42 h. ago As war draws men to fight, Ukraine’s women take tough new jobs in machinery and mines

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Koliadiuk was curious. The 19-year-old Ukrainian agronomy student spotted an ad seeking women to enroll in a tractor driving course and decided to try. But the industrial vehicle was huge and complex, and she wasn’t sure she could operate it. “In the beginning I was so scared. In the […]

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63 h. ago Kremlin official says Russia sees efforts to end Ukraine war as drawn

Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” a Kremlin spokesman said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce. “We are working to implement some ideas in connection with the Ukrainian settlement. This work is […]

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6 d. ago Fox News journalist’s widow sues network over his death in Ukraine

Michelle Ross-Stanton, the wife of longtime Fox News video journalist Pierre Zakrzewski, has long questioned the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death while he was covering the war in Ukraine in March 2022. Why, she wondered, had the security consultant hired by Fox to protect her husband’s team – which also included Fox News correspondent Benjamin […]

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7 d. ago Russia convicts captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges in what Kyiv called a sham trial

Russia on Wednesday convicted 23 captured Ukrainians on terrorism charges stemming from the war in Ukraine in a military court trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The defendants included current or former fighters of the elite Azov brigade, which Russia designated a terrorist group, and those who worked […]

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8 d. ago US Sees Russia, Ukraine Choosing a Longer War Over a Bad Deal

Russia and Ukraine may see a greater incentive to prolong the three-year conflict instead of rushing into a full settlement, according to an assessment by the US intelligence community that clashes with President Donald Trump’s pledges for a rapid end to the three-year conflict.

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8 d. ago Kremlin Says It Won’t Give Details of Talks With US Over Ukraine

The Kremlin said it won’t disclose details of 12 hours of negotiations between Russian and US officials in Saudi Arabia, sowing confusion about progress toward securing at least a partial ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

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1 week ago US Hopes for Ukraine Peace Deal Soon as Putin Seems in No Hurry

The US is still hoping a broad ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine can be reached within weeks, even as the warring sides continue attacks and signs ahead of talks scheduled for the coming days that the Kremlin is in no hurry to reach a deal.

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1 week ago Trump Says Efforts to Contain War in Ukraine ‘Under Control’

US President Donald Trump said efforts to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine from escalating further are “under control.”

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1 week ago Europe makes plan for peacekeeping force in Ukraine if U.S. ceasefire efforts work out

The peacekeeping force would be lead by Britain and France — a 'coalition of the willing,' U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it

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1 week ago Allies Say US Retreating From Push to Enforce Russia Sanctions

European officials say the Trump administration has pared back its engagement with efforts to enforce sanctions on Russia as the US pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine.

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1 week ago Starmer Shifts to Air Support for Ukraine as Troop Hopes Dwindle

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is focusing a post-war European military guarantee for Ukraine on air and sea support, moving away from his previous priority of securing troops on the ground to enforce any peace deal with Russia.

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2 w. ago Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in one of war’s largest exchanges

CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they had each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges since the Russian full-scale invasion started three years ago. “We are bringing back soldiers, sergeants, and officers _ warriors who fought for our freedom in the ranks of the Armed Forces, the Navy, the […]

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2 w. ago Russian oligarch’s daughters remain on Canada’s sanctions list despite condemning war on Ukraine

The daughters of Mikhail Fridman, the second richest man in Russia and considered part of Putin’s inner circle, went to court in Canada to oppose economic sanctions

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2 w. ago Trump and Putin will hold a call on a ceasefire, Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. The White House is expressing optimism that peace is within reach even as Ukrainian […]

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2 w. ago OC Transpo shooting victim fled war in Ukraine, left scarred by 'nightmare' on bus

Reilly Blanchard-Rivington, 21, was already under a court-ordered weapons prohibition when he shot Oksana Stepanenko on the bus.

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2 w. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Sunday evening

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2 w. ago Kremlin Says Putin to Speak to Trump as US Pushes Ukraine Truce

The Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to speak to President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid the US push for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about war in Ukraine, Kremlin confirms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. “We will see if we have something […]

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2 w. ago Starmer urges Putin to prove he is serious about peace by signing up to Ukraine ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine if he is serious about peace.

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2 w. ago Trump says he was being a ’bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office. Trump was asked about the vow he repeatedly made on […]

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