Trump's envoy joins European leaders and Zelenskyy to push ceasefire efforts, despite Putin's intransigence

Trump’s envoy joins European leaders and Zelenskyy to push ceasefire efforts, despite Putin’s intransigence

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with European leaders in Paris, along with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss ongoing efforts to broker an end to Russia’s war against his country that includes security guarantees for the war-torn nation. Mr. Trump has been pushing for Russia and Ukraine to strike a deal to end…

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Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China's power, and a growing anti-U.S. union

Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China’s power, and a growing anti-U.S. union

Beijing — China will host its biggest military parade ever on Wednesday, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan’s formal surrender. The massive procession will go down Chang-an Avenue, the name of which means “Eternal Peace.” Joining Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping for the “Victory Day” event — which…

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Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China's power, and a growing anti-U.S. union

Putin and Kim Jong Un join Xi Jinping for parade to showcase China’s power, and a growing anti-U.S. union

Beijing — China will host its biggest military parade ever on Wednesday, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan’s formal surrender. The massive procession will go down Chang-an Avenue, the name of which means “Eternal Peace.” Joining Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping for the “Victory Day” event — which…

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Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it "a free country" with "right to remain free" as China threat looms

Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it “a free country” with “right to remain free” as China threat looms

Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain “the best of friends,” calling the democratic island claimed by China a “free country,” as he visited with another American lawmaker. Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday…

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France, Germany and U.K. trigger U.N. sanctions against Iran over nuclear program

France, Germany and U.K. trigger U.N. sanctions against Iran over nuclear program

UNITED NATIONS — France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a 12-day war with Israel. The process, termed a “snapback” by the diplomats who negotiated it into Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers,…

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