11 Kremlin denies report Putin and Trump spoke about Ukraine war last week By Associated Press The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: Israeli strike on house in northern Gaza kills at least 17 people In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit Lebanon and northern Gaza with more deadly airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Cuba days after Hurricane Rafael pummeled the island, Trump was declared the winner of the… Continue watching
Nov 08 International leaders prepare for a world with Trump leading U.S. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Trump has threatened to pull out of NATO and walk away from Ukraine and Taiwan. His backers say he's simply more judicious than past U.S. presidents about which battles and alliances to engage in. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 5:47 Ukraine loses ground to Russia as Trump win leaves future U.S. support in doubt By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Russian President Putin said Ukraine would have to stay out of NATO for there to be peace while Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said he wouldn't agree to a cease-fire unless it included security guarantees. During the campaign, Donald Trump said he… Continue watching
Nov 07 Putin congratulates Donald Trump on his election victory in first public comments on U.S. vote By Associated Press The Kremlin earlier welcomed Trump’s claim that he could negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine “in 24 hours” but emphasized that it will wait for concrete policy steps. Continue reading
Nov 07 An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia is aiming to save and stockpile its missiles, which are much more powerful than drones, Kovalenko claimed on Thursday, though Russia has used missiles effectively in its campaign to knock out Ukraine’s power grid. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:53 How world leaders are reacting to Trump’s election win By Nick Schifrin, Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev Donald Trump’s victory is headline news across the world. The president-elect and his team are vowing to dramatically change U.S. foreign policy. Nick Schifrin reports on the international reaction to the election. Continue watching