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President Volodymyr Zelensky was met with a rapturous reception in Warsaw on Wednesday as he made his first official state visit to Poland. He won strong backing for Ukraine's rapid entry into NATO and signed a deal pavi…

Zelensky Gets Hero’s Welcome in Poland, Cementing Ukraine’s Ties Polish leaders backed Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership, but even without that, Russia’s invasion is making the alliance’s eastern flank more united, and m…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Macron, in China, Says He’ll Urge Xi to Work for Peace in Ukraine President Emmanuel Macron of France, speaking at the start of a three-day visit to Chin…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is expected to visit Warsaw on Wednesday for talks with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, whose country has led one of NATO's staunchest campaigns to help Kyiv defend itself ag…

Finland Joins NATO in a Power Shift and Rebuke to Putin With a simple exchange of documents, Finland on Tuesday became NATO’s 31st member state, a strategic defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who was deter…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: What We Know About the Bomb Attack on a Russian Pro-War Blogger The killing of a prominent Russian pro-war blogger on Sunday was one of the most signific…

Finland's flag will be raised on Tuesday afternoon at NATO headquarters. The deeply symbolic moment marks the Nordic nation's official welcome into the alliance and the shifting power dynamics as the West strengthens its…

Strange Days at the U.N. as Russia Takes the Helm of the Security Council The world panel created three-quarters of a century ago to maintain international peace and security met in New York on Monday under its new leade…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: North Koreans Trapped in ‘State-Sponsored Slavery’ in Russia Under the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, the number of workers sent abroad to raise money for…

The Russian authorities said that a woman had been detained in the killing of an influential pro-war military blogger known as Vladlen Tatarsky in St. Petersburg. Follow our Ukraine updates. Evidence is mounting that Mos…

Influential Russian Military Blogger Is Killed in St. Petersburg Bombing An influential Russian military blogger who called for an escalation of the war in Ukraine was killed when a bomb exploded in a cafe in St. Petersb…

Journalist Detained by Russia Was Reporting Stories That ‘Needed to Be Told’ The reporting job in Moscow had everything Evan Gershkovich was looking for, his friends said: experience in a far-flung location with the chan…

Bracing for Fights Ahead, Russia and Ukraine Step Up Recruitment After a winter of intense battles and heavy losses in Ukraine’s east, both Russia and Ukraine are taking steps to replenish their depleted forces. Read mor…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: French Anger at Macron Seeps Into Unexpected Corners The French city of Bordeaux, traditionally known for its surrounding vineyards and conservative poli…

News analysis: With the arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. journalist, the Kremlin took a step with no precedent since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The move is a signal that President Vladimir Putin is doubling down…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Russia detains a Wall Street Journal reporter, accusing him of espionage The Russian authorities said on Thursday that they had detained American journal…

Turkey's Parliament is expected to ratify Finland's bid to join NATO on Thursday, clearing the final obstacle for the Nordic nation on Russia's border to join the Western military alliance, Turkish state-run media report…

Read the letter a Russian girl wrote to her father before his sentencing over an anti-war comment. Before she knew that her father had been sentenced to two years in Russian prison because of anti-war comments he wrote o…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Even as U.S. Beckons, European Leaders Head to Beijing European leaders have been making a beeline to Beijing, weighing their strategy toward China just…

More than 4,300 Ukrainian children, many of them orphaned, have been forcibly deported to Russia or Russian-occupied Ukraine, a top Ukrainian official said, adding to reports that have prompted an arrest warrant for Pres…

State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders The Biden administration is calling for the creation of a joint tribunal in which Ukraine and international allies would try Russian leaders for crimes of aggres…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Fire in Mexico Kills at Least 39 in Migration Center Near U.S. Border At least 39 people were killed on Monday night and 29 others seriously injured when…

Ukraine began receiving the bulk of the battle tanks it was promised by Western allies. Germany delivered Leopard 2 battle tanks, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. And Ukraine's defense minister said his armed forces also wel…

Restoring a Giant Plane: Ukrainian Resilience or Folly? Piece by piece, workers are now dismantling the wreckage of the gigantic Mriya cargo plane, the heaviest airplane ever flown, with plans to build a new one with sal…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: After unrest, Netanyahu delays his plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced on Monday that he was delayin…

In one of the most pivotal and tumultuous days in Israel’s political history, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering whether to delay a judicial overhaul. The proposed changes have set off civil unrest and prom…

They Left Town as Convicts. Will They Be Buried as Heroes? When the corpse of a Wagner mercenary fighter arrived in his small Russian village in late February after he was killed fighting in Ukraine, some residents wante…

Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker They rushed to Ukraine by the thousands, many of them Americans who promised to bring military experience, money or supplies to the battleground of a…

Here are some of the stories we’re covering from around the world: Rwanda Announces Release From Prison of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired a Hollywood movie, was kidnapped by the Rwandan gover…

The International Criminal Court, which last week issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, will open an office in Ukraine to facilitate investigations into war crimes in the midst of Russia's invasion. "Thi…