French President Emmanuel Macron and the Kremlin delivered contradictory statements Tuesday on the outcome of a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. The two leaders met for more than five hours in Moscow on Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, triggered by Putin massing more than 100,000 troops near the country’s borders. … Read more
“In terms of loss of life and damage to the economy, illicit synthetic opioids have the effect of a slow-motion weapon of mass destruction in pill form,” the report said. “US and Mexican efforts can disrupt the flow of synthetic opioids across US borders, but real progress can come only by pairing illicit synthetic opioid … Read more
WASHINGTON — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that China would “end up owning some of the costs” of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has already assembled 70 percent of the forces it would need to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a US official with direct knowledge of the latest … Read more
Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is finding out the hard way that there’s a lot more to leading Germany than being an Angela Merkel tribute act. Scholz meets Joe Biden at the White House on Monday as part of a US trip intended to repair the battering that … Read more
Press play to listen to this article PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is taking an almighty gamble by styling himself as the world leader who can strike a peace deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a meeting on Monday. If he pulls it off, he’ll be the hero who prevented the invasion … Read more
Press play to listen to this article PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is optimistic he can secure a de-escalation over Ukraine when he travels to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, but hinted that Western countries could have to make concessions to the Kremlin. His bullish prognosis of a diplomatic … Read more
Press play to listen to this article Bowing to the reality that Ukraine won’t join NATO anytime soon, Kyiv is putting in place a collection of smaller security pacts with regional military powers, including Turkey and Poland, as well as the UK, as it seeks help facing down Russia now and in years ahead. The … Read more
LONDON — With troops gathering on the Russian-Ukraine border, Britain senses an opportunity to demonstrate it can be more diplomatically nimble since Brexit. After leaving the EU, the UK has deployed its so-called Magnitsky sanctions — which allow the government to stop targets from entering the country, channeling cash through British banks or profiting from … Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Driving home from a wedding that evening, everyone in the car fell silent as they approached the checkpoint in Kabul, manned by two Taliban with automatic rifles. One of the fighters shone a light into the car. Fatima Abdullahi sat in the back seat, her two children on her lap, wedged … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona, on January 15, 2022.Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images Former President Donald Trump played a role in plans for seizing voting machines in the 2020 election. Trump asked Rudy Giuliani to call … Read more