• Russian Attacks Kill 2 in Ukraine
  • Standoff Escalates Over Strait of Hormuz
  • Russia Loots Thousands of Ukrainian Cultural Objects
  • US Negotiators to Meet Iran on Monday
  • Mass Shooting in Ukraine Leaves 6 Dead
Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine, killing 16

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours from daytime into the night, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 100 others as terrified residents cowered in their homes, officials said Thursday.

Zelenskyy receives international prize honoring courage and resilience

MIDDELBURG, Netherlands (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the prestigious International Four Freedoms Award at a ceremony Thursday for his and his nation’s courage and resilience in resisting the full-scale invasion launched more than four years ago by Russia.

Ukraine's army evolves under fire

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) – When a Ukrainian agricultural tycoon founded a volunteer unit of 30 people in the early days of Russia’s invasion, he had no certainty he would live to see what came next – but he did, and so did the force he created.

Oil prices rise anew after a US-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.

Canada's prime minister says economic ties with US are a weakness that must be corrected

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.

US backs South Africa project to extract rare earths despite diplomatic clash

PHALABORWA, South Africa (AP) – Two enormous sandlike dunes at an old chemical processing plant in South Africa are at the center of an exploratory U.S.-backed project to extract highly sought-after rare earth elements from industrial mining waste.

Standoff escalates over Strait of Hormuz

Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, resuming negotiations after Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

Russian attacks kill at least 2 as Ukraine strikes a Russian drone factory

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian strikes killed at least two people in Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as the Ukrainian military struck a drone factory in southwestern Russia. A “massive” nighttime drone strike on Chernihiv in northern Ukraine killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded four others.

US negotiators will go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran, raising hopes of extending a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday, even as Washington and Tehran remain in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.