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Pope calls on Russia and Ukraine to seek reconciliation

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday voiced apprehension over a recent Russian troop buildup near the border with Ukraine and called for efforts...

Ukraine seeks stronger Western backing amid Russian buildup

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's top diplomat asked Thursday for stronger Western backing, saying “words of support aren't enough” amid escalating tensions in the country’s...

NATO warns Russia over troop buildup close to Ukraine

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BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Moscow on Tuesday not to push its troop buildup along the frontier with Ukraine, and expressed...

Russia says troop buildup near Ukraine is a response to NATO

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MOSCOW — Russia's defense minister said Tuesday that the country's massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he...

Ukraine leader’s request to talk to Putin ignored: official

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked for a phone call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup across...

Ukraine says 1 soldier killed in east as tensions rise

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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said that a soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in artillery fire from Russia-backed separatist rebels Sunday,...

Poor rains bring optimism African locust outbreak will fade

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BARAKA, Kenya — In a convoy of pickup trucks fitted with spray guns, soldiers zoom through Baraka' s hills leaving a trail of dust...

Defense head Austin weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast

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ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told sailors on the USS Nimitz Thursday that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments...

Sudan summons home envoy to Ethiopia amid border dispute

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CAIRO — Sudan has summoned its envoy to Ethiopia home for consultations amid a growing border dispute that has seen military buildup along the...