In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 25, 2025. AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service KYIV, Ukraine — A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in

US President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, second right, as a video plays during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Bloomberg/Getty images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty images JOHANNESBURG — President Trump claims a "genocide" of white people

Enlarge this image U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the

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Two-hundred and seventy Ukrainian military personnel and 120 civilians are returned to Ukraine after the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that Moscow and Kyiv had exchanged that amount of prisoners each in the first round of a large-scale swap on Friday. Military Administration of Kyiv City/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Military

President Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office on May 23, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump on Friday said he had run out of patience with trade negotiators from the European Union and has decided to set the tariff on imports at 50% starting on

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