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The Latest: Live updates: Zelenskyy and European leaders will meet with Trump on ending Russia’s war
Ukraine’s future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary cadre of...
Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield
WASHINGTON – As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to...
Zelenskyy brings Europe’s top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia’s war
WASHINGTON – Ukraine's future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings with him...
Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals
WASHINGTON – A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical...
Putin agreed to let US, Europe offer NATO-style security protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says
NEW YORK – Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to...
US seeks shipbuilding expertise from South Korea and Japan to counter China
WASHINGTON – American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding...
Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service
WASHINGTON – A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the...
The Trump administration wants to end the UN peacekeeping in Lebanon. Europe is pushing back
WASHINGTON – The future of U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon has split the United States and its European allies, raising implications for security in the...
In letter to Putin, US first lady asks him to consider the children in push to end war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump...
West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul...