Politics Rubio and Lavrov meet in Manila with no breakthrough on Ukraine – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Manila, focused on resolving the war in Ukraine. The meeting produced no breakthrough as Russia intensified attacks on […]

Politics Ukraine replaces its top general amid street protests – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi after days of public protests demanding his removal, appointing Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of the Joint Forces, in his place. It is the biggest shake-up in Ukraine’s military leadership since the start of the war with Russia. […]

Politics US and Iran open peace talks amid Strait of Hormuz standoff – Washington and Tehran have begun negotiations after weeks of military exchanges, with Iran asserting its right to control the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon has named two US servicemembers killed in a recent Iranian strike in Jordan as their remains return […]

Politics US strikes on Iran enter a second week as casualties mount – The United States carried out a ninth consecutive day of strikes on Iran after an Iranian missile attack on a base in Jordan killed two American service members, and a third died in northern Iraq during the controlled detonation of a downed […]