Security
Zelenskyy proposes further peace talks with Putin in open letter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed deeper peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a combative open letter on Thursday, hoping that face-to-face interactions could generate momentum for a diplomatic solution after four years of war.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Israel's air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
China’s Xi making first visit to North Korea in years
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this week, both countries announced Friday.
FBI, MI5 warn against stepped-up Chinese military spying
Chinese military intelligence services are using Western professional networking platforms and online job sites to obtain secrets, according to a threat notice issued by the FBI, Britain's MI5 security service and three other allied security agencies.
Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks despite ceasefire, threatening peace deal between U.S., Iran
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire again on Thursday despite the announcement of a new ceasefire agreement with the government of Lebanon the day prior, further threatening the chances of a negotiated end to the U.S.-Iran war.
Kim visit to new nuclear fuel facility highlights failures of U.S. denuclearization efforts
Kim Jong-un toured a new nuclear fuel facility, state media reported Thursday, the latest symbolic and highly public evidence of North Korea's decades-long defiance of international denuclearization pressures led by the U.S.
Russia aggressively recruiting spies at NATO’s edge; Estonian intel cites new twists in shadow war
Guards manning the famous border crossing between this small city on NATO's eastern flank and Russia are vigilant about what counterintelligence officials here describe as an increasingly aggressive campaign by Moscow to recruit spies.
Sweden backs seizure of ship in Ukraine grain export probe
A Swedish court on Thursday approved the seizure of a sanctioned cargo ship suspected of transporting grain from areas in Ukraine occupied by Russia.
Hezbollah leader rejects U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon, Israel as fighting continues
The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah on Thursday publicly rejected the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, saying the deal does not consider his group's demands and would require its fighters to surrender to Israeli forces.
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong-un announcing plans to bolster the country's nuclear forces "at an exponential rate."
China bans four New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan
Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese Embassy seen by The Associated Press on Thursday.
