Hoping to Avert Nuclear Crisis, U.S. Seeks Informal Agreement With Iran
The talks reflect a resumption of diplomacy between the United States and Iran after the collapse of negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.
Defense and Military Forces
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: What to Know
The Ukrainians are now on the offense. But measuring their progress is difficult this early on.
What to Know About Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Against Russia
Ukraine claimed limited territorial gains in the initial days, but analysts say it could take weeks or months to gauge the success of the operation.
Germany Introduces Its First National Security Strategy
The war in Ukraine has heightened Germany’s sense that it has become vulnerable to new threats, but some critics said the strategy lacks detail.
‘It Doesn’t Count as a War Crime if You Had Fun’: Inside the Minds of Some Russian Soldiers
At a bar in a once-occupied Ukrainian village, dehumanizing messages on the walls were a stark reminder that the Kremlin wants to stamp out Ukraine and its culture.
Colombian Children Found in Jungle Had Been on Plane to Flee Armed Group
The father of two of the survivors said the family had feared the children would be recruited by a violent armed group.
Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand
Outnumbered, outgunned, out-tanked, Ukraine is putting up a scrappy defense of Marinka, another city near Bakhmut that is a few blocks from falling.
Lawmakers’ Letter on South Africa to White House
The letter is the first concrete effort at retaliation by members of the U.S. government over the growing view that South Africa’s ties with Russia is moving in a direction that threatens America’s national interests.
NATO Members’ Major Air Exercise Sends Message to Russia
More than 200 planes from 25 countries gathered in Germany for the largest-scale war games in decades, held with an eye on the war in Ukraine.
NATO Begins Large-Scale Air Force Drills
The aircraft exercise, known as Air Defender, comes as fighting escalates on the alliance’s doorstep in Ukraine.