Russia-Ukraine war

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, meets Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress of China, in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 13, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation

A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soldiers carry the coffins of two Ukrainian army sergeants during their funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukraine gets a big boost of US aid. It still faces a long slog to repel Russia

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once Biden signs bill

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, visit the Armourd Brigade barracks in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

UK puts its defense industry on ‘war footing’ and gives Ukraine $620 million in new military aid

People look at fragments of the television tower which was broken in half after it was hit by a Russian missile in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

A Russian strike on Kharkiv’s TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says

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Russian rockets are launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region, seen from Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

European nations with Patriot missiles hesitate to give the air defense systems to Ukraine

European Union countries possessing Patriot air defense systems appear reluctant to give any to Ukraine.

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers carry shells to fire at Russian positions on the front line, near the city of Bakhmut, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on March 25, 2024. Approval by the U.S. House of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower. But the clock is ticking. Russia is using all its might to achieve its most significant gains since the invasion by a May 9 deadline. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines

Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of a $61 billion package for Ukraine puts the country a step closer to getting an infusion of new firepower.

Women hold "Free Azov" signs during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

The House approved $61 billion in aid as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.

FILE - Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2024. President Joe Biden can breathe a little bit easier with Israel and Iran seemingly stepping back from the brink of plunging the Middle East into all-out war. But challenges across the Middle East are testing the proposition he made to voters during his 2020 campaign: A Biden White House would bring a measure of calm around the globe and renewed respect on the world stage. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?

President Joe Biden can perhaps breathe a bit easier given that Israel and Iran seem to have stepped back for now from tipping the Middle East into all-out war.

In this photo provided by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, a view of the damage after Russia's attack on residential building in Dnipro, Ukraine, Friday, April 19, 2024. (Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration via AP Photo)

Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations

Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure.

FILE - Olha Faichuk, 79, center, cries as she says goodbye to her neighbors in front of her apartment building, which was heavily damaged by a Russian airstrike, in Lukiantsi, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

As Russia edges toward a possible offensive on Kharkiv, some residents flee. Others refuse to leave

Russia is exploiting air defense shortages in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region by targeting civilian infrastructure and communities to drive away residents.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after lawmakers pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.

FILE -A steel worker moves a 155 mm M795 artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. The House approved $61 billion in funding for the war-torn country Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

After Congress finally does pass new funding, this is how the US can rush weapons to Ukraine

The Pentagon can get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill.

FILE – A Su-25 plane is seen firing rockets over Ukraine in a video frame grab. The video was taken from inside another Su-25 plane and released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Jan. 22, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces across the front line to prepare to grab more land this spring and summer.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, top left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, top, second from left, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, bottom left, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, bottom right, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly, top right, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, right, meet on the second day of a G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, Thursday April 18, 2024. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)

NATO and the EU urge G7 nations to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions

Top NATO and European Union officials are urging industrialized nations to take quick and concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine.

Germany arrests 2 for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid

Prosecutors say two German-Russian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of espionage. One of them is accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including U.S. military facilities in hopes of sabotaging aid for Ukraine.

A giant canvas promoting the European elections is seen on the European Parliament Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. The European Elections will take place from June 6 to June 9 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Defense and security are on citizens’ minds before the EU Parliament elections, a survey finds

A survey has found Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is foremost in European Union citizens’ minds, with defense and security being key campaign issues ahead of June elections.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, blood is seen next to a car damaged by Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 17 people as the war approaches a critical stage

Local officials say three Russian missiles have slammed into the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, hitting an apartment building and killing at least 17 people.

From left, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

EU leaders vow to impose tougher sanctions against Iran as Ukraine’s president pleads for support

European Union leaders are vowing to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that the country’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.

Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic waves after claiming victory in a parliamentary election in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Croatia's governing conservatives convincingly won a highly contested parliamentary election Wednesday, but will still need support from far-right groups to stay in power, according to the official vote count. The election followed a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the country's president and prime minister. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Croatia’s ruling conservatives win parliamentary vote, but cannot rule alone

Croatia’s governing conservatives have won a highly contested parliamentary election, but without enough seats to rule alone.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during a press conference at the American Diplomacy House in Seoul Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the U.N. system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during an interview with The Associated Press as he arrives for a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in the Italian southern island of Capri, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with soaring tensions in the Mideast and Russia's continuing war in Ukraine topping the agenda. The meeting runs April 17-19. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

G7 ministers eye targeted sanctions on Iran and a message of restraint for Israel at Italy meeting

Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the resort island of Capri amid calls for new sanctions against Iran.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference in Beijing, China, Monday, April 8, 2024. Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Americans and Chinese have been united in their interest in what Janet Yellen will eat next. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Yellen says Iran’s actions could cause global economic spillovers as White House vows new sanctions

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of potential global “economic spillovers” from rising tensions in the Middle East as the White House pledged to exact new sanctions against Iran.

A Ukrainian serviceman from the Azov brigade known by call sign Chaos, right, carries mortar shell, while he waits for a command to fire, at positions of 122 mm HM 16 mortar around one kilometer away from Russian forces on the frontline in Kreminna direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a controversial law, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost conscription to replenish depleted forces to fend off Russia’s continued aggression.

Blinken assures US support of Black Sea allies as Ukraine urges military aid during conference

The U.S. secretary of state has assured allies bordering the Black Sea they can depend on his country’s support to make the region more secure, prosperous and integrated.

A worker repairs damaged thermal power plant, one of the country's largest, recently destroyed by Russian missiles near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Ukraine’s foreign minister says Israel’s response to an Iranian aerial attack shows what Kyiv needs

Ukraine’s foreign minister says the success of Israel and its allies in largely thwarting a massive Iranian missile and drone attack shows what Ukraine could achieve against Russian aerial barrages if it had more support from its partners.

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Bosch Hydrogen Powertrain Systems (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. in Jiulongpo District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Sunday, April 14, 2024. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in China on a visit focused on the increasingly tense economic relationship between the sides and differences over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Huang Wei/Xinhua via AP)

Germany’s Scholz calls for fair competition and warns against dumping during China visit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction while speaking to students in Shanghai on Monday.

A Ukrainian serviceman from the Azov brigade, known by the call sign Chaos, smokes a cigarette while he waits for a command to fire, in a dugout around one kilometer away from Russian forces on the frontline in Kreminna direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

More civilians die in Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces

More civilians have died across Ukraine as analysts warn that delays in U.S. aid would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives.

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, April 13, 2024, Russian Army soldiers ride their armoured vehicle to take positions and fire toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east

Ukraine’s military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the country’s industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days,” as warming weather has allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more than 1,000-km long frontline.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Alexei Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The US and UK restrict the trade of Russian-origin metals

The U.S. and U.K. will begin restricting the trade of new Russian-origin metals — including aluminum, copper and nickel — on global metal exchanges and in derivatives trading.

FILE - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, center, accompanied by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, left, speaks during the Thomas Laubach Research Conference at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, on May 19, 2023. A review of the Bank of England's economic forecasting that was published Friday April 12, 2024 and undertaken by Ben Bernanke, the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, has found “significant shortcomings” that should be addressed to better inform future interest rate decisions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ex-Fed chair Ben Bernanke finds ‘significant shortcomings’ in Bank of England’s economic forecasting

A review of the Bank of England’s economic forecasting undertaken by the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve has found “significant shortcomings” that should be addressed to better inform future interest rate decisions.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency workers extinguish a fire after a Russian attack on the Trypilska thermal power plant in Ukrainka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants

Officials say a massive missile and drone attack has destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest power plants and damaged others.

Man awaiting trial for insulting Belarusian president dies in jail

A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody.

Hungary will impose new restrictions on agricultural imports from Ukraine

Hungary’s government will add new restrictions on the import of Ukrainian agricultural products to protect Hungarian farmers from market fluctuations caused by cheaper Ukrainian imports.

Ukrainian servicemen from the Azov brigade known by call sign Ray, left, and Kiss, right, rest in the trenches on the frontline in Kreminna direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts as war drags on

Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law on how the country will call up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces that are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance.