"They are made under pressure, with threats and sanctions, not to stop the war but to respond to very specific economic or ...

The war in Ukraine has reached a turning point. Since the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, Russia’s full-scale invasion settled into a predictable rhythm of summer and winter offensives, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine on Thursday, coinciding with the Orthodox Easter weekend. This decision follows a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was in the final stages of negotiations to extend a ceasefire in the U.S. war against Iran and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “An Agreement ...

Regimes that go to war usually work hard to convince their population that the decision to fight was justified and that any sacrifices will be manageable. In this spirit, Russian President Vladimir ...

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a welcome ceremony for Putin in Beijing, China, May 20, 2026. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office Less ...

Estelle is a Senior Live Pages Journalist based in London, part of a team providing real-time multimedia coverage of the biggest news stories in the world. In her 25 years at Reuters, she has reported ...

HONG KONG — China-Russia relations are at a “historic high,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after he hosted U.S. President ...

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China’s Xi Jinping told President Trump that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin might end up regretting his decision to invade Ukraine, according to a new report. Xi, one of Putin’s top allies, made the ...

BEIJING — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Tuesday night in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his own trip to ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to China on Tuesday for talks. His two-day trip to Beijing comes hot on the heels of that of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump's state visit. Russia will be ...