Despite improving relations, U.S. will be absent from Vietnam’s war anniversary parade
Women wearing Vietnamese national flag T-shirts walk past the Saigon Centre shopping complex in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29, 2025, ahead of celebrations…
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Rubio leads a U.S. team for Paris talks as Macron seeks unity on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio next to special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and France’s foreign minister,…
Iran insists on ‘indirect’ talks with the U.S., refuting Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in Tehran, Iran, March 31. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption toggle caption…
A ‘beacon’ or a ‘roulette’? Chinese America watchers see opportunities and pitfalls
Sunrise turns the sky orange behind the U.S. Capitol building as it illuminates the U.S. flags circling the base of the Washington Monument on March…
Zelenskyy wants U.S. to hit Russia with ‘maximum’ sanctions if it refuses a ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President…
Hamas says it’s willing to release the five American hostages in Gaza
Friends and relatives of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, stand behind a banner…
The U.S. will resume Ukraine military aid and intelligence, as Kyiv approves ceasefire
U.S. national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit down with Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.…