The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Voters in Thailand are heading to the polls for an early general election. The election is seen as a three-way race among ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested a possible June deadline for ending the Ukraine-Russia war could be linked to US political pressure ahead of midterm elections. According ...

The latest annual report on the state of global human rights from Human Rights Watch presents a grim outlook for democracy ...

KYIV — Days after negotiations to halt Russia’s war in Ukraine ended inconclusively in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing ...

Hungary's opposition Tisza party plans to introduce a wealth tax for the rich, adopt the euro currency and firmly anchor ...

The Strana news outlet also suggested that Kiev, with the help of its partners in the EU and Republicans in the US, wants to persuade American president Donald Trump to pressure Russia ...

This month marks four years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and bringing an end to the conflict was one of Trump’s signature foreign policy promises. He initially said he could end the war on “Day One,” ...

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and ...

Democrats in Congress say they fear President Donald Trump is trying to use federal agencies to interfere in the management of upcoming elections.

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy head of the GRU, Russia’s main foreign military intelligence agency, was targeted at ...