Taliban claim agreement reached with US envoys on a prisoner swap
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said Saturday they reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners…
Iran says it expects a swap of prisoners with France in coming days
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says Iran and France are close to agreeing to an exchange…
The health of 3 Ukrainian OSCE workers jailed since early in Russia’s invasion is unclear
VIENNA (AP) — It was late at night when they came for Dmytro Shabanov, a security assistant in…
Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine war in phone call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a lengthy call Saturday to discuss the escalating…
Ukraine and Russia end their latest peace talks
ISTANBUL (AP) — Delegations from Russia and Ukraine ended their latest peace talks Monday in Turkey after just…
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners, hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major…
No new direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks are scheduled, Kremlin says
Russia and Ukraine have no direct peace talks scheduled, the Kremlin said Thursday, nearly a week after their…
Pope Leo XIV and JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine
ROME (AP) — Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, met Monday ahead…
Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says
ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue…
Russia and Ukraine to hold their first peace talks in 3 years
ISTANBUL (AP) — The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended…