For the first time, voting includes residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed. Authorities in Kyiv denounced the voting as

Russia's first wartime parliamentary election is ending, with little opposition to President Vladimir Putin's policies

Reuters reported that Putin has portrayed the vote as a demonstration of national unity and support for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, although most candidates opposed to the war have been excluded from the ballot.

Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election was due to end Sunday, virtually devoid of opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s policies and all but certain to cement the Kremlin’s dominance. The last day of the election came as Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,

Germany's Chancellor Merz pledged to remain in office after the far-right AfD made significant gains in two state elections.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party is facing a dire set of results in state elections, exit polls show, and is set to be squeezed both by the far-right AfD and parties on the left.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he plans to stay in office after his party's losses in two state elections on Sunday, and again doubled down on the government’s plans for potentially painful reforms to Europe’s biggest economy.

Russians officials say that Ukraine has fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including what Moscow’s mayor described as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital

Over the past day, hundreds of combat engagements occurred along Ukraine's front as Russian forces mounted mass strikes and drones, while Ukrainian defenses repelled numerous assaults across multiple sectors,

Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.

Moscow came under a massive Ukrainian drone assault on Sunday, with Russian authorities reporting that more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted since Saturday, including around 450 heading towards the Russian capital. The attack, described by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin as unprecedented and the biggest drone assault on the city, killed at least two people in the wider Moscow region and damaged a major oil refinery. According to Moscow...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are meeting to deepen economic and security ties on the North Atlantic archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Macron

France and Canada are seeking closer cooperation on energy and security, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said following talks in the French overseas territory

Emmanuel Macron says the two countries will work together to improve cooperation on fishing, security and energy.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday welcomed Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney to France's tiny North Atlantic territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, just off the Canadian coast.  The

US and Chinese officials began talks in New York to lay the groundwork for a high-profile summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the world’s two biggest economies seek to maintain — and potentially extend — a fragile trade truce.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ⁠are ⁠set to meet on Sunday to try to tee up ⁠potential agreements on AI, tariffs and critical minerals for a high-stakes Washington summit this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump will welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping this week for talks on trade and artificial intelligence.

Scott Bessent and China’s He Lifeng are holding talks on trade, AI and critical minerals ahead of Trump and Xi’s Sept. 24 summit.

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels tried to attack Saudi Arabia’s capital with a ballistic missile over the weekend, the first strike targeting Riyadh since the new conflict began, officials said. Residents in Riyadh — population 7 million — witnessed an explosion and plume of smoke near the King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen confirming that their defense system intercepted the missile. The Houthis...

Iran warned on Sunday against any big ⁠new ⁠attack by the United States and its ⁠allies, saying it had information such a move was being prepared, adding to the anxiety in a ​region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia.

The United States warned Saturday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen