War And Unrest
China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine
Serbian president criticizes ICC arrest warrant for Putin
Serbia's president says issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine
Kansas man killed in Germany in World War II identified
Military officials say a Kansas man who died in Germany during World War II has been identified and his remains will be returned to his native state for burial
Serbia and Kosovo in high-stakes EU-mediated talks
Western officials are hoping for progress this weekend in EU-mediated talks between Serbian and Kosovo leaders
NFL player armed in shooting but fired no shots: prosecutor
Authorities say Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was armed with a legal weapon but did not fire the gun or do anything illegal when a teenage boy was shot near the player’s home in Cincinnati earlier this month
With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast
In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers
Japan, South Korea move forward on trade issue before summit
Japan and South Korea have agreed on steps toward resolving a trade dispute that had been one of the strains in their relationship
Ukraine vows to hold on to Bakhmut despite Russian onslaught
Ukrainian troops are defending positions in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine amid a relentless push by Russian forces to capture a city that has been turned into a wasteland by seven months of fighting
Former Australian PM says subs 'worst deal in all history'
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched a blistering attack on his nation’s plan to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States to modernize its fleet, saying “it must be the worst deal in all history.”