The overtures to Washington are part of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's pledge to end Syria's international sanctions.

Japanese companies are sending armored excavators to clear minefields across Ukraine, while scientists use AI to locate more threats. With some 2 million land mines believed to be contaminating ...

"Taiwan and Lithuania unanimously recognise the importance and necessity of cooperation in addressing the issue of clearing unexploded mines in Ukraine," the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said. It is ...

Ukraine has unveiled a minefield breakthrough that neutralized Russia’s summer offensive before it began. Facing motorcycle-mounted Russian troops bypassing traditional anti-tank mines ...

Zelensky, then newly elected on a promise of peace and restoring his country’s territorial integrity, sought to make progress toward ending the war in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed ...

Kremlin's three-day ceasefire goes into effect Prosecutor says guided bombs kill one woman in north Ukraine Ukraine says Russian assaults have continued in east Moscow hosting China's Xi for World ...

During the talks, the Russian team told the Ukrainians that, to achieve the cease-fire they are seeking, Kyiv should withdraw entirely from the four regions in east Ukraine that Moscow annexed in ...

Vice President JD Vance has said that Russia has been asking for “too much,” including the push for Kyiv to cede even more territory in eastern Ukraine. He has expressed frustration about the ...

Nevertheless, resistance continues. The key road-and-rail hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine has yet to fall to Russia. On that front — one of the centers of gravity for the war — Russia has ...

Ukraine summons Hungarian ambassador, expels two diplomats Hungary says it views the allegations as Ukrainian propaganda Kyiv alleges spies gathered intelligence on Ukraine defence It says agents ...

These include recognizing that Russia holds Crimea and four partially occupied regions in eastern Ukraine. Russia also seeks to demilitarize Ukraine and limit the nation’s capacity to defend ...

Ukraine’s Western allies including the US are threatening to slap Russia with more sanctions if Moscow fails to sign up to the 30-day truce in Ukraine proposed by the United States. US President ...