Taliban claim agreement reached with US envoys on a prisoner swap
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said Saturday they reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners…
A military approach to drug busts upends US efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every…
Red Sea cables are cut, disrupting internet in Asia and the Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts…
Brazil’s soybean moratorium pause raises deforestation concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning…
Top European diplomat says Putin is setting ‘a trap’ by demanding Ukraine concessions
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Friday that the possibility of Ukraine ceding land to Russia as…
Uganda to accept deported migrants from the United States under a new deal
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has agreed to a deal with the United States to take deported migrants…
Putin agreed to NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says
NEW YORK (AP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the…
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington…
Russia-Ukraine war: Trump runs into the difficulties of Putin diplomacy
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump walked into a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressing for a…
Nations deadlocked over plastic production limits in global treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday,…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…
Armenians and Azerbaijanis greet US-brokered peace deal with hope but also caution
YEREVAN, Armenia — Residents and politicians in Armenia and Azerbaijan responded Saturday with cautious hope — and skepticism…