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Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned Wednesday that “a whole series of nuances” needs to be addressed before Russia will agree to any U.S.-brokered peace deal to end Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine. Speaking with journalists, Peskov appeared to downplay hopes of a quick peace agreement — which President […]

Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images (LONDON) — A professional hockey player who was arrested in connection with the 2023 on-ice death of former NHL player Adam Johnson will not face charges, British prosecutors announced on Tuesday. Johnson, 29, was killed during an October 2023 game between two British professional teams, the Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers. Johnson, […]

Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Israel’s humanitarian aid obligations in Gaza and its ban on UNRWA, the United Nations agency that provides civil and medical services to Palestinian refugees, are under examination in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a week of hearings began on Monday. Forty countries and four international organizations […]

Yurii Tynnyi/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC “UA:PBC”https://digital.abcaudio.com/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — U.S. and Russian officials continued Ukraine peace discussions on Monday as the Kremlin announced a 3-day ceasefire during May’s Victory Day celebrations — and as Kyiv cited continued Russian missile and drone attacks as evidence that Moscow has no genuine interest in peace. On […]

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — The cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, reportedly told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a “short conclave” that could select Pope Francis’ successor in as little as two days. “It will be a short conclave, two, three days,” Sako said, as quoted by Italy’s ANSA […]

(LONDON) — At least 22 people have been killed and three others were injured in a fire at a restaurant in northern China on Tuesday afternoon, according to Chinese state media. The blaze broke out at around 12:25 p.m. local time on Tuesday in the city of Liaoning, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency […]

Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war in “two weeks or less,” but later said a little more time might be acceptable. Trump’s deadline comes a day after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Vatican City while they were […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (OTTAWA) — Just five months ago, a Conservative Party victory in Canada seemed all but certain. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, was widely unpopular, and polls showed the Conservatives with what seemed like an insurmountable 25-point lead. Then U.S. voters went to the polls. Donald Trump’s […]

Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country’s forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region, with state media claiming “victory” there and describing the North Korean soldiers involved as “heroic.” The official acknowledgment came as Russian President Vladimir Putin also praised North Korean troops for their […]

Andrew Chin/Getty Images (VANCOUVER) — At least 11 people were killed and “dozens” of others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, officials said, describing it as a “mass casualty incident.” “A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene,” the Vancouver Police […]