War

Russia conducted a major aerial bombardment across Ukraine, resulting in multiple casualties and further diminishing hopes for peace talks following recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian military airfields.

At least one Palestinian was killed and 48 others wounded when a crowd was fired upon while overrunning a new aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip set up by an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation.

Israel has ordered tens of thousand of Gazans to move to zone in the south

Kyiv experienced a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday, causing explosions and prompting residents to seek shelter in subway stations.

Ukraine and Russia have begun the exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, the largest such swap since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard, of the U.N. World Food Programme, about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza as Israel's aid blockade continues.

Israel’s military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, fully disabling the country’s international airport in the capital, Sanaa, and striking several power plants.

Ukraine is poised to sign a landmark mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.

Russian drones targeted Odesa while glide bombs struck Zaporizhzhia, as the Kremlin cast doubt on the potential for quick progress in peace talks regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.