Japan will provide Ukraine with a loan exceeding US$3 billion as part of the G7-led Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative, funded by profits from frozen Russian assets.

The strike reportedly destroyed one Iskander missile launcher and seriously damaged two others.

“It’s deterrence and peace through strength, but it cannot be reliance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.

Ukrainian officials say at least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed in a Russian drone strike on a northern Ukrainian overnight.

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Ukraine's SBU revealed its special underwater operation and posted a video of the blast.

The Microsoft founder urges young innovators to use Artificial Intelligence to improve health services.

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The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as it develops guidance to expand “social media screening and vetting” to all applicants for student visas, according to a diplomatic cable seen by CNN.

US and German officials will discuss the next phase of Ukrainian support and Russian sanctions during meetings in Washington this week, including lifting range restrictions on interdiction in Russia.

"Apparently, dementia comes as a hereditary gift for all U.S. presidents," a pro-Kremlin bot wrote.

For the first time since 1972, Saudi Arabia plans to ease its alcohol ban by introducing limited, licensed sales in select tourist zones

Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to Russia for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap. Many Ukrainian soldiers have now spent over three years in Russian captivity, where they are often being tortured, abused and offered to "join Russian forces to then occupy Europe."

The agency noted that this figure includes those cases recorded by HUR, suggesting the actual total may be higher.

ISTANBUL, May 24 — In a bid to tackle Turkey’s falling birthrate, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on yesterday announced the “decade of the family”, and again lashed out at...

President Donald Trump believes European Union proposals have not matched those from other trading partners, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Head of strategy of Finnish defence forces says they are monitoring Moscow’s manoeuvring ‘very closely’

The Arctic territory has issued a 30-year mining permit to a Danish-French consortium.

Rhamposa is in the US to persuade Trump to make deals with his country rather than scold and punish it.

US President Donald Trump has refused to join the European Union’s sanctions pressure on Russia after a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Instead, he has expressed an intention to focus on economic cooperation with Moscow, which could lead to a rift within NATO – something Putin has been seeking to create for more than two decades.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said reviving the nation's birth rate is one of Russia's "top priorities."

The Defense Express media outlet has reported that Russia did not launch an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile on the night of 18-19 May, as warned by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

Acting President of Romania Ilie Bolojan has signed a law expanding its armed forces’ powers, allowing troops to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are unlawfully in the country’s airspace.

The result is a dramatic turnaround from the first round of voting a few weeks ago when Mr Simion was well ahead.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican to discuss Ukraine's war, humanitarian issues, and the Holy See's potential mediation role.