Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 27

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 27

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

Louvre Ex-Director Charged in Art Trafficking Case

Louvre Ex-Director Charged in Art Trafficking Case

A former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of archaeological...

Turkish Officials Claim Capture of New Islamic State Leader 

Turkish Officials Claim Capture of New Islamic State Leader 

The reign of new Islamic State terror group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi may be over, less than three months...

Russia Slams Sanctions, Seeks to Blame West for Food Crisis

Russia Slams Sanctions, Seeks to Blame West for Food Crisis

Moscow pressed the West on Thursday to lift sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine, seeking to shift the...

Russian Forces Make New Push in Eastern Ukraine 

Russian Forces Make New Push in Eastern Ukraine 

Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, already pushed back to near the Russian border, appeared Thursday to be launching a new...

China, Russia Veto US Push for More UN Action on North Korea

China, Russia Veto US Push for More UN Action on North Korea

China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed...

Facing Public Backlash, Erdogan Pledges Mass Return of Syrians

Facing Public Backlash, Erdogan Pledges Mass Return of Syrians

Turkey‘s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pledging to return as many as one million Syrians amid growing public animosity against...

Russia ‘Embarrassed’ by Diplomat Resignation, but Fear Enforces Loyalty

Russia ‘Embarrassed’ by Diplomat Resignation, but Fear Enforces Loyalty

The resignation earlier this week of veteran Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev over the invasion of Ukraine is an embarrassment for...

Analysts: Russia Embarrassed by Diplomat’s Resignation But Knows Fear Keeps Others in Check

Analysts: Russia Embarrassed by Diplomat’s Resignation But Knows Fear Keeps Others in Check

The resignation this week of veteran Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev over the invasion of Ukraine is an embarrassment for the...

Kyiv Mayor: Ukraine is ‘Key for Freedom in the World’ 

Kyiv Mayor: Ukraine is ‘Key for Freedom in the World’ 

Calling Ukraine the “key for freedom in the world,” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged support Thursday for his country in...

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 26

Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 26

For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and...

Putin Fast-Tracks Russian Citizenship in Southern Ukraine

Putin Fast-Tracks Russian Citizenship in Southern Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday fast-tracked citizenship for residents of two regions of Ukraine, prompting protests from Kyiv that the...

Scars of War Seem to be Everywhere in Ukraine After 3 Months

Scars of War Seem to be Everywhere in Ukraine After 3 Months

Piano music wafted from an apartment block on a recent spring evening in Kramatorsk, blending with distant artillery fire for...

Greece Will Send Iranian Oil From Seized Ship to US, Police Say 

Greece Will Send Iranian Oil From Seized Ship to US, Police Say 

Greece will send Iranian oil from a seized Russian-flagged tanker to the United States at the request of the U.S....

EU Seeks More Clout Against Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs 

EU Seeks More Clout Against Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs 

The European Union’s executive arm entered sensitive legal territory on Wednesday with a proposal to confiscate the frozen assets of...

New Media Law Casts Shadow Over Azeri Media

New Media Law Casts Shadow Over Azeri Media

Azerbaijan’s journalists are used to working in tense conditions, but a media bill passed into law earlier this year has...

Controversial Russian Opera Star Takes Stage in Paris

Controversial Russian Opera Star Takes Stage in Paris

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, Western nations have sidelined a raft of Russian artists, dancers and musicians...

Sanctions Frustrating Russian Ransomware Actors

Sanctions Frustrating Russian Ransomware Actors

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appears to be having an unanticipated impact in cyberspace — a decrease in the number of...

Delegations from Sweden, Finland Hold NATO Talks in Turkey

Delegations from Sweden, Finland Hold NATO Talks in Turkey

Senior officials from Sweden and Finland held some five hours of talks with Turkish counterparts in Ankara on Wednesday in...

UK’s Johnson ‘Humbled’ But Wants to Move on From ‘Partygate’

UK’s Johnson ‘Humbled’ But Wants to Move on From ‘Partygate’

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior officials bear responsibility for a culture of rule-breaking that resulted in several...

Pope ‘Heartbroken’ by Texas School Shooting, Calls for Gun Control  

Pope ‘Heartbroken’ by Texas School Shooting, Calls for Gun Control  

Pope Francis on Wednesday said he was “heartbroken” by the shooting at a school in Texas that killed at least...

Zelenskyy Says Only Path for Talks is Directly With Putin

Zelenskyy Says Only Path for Talks is Directly With Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he would be open to negotiations with Russia, but only direct talks with Russian...