Russia launched 160 Shahed UAVs and various types of decoy drones and two Iskander missiles across Ukraine—many targeting the capital of Kyiv—as the United States deploys diplomats across the globe in pursuit of a negotiated settlement between the two sides.
Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in Gaza City and handed them over to the Red Cross. Israel later released 200 Palestinian prisoners in the second exchange of a fragile ceasefire.
President-elect Donald Trump is renewing his push to acquire the Arctic island of Greenland, expressing his desire to control the territory while refusing to rule out the use of military force or economic coercion.
The Notre Dame Cathedral provided the backdrop for President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the geopolitical stage, with the grand reopening offering an opportunity for Trump to reintroduce himself to the world—including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Over four-million Ukrainians have fled the country since the start of Russia’s invasion, with Poland surfacing as the primary landing spot. The Hrebenne border crossing is receiving the largest number of people fleeing the war—managed by volunteers and international groups—as the responsibility is becoming nearly impossible to address alone.
Weeks of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union, as critics accuse the ruling leadership of following increasingly authoritarian, pro-Russia policies in a turn away from the West.