Russia-Ukraine war

A worker walks in front of a transformer which was destroyed after a recent Russian missile attack at DTEK's power plant in Ukraine, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

The White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo)

Zelenskyy names new chief of general staff to enhance Ukraine’s combat effectiveness

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, a fire engine and school buses burn after a Russian drone hit them when firefighters were putting out the fire at a lyceum following Russian drone attack in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia and Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire

French President Emmanuel Macron attends an official welcome ceremony for Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Invalides monument in Paris Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

Macron says French-British blueprint doesn’t foresee deploying a ‘mass’ of soldiers in Ukraine

In this combination of file photos, President Donald Trump, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, are seen at the Elysee Palace, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris, and President Vladimir Putin, right, addresses a Technology Forum in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, left and center, Pavel Bednyakov, right)

Ukraine and Russia have conditions that could affect a ceasefire. What are they willing to concede?

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, a smoke rises out of an apartments building after a Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine

A dog reacts as self-propelled artillery howitzer "Gvozdika" fires towards Russian positions on the frontline in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia open to hearing Trump’s proposals for ending the war, an official says

FILE - Israel supporters wave flags during the Euro 2024 qualifying play-off soccer match between Israel and Iceland, at Szusza Ferenc Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Israeli teams can’t play international games at home. Now, are Maccabi’s away games at risk?

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says

Relatives of Danylo Liashkevych aka "Berserk", Ukrainian serviceman of 3rd assault brigade, cry during the funeral ceremony at crematorium in Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A Ukrainian medic fell in love with a soldier on the front. They died together in a Russian attack

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Local women react on destruction of a residential building destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Russia blasts Ukraine with more aerial attacks as part of an intensified campaign

FILE - A serviceman of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine fires Giatsint-B gun towards Russian positions near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

European countries are spending more on defense, a think tank says

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, rescuers put out a fire of a building which was resulted from Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, and Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina, right, arrive for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr Josek)

50 European leaders assess how Trump will affect their fortunes and seek a common stance on Russia

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporters' question during a news conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea’s president denied wrongdoing last month as scandal grew

American and Ukrainian flags placed in honour of fallen servicemen flutter in the wind in front of statue in central square, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again

Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Bugskiy Gard unit prepares a 120mm mortar before firing towards Russian positions on the front line, in the Kherson region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Marko Ivkov)

Germany’s top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, left and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, arrive for their meeting at the Foreign Ministry, in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. ( Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea and EU worry about Russia’s technology transfer in return for North Korea troops

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman of the 24th Mechanised Brigade installs landmines and non explosive obstacles along the front line near Chasiv Yar town in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday Oct. 30, 2024. (Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

CORRECTS SOURCE - In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Telegram messaging app on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, speaks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, front left, in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova via AP)

North Korea’s top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine

Amed Khan, a U.S. human rights advocate, political activist and philanthropist, center, stands inside a workshop of Ukraine's attack drones battalion "Achilles" in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Americans helping Ukraine’s war efforts say the US hasn’t done enough

In this photo provided by Kharkiv City Administration a multi-storey apartment building is seen damaged by Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, late Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (Kharkiv City Administration via AP)

Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, center, with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front second left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, front left, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, front second right, Poland's President Andrzej Duda, right, and other world leaders pose at the launch of the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction, on Sept. 25, 2024, in New York. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)

America’s European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election

Classes continue underground at Gymnasium No. 6 despite an air alert in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sept. 3, 2024. Missiles and bombs strike daily, so the city has begun on a dozen subterranean schools designed to be radiation- and bomb-proof. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation

A TV screen shows an image of North Korea's an intercontinental ballistic missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea’s long-range missile test signals its improved, potential capability to attack US

FILE - Poland's Defense Minister, Antoni Macierewicz, addresses members of the media during a joint U.K. and Poland press conference in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Oct. 12, 2017, in London. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Poland’s commission looking into Russian influences finds ex-defense minister at fault

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

US sanctions 398 firms in more than a dozen countries, accusing them of helping Russia’s war effort

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2024. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

How Putin views the choice between Harris and Trump, and what the election means for Russia

Finnish President Alexander Stubb speaks during a press conference at the Finnish Ambassador's Residence after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Finland’s president calls North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia an escalation

FILE - Uzbek-born Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Sept. 12, 2013. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov nominated for new term as president of fencing’s governing body

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shake hands during a family photo ceremony prior to Outreach/BRICS Plus format session at BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov, Pool Photo via AP)

Spats over Russia and Ukraine show cracks in South Africa’s unity government

Firefighters inspect the damaged office building after it was hit by Russian aerial guided bombs in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed ‘beyond borders’ as North Korea joins in

FILE - A 25-year-old volunteer fighter identified only as Dima, who is from the U.S. state of Texas and serves with the 23rd rifle battalion of Ukraine’s armed forces, holds a U.S. flag near the front line in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, on Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

The trajectory of Ukraine’s fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election