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After meeting Putin, Trump changes his position on the need for a ceasefire

President Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday in Anchorage, Alaska. On his flight to Alaska, Trump said his top priority was a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. After meeting with Putin, Trump said a ceasefire was not essential, and it was better to seek a permanent peace agreement. Andrew

European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

FILE - President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP KYIV — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the

Al Jazeera reporter’s death a ‘significant escalation’ of dangers media face, CPJ says

A woman carries a poster showing Palestinian journalists Anas al-Sharif, left, and Mohamed Qreiqeh that Israel's military targeted and killed with an airstrike late Sunday in Gaza, during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) Nasser Nasser/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP/AP The killing of

U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.

A Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop

Family and friends of Awdah Al Hathaleen carry his body to the cemetery during his funeral on Aug. 7 in Umm al-Khair, West Bank. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank — In this village of 500 people in the West Bank, a bulldozer worked steadily at a

Israeli airstrike kills a prominent Al Jazeera journalist and colleagues in Gaza

Mourners grieve over the bodies of journalists killed in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Journalists cried out in disbelief Sunday night as they stepped into a press tent in Gaza City that had been hit in an Israeli airstrike targeting the territory's most prominent and well-recognized

What’s at stake as Trump prepares to meet Putin in Alaska?

In this combination of file photos, President Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, are seen at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris, and President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses a Technology Forum in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2025. Aurelien Morissard, left and center, Pavel Bednyakov, right/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien

Italy is reviving plans for a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland. Will it work?

An artistic rendering of the proposed 2-mile-long Strait of Messina Bridge between Sicily and the rest of Italy. Stretto di Messina hide caption toggle caption Stretto di Messina The Italian government this week gave the green light for construction to start on what it says would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge. The Strait