Russian President Vladimir Putin has told top Kremlin officials to draft proposals for the possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing, as Moscow responds to President Donald Trump’s order that the United States “immediately” resume its own testing after a decades-long hiatus. The Russian leader told his Security Council on Wednesday that should the US or…
President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to Moscow, saying it was a “strategic choice” to strengthen ties, during a meeting with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday. Xi told Mishustin that China-Russia ties were advancing with steady determination “despite the turbulent and challenging external environment”, according to state news agency Xinhua. “Safeguarding, consolidating…
Ukraine says its forces destroyed three key fuel lines near the Ramensky district. At least nine people have been killed and many injured across Ukraine by what it says were aerial attacks by Russian forces. Authorities in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine said on Sunday that four people, including two children aged 11 and 14,…
China will effectively suspend implementation of additional export controls on rare earth metals and terminate investigations targeting US companies in the semiconductor supply chain, the White House announced. The White House issued a fact sheet on Saturday outlining some details of the trade pact agreed to earlier this week by US President Donald Trump and…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top adviser praised President Trump for courting China to “help” end the Russia-Ukraine war — as some experts and European officials urged caution in taking Beijing at its word. Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential office in Ukraine, told The Post he supported Trump’s efforts to bring in Chinese President…
new video loaded: How Ukraine Is Advancing Its Drone Warfare The Ukrainian military has a point-scoring system for drone operators who hit various enemy targets. Kim Barker, a New York Times reporter covering the war, describes how the necessities of drone warfare have transformed the conflict. By Kim Barker, Nikolay Nikolov and June Kim October…
Russian strikes have damaged nuclear substations in Ukraine, leading the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to issue a “critical” warning. Power to three nuclear power plants has been affected after Russian strikes on Thursday. The IAEA said teams at South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant and Khmelnitsky Nuclear Power Plant reported the plants had lost access…
Air Force One hit strong turbulence over Asia on Thursday while US President Donald Trump was flying back to Washington from South Korea, where he had gone to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Trump on Air Force One Speaking to reporters midflight amid the bumpy ride, Trump said they could have…
The first in-person summit between Chinese and American leaders since US President Donald Trump’s return to office marked a symbolic reset in the balance of power between the two rivals, yielding a time-bound agreement to pause escalation in their intensifying trade conflict. From freezing new tariffs and rare earth export controls to resuming key US…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing after a more than 30-year pause…