The talks on Friday in Alaska pull the Russian leader out of diplomatic isolation from the West, and Ukrainian and European leaders fear it gives him an opening to sway the American president.

Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as trade and strategic stability.

Once a vague proposal for a territorial swap gained clarity, a worried President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to rally allies before Friday’s Trump-Putin summit.

Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.

There are concerns about the slow pace of change in the country, with a promised election still months away, a struggling economy and familiar problems persisting.

International charities warned that, left unchecked, the disease’s spread might exacerbate similar outbreaks across the African region for weeks or months to come.

The president’s hostility toward foreign students has made American higher education a riskier proposition for them. Other countries are eager to capitalize.

A man was swept away while fishing and dozens of other people were injured as strong winds and rain battered the island.

Israel has extensively documented the 2023 Hamas-led assault and is believed to be holding at least 200 Palestinians suspected of involvement. Not one has been charged or put on trial.

The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.