Volodymyr Zelensky declared Ukraine was ‘bringing out people home’ after the first stage of a large-scale prisoner swap took place.The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend in the ‘1,

The Taliban administration is in advanced talks with Russia for banks from both sanctions-hit economies to settle trade transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars in their local currencies, Afghanistan's acting commerce minister said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered another review of the U.S. military's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and of the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed American troops and Afghans.

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discusses efforts around Gaza, Iran, Congo and Ukraine.

Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters If President Trump wants to achieve a peace in Ukraine that lasts beyond his presidency, he should continue providing U.S. military assistance—at least until Europe ...