For decades, Israel has leveraged its special relationship with the United States to serve as a gatekeeper to Washington.

Russian and Ukrainian officials met for less than two hours in Turkiye for their first direct talks in more than three years, aimed at ending the war. The delegations met on Friday at Istanbul’s ...

Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Friday, May 16th, 2025. This is The Excerpt. Today we get a closer sense of the ...

At the brief Istanbul talks, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1000 prisoners of war each, according to the heads of both ...

At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his regional ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul ...

US President Donald Trump, who has made repeated claims that his administration brokered a "ceasefire" between India and ...

European leaders agreed on Friday to press ahead with joint action against Russia over the failure to agree to a ceasefire in ...