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Trump sends letter to Iran’s supreme leader amid tensions over country’s nuclear program

By Jon Gambrell, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Trump's overture comes as both Israel and the United States have warned they will never let Iran acquire a nuclear weapon, leading to fears of a military confrontation as Tehran enriches uranium at near weapons-grade levels — something only sought…

Trump considers new sanctions on Russia after freezing Ukraine military aid and intel sharing

By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The sanctions threat came as Trump faces criticism for increasing pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal while playing down or even denying Russia’s responsibility for starting the war with its invasion three years ago.

Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy announces talks next week with the U.S.

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Officials say Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile and drone bombardment during the night.

Unexploded World War II bomb disposal in Paris causes hours of travel chaos including Eurostar line closure

By Samuel Petrequin, John Leicester, Associated Press

A French government minister says that train services will gradually resume and roads will reopen after the disposal operation of an unexploded World War II bomb caused transportation chaos in Paris.

Humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza slow as hundreds of millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Officials from USAID say the the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. humanitarian agency have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups.

Clashes in Syria’s coastal region between Assad loyalists and government forces kill more than 70

By Omar Albam, Associated Press

A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country's coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control.

European leaders coalesce around new defense plan as U.S. blames Ukraine for pause in aid

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

The Trump administration once again put Europe on notice Thursday, as European leaders met to try and unite around a new defense plan. President Trump said he would selectively abide by Article 5, which commits the U.S. to defend NATO…

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WATCH: Hospitalized Pope Francis releases audio message thanking supporters for their prayers

By Colleen Barry, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia.

WATCH: Hegseth hosts meeting on Ukraine plan with UK Defense Secretary Healey at the Pentagon

By Associated Press

In just over a month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine.

France will keep providing military intelligence to Ukraine after U.S. freezes info sharing

By Associated Press

The U.S. said Wednesday it had paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped the war-torn nation target Russian invaders.