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NATO's Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances

Nov. 12, 2024 09:58 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on Western allies to provide Ukraine with further support “to change the trajectory of the conflict” with Russia. Speaking ahead of a meeting Tuesday in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron, Rutte said: “We must...

Russian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries

Nov. 12, 2024 07:50 AM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The chamber, the State Duma, also approved a measure calling for banning the spread of...

North Korea ratifies major defense treaty with Russia

Nov. 11, 2024 22:20 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. ...

Polish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe's security

Nov. 11, 2024 13:10 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda marked Independence Day on Monday with a call for sustained U.S. commitment to Europe's security in view of Russian aggression in the region and argued that Ukraine's pre-2014 borders should be restored. Weighing on the minds of...

Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

Nov. 11, 2024 10:11 AM EST

The Kremlin on Monday rejected 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. The Washington Post first...

Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine

Nov. 10, 2024 12:26 PM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia's busiest airports, officials reported. Meanwhile, a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine. ...

Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties

Nov. 09, 2024 11:58 AM EST

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it's isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as...

Hungary's leader Orbán predicts Trump will end support for Ukraine in comments before EU summit

Nov. 08, 2024 11:19 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Donald Trump's biggest European fan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, predicted on Friday that a new U.S. administration under Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia's full-scale invasion. Orbán's comments were a...

Leader of the free world has never been a role Trump has embraced. The world has gotten the message

Nov. 08, 2024 09:29 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. presidents usually at least pay lip service to being leaders of the free world, at the helm of a mighty democracy and military that allies worldwide can rally around and reasonably depend on for support in return. Not so under President-elect Donald Trump, a...

The Latest: Republicans grow their Senate majority with a win in Pennsylvania

Nov. 07, 2024 19:18 PM EST

President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation midday Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump ’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris. Control over the U.S. House of Representatives hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or...