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Life in Ukraine’s Trenches: Gearing Up for a Spring Offensive In a thicket of trees between two vast farm fields, a plywood trapdoor built into the forest floor opened to reveal stairs leading underground. Inside was a s…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Pope Returns to Hungary, to Delight of Viktor Orban Pope Francis visited Budapest for the second time in less than two years on Friday as he attempts to…

An apartment block in central Ukraine was leveled in a rocket attack on Friday morning, as a Russian aerial assault across the country killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more, officials said. Follow our updates…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Looting, Roadblocks: Paramilitary Is a Scary Neighbor in Sudan’s Capital In parts of Khartoum that have been taken over by a feared paramilitary force, t…

Nearly all the combat vehicles Ukraine's Western allies promised to deliver in time for Kyiv's expected spring counteroffensive have arrived, NATO's top military commander said on Wednesday. Follow our updates on Ukraine…

Xi and Zelensky Talk at Last, but Words Are Chosen Carefully Two months after issuing a vague plan for ending the war in Ukraine, China’s leader, a close ally of Vladimir V. Putin, on Wednesday acceded to repeated reques…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Pope Gives Women a Vote in Influential Meeting of Bishops Pope Francis approved changes on Wednesday that will for the first time allow women and lay peo…

At least five explosions rocked the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine on Wednesday as Russian forces pound the region ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Follow our Ukraine updates. The UN secretary g…

The Russian foreign minister hints of a possible prisoner swap for Gershkovich. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, hinted on Tuesday at the possibility of a prisoner swap involving two Americans detained in Rus…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Violence in Sudan Cuts Through U.S.-Brokered Cease-Fire A U.S.-brokered cease-fire in Sudan appeared to be on shaky ground on Tuesday as gunfire and expl…

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, proposed an extension and expansion of an agreement with Russia that has allowed Ukraine to transport grain from its Black Sea ports, according to a summary of a meeting he hel…

Russian-Led U.N. Meeting on Peace Draws West’s Accusations of Hypocrisy A Russia deeply enmeshed in the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II dispatched its foreign minister to the United Nations Security Council…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Civilians Flee Fighting in Sudan for Troubled Neighboring Countries The fighting between two generals in Sudan has killed more than 400 people. The clash…

Fresh off a five-day diplomatic sweep through Latin America, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, will be at the UN this week. Russia holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council this month, and Lavrov w…

Ukraine Says Russian Troops Are Evacuating Civilians From Occupied Areas of South Russian troops are forcibly relocating people from occupied areas near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a Ukrainian official said o…

Western Weapons Supplies Fall Short of Ukraine’s Needs, Documents Show Western allies this week delivered some of the most powerful weapons that Ukraine says it will need for a looming counteroffensive against Russia: a…

‘A Quick Death or a Slow Death’: Prisoners Choose War to Get Lifesaving Drugs An estimated 20% of Russian prisoners fighting in Ukraine are HIV positive. Deprived of effective treatments in prison, they were promised ant…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: No Reprieve in Sudan Even for Eid Holiday as General Rejects Calls for Cease-Fire As people in Sudan marked the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, forc…

Defense ministers and senior military officials from more than 40 countries are meeting in Germany on Friday to discuss additional aid for Ukraine as Kyiv continues to press for advanced military equipment ahead of an ex…

Ukraine’s Social Media Stars Rethink How They Wield Their Influence Moscow’s invasion has caused a cultural upheaval in Ukraine, and language is at the heart of that transformation. That goes for influencers too: Thousan…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Fighting Intensifies in Khartoum as Sudan Cease-Fires Fail Fighting in Sudan intensified on Thursday morning as a bombardment by warplanes in the center…

The U.S. is sending another weapons package to Ukraine — this one valued at $325 million, Pentagon officials said, in advance of an expected Russian counteroffensive. The new package includes ammunition for HIMARS rocket…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Sudan’s army says it will honor a cease-fire proposed by a rival force. Sudan’s military has agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire proposed by the Rapid Support…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III is traveling to Sweden and Germany this week to coordinate aid to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration recently over the delays in getting more arms to Ukrai…

Zelensky and Putin Make Dueling Trips to Front Line in Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited the embattled eastern town of Avdiivka, his office said on Tuesday, after the Kremlin announced that Presiden…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World’s Most Notorious Spy Tool A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and…

President Vladimir Putin of Russia visited the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, the Kremlin said, one of the closest trips he has made to the fighting. Moscow did not specify when the visit took place, but Putin offer…

Harsh Sentence for Putin Critic Highlights Kremlin’s Repression A Moscow court on Monday sentenced an outspoken critic of the Kremlin to 25 years in prison, an unusually harsh punishment that underscores President Vladim…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Sudan Erupts in Chaos: Who Is Battling for Control and Why It Matters Gunshots erupted outside apartments and rockets screamed across city blocks. Smoke…

A court in Moscow sentenced Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, to 25 years in prison after finding him guilty of treason over his criticism of Russia's war in Ukraine and of the Kremlin'…