Ukrainians are marking the summer solstice with Ivana Kupala, a traditional midsummer celebration rooted in pre-Christian Slavic rituals honoring nature, fertility and renewal

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Zelenskyy claims that an Israeli citizen was among the deceased received by Ukraine

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Russian president also hints that Moscow stands ready to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv’s forces use a so-called ‘dirty bomb’

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Trump said he plans to decide whether the U.S. will attack Iran within the next two weeks

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As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on and the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, the world has become more chaotic, and so has its airspace

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The Associated Press is calling the current conflict between Israel and Iran a war, given the scope, intensity and duration of military activities on both sides

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The success of a key NATO summit next week is hanging in the balance

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As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country

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The prime minister of New Zealand has stressed the importance of his country’s trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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Violence against children caught in multiple and escalating conflicts reached “unprecedented levels” last year, with the highest number of violations in Gaza and the West Bank, Congo, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti, according to a new United Nations report

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Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.”

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Russia’s economy has been hit with a slew of sanctions after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

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Finland’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on land mines as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia

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Much of the focus on Iran’s nuclear program has been on Tehran’s enrichment of uranium

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging greater international pressure on Moscow following a deadly Russian missile strike that hit a Kyiv apartment building this week, killing 23 people

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Vladimir Putin has warned Germany against supplying Ukraine with missiles, stating that it would do “serious damage” to the two nations’ relationship.

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For European drone manufacturers, being able to say that their equipment has been tried in war by Ukrainian forces is becoming a sales pitch

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Super-tight security is smothering The Hague around a summit of NATO leaders next week

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Iran is boasting that it has hypersonic missiles and says it already has begun firing the cutting-edge weapons at Israel

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Russian luge athletes have been excluded from competing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics even as individuals with neutral status

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Emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile

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Sergei Shoigu says North Korean workers will help repair damage from Ukrainian incursion in Kursk

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The European Union's top diplomat says Russia's massive military spending suggests that President Vladimir Putin plans to use his armed forces again elsewhere in the future

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Trump’s sudden re-embrace of the ‘neocons’ he just recently spurned is leaving Democrats a major political opening — if they can seize it, writes John Bowden

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‘It lost steam toward the end because the president wasn’t there,’ an official said

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‘We need support from allies and I’m here,’ says Ukraine president at summit

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Keir Starmer said his sanctions would choke off Putin’s ability to continue his war

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U.S. President Donald Trump has posted an ominous message on his social media site calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran but later denied reports he had rushed back to Washington to work on a ceasefire

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Two EU members continue to import Russian gas via pipeline

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught rolling her eyes after French President Emmanuel Macron whispered something to her as they sat at the G7 summit roundtable.

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A combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday caused deaths and wounded dozens of people, according to Ukrainian officials. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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Russian state media has reported that a top Russian security official traveled to Pyongyang for the second time this month for another meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the latest display of the countries’ deepening ties amid President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine

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Ukrainian officials say at least 20 people were wounded in Kyiv after a combined Russian and missile attack

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The G7 countries are planning on discussing a new package of sanctions against Russia and a joint approach to the Israel/ Iran Middle East crisis but it appears Trump is preparing to reject the proposals

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Four uncrewed robotic sailboats known as “Voyagers” have been put into service by the Danish Armed Forces for a three-month operational trial

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Watch live as Donald Trump meets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as he attends the G7 summit in Alberta on Monday (16 June).

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The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on Palestinians and has urged government leaders to exert pressure on Israel’s government and Hamas to end it

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North Korea’s total casualties amount to more than half of the approximately 11,000 DPRK troops initially deployed to Kursk, says UK

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Austria in his first trip to the European Union member country since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country in 2022

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On World Refugee Day, we remember that the most vulnerable refugees are children, writes the actress and War Child ambassador Carey Mulligan – those who have lost not only their homes but so often their right to a childhood

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Ukraine is urging citizens to come back and Britain is offering refugees no permanent resettlement process

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Minister says country is ‘on the brink’ of an economic contraction amid ongoing war in Ukraine

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The UK joined the bloc in 2024, but Canada is yet to ratify its accession.

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Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia of criminal offenses related to the wreckage

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The Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday

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Graham called ‘disgrace’ and ‘disgusting’ after ‘game on’ comment and call to ‘pray for Israel’

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Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s vows of reprisals have brought the two Middle East adversaries closer to an all-out war, which also threatens to draw in the United States, at least to some degree

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