President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria — surprising some senior Treasury officials, sources tell ...

On Thursday, Turkey will host the first direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia since 2022, a meeting Putin proposed on Saturday at the same time that he refused a 30-day ceasefire, despite an ...

The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours ...

A spokesman for the leader of the Catholic Church said the new Pontiff was hopeful he could provide an 'opening for peace'.

As of May 13, 2025, Russian forces occupied 112,757 square kilometers (43,536 square miles), which constituted 18.7% of the Ukrainian territory and which is roughly equivalent to the state of Virginia ...

The two-hour meeting was not promising, with the delegations refusing to shake hands. Much of the Ukrainian delegation wore green camouflage fatigues, while Russian officials dressed in suits.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations concluded their talks in Istanbul on May 16 after speaking for less than two hours, with no agreement reached on a full, 30-day ceasefire, and Moscow demanding Kyiv ...

In a significant development marking the first direct peace talks since the onset of the war in 2022, Russia and Ukraine have ...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a major prisoner exchange after tense talks in Istanbul. Both sides will release 1,000 prisoners each as part of a confidence-building step. Turkish FM Hakan Fidan, ...

Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and discussed ...

Kyiv is seeking an 'unconditional ceasefire' in the fighting that has killed tens of thousands, destroyed large swathes of ...