The House approved an effort on Thursday to send fresh assistance to Ukraine after a few Republican members joined with Democrats to force a vote on the issue. The procedural tactic, known as a discharge petition,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage with him directly to end the war.

The rejected cease-fire agreement and the continued exchanging of fire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon casts a shadow over the progress of U.S.-Iran peace negotiations.

The United States on Thursday issued sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the country's military and Castro family members.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's new council to combat antisemitism draws backlash over members critics say are hostile to Israel and Jewish concerns.

Hungary agreed to drop its opposition to opening the formal access talks but is still opposed to the fast-track membership process that Ukraine says it needs as protection from Russia.

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ​said in a message ‌on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been defeated ​on the battlefield, ​were now seeking to ⁠undermine public resilience and ​sow internal divisions.

Protests have grown in Albania over a development project linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The Associated Press reports the project is planned within a nature reserve, while one environmental group says the area is being “irreversibly destroyed.