Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday his country's victory "depends" on support from the West and expressed hope the United States would approve a critical package of military aid. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference during the...
Palestinian Territories - Israel's prime minister said Sunday a potential ceasefire in its war against Hamas militants would only delay a ground invasion of Gaza's southern city Rafah that shelters more than half of the conflict-battered territory's population. This handout photograph taken on...
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of Sao Paulo on Sunday as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro flexed his political muscle and hit out at an election ban that has seen him barred from seeking office for eight years. Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair...
CAIRO, Egypt - Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza have resumed in Doha between "experts from Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Israel", as well as Hamas representatives, state-linked Egyptian media reported Sunday. TOPSHOT - Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka said Sunday it had ended long-term tourist visa extensions for thousands of Russians and Ukrainians using the policy to live on the island since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "The government is not granting further visa extensions," Commissioner-General of Immigration...
TOKYO, Japan - Japan will spend an additional $660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year's Day earthquake, its prime minister said, taking the total amount of quake relief to $1.7 billion. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of the Ishikawa region...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - A blast from a landmine left by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 civilians foraging for truffles in the Syrian desert, a war monitor said. "Thirteen civilians, including women... were killed when a landmine left by the IS group exploded while they were searching for...
KYIV, Ukraine - Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered later than promised, delays that hobble Kyiv's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks and cost Ukrainian lives, the country's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday. Ukraine, which is struggling with an ammunition...
ROME, Italy - The G7 countries pledged support for Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia after a virtual meeting Saturday on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion. Supporters of Ukraine hold their phones in the air with flashlights on to act as “a symbol of sharing and protecting the light of...
WARSAW, Poland - The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed to his mother more than a week after he died in an Arctic prison colony, his team said on Saturday. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, died on February 16 in one of Russia's toughest...
JERUSALEM, Undefined - Israel's war cabinet convened Saturday after a delegation returned from talks in Paris on a hostage release and ceasefire deal in the war against Hamas. Protesters shout slogans as members of Israeli security forces stand guard during an anti-government demonstration in the...
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron spent the entire day at the annual agricultural fair Saturday, as angry farmers heckled him and scuffled with police. Angry farmers shuffle with French police officers, as French President tours the exhibition on the opening day of the 60th...