Ukraine

From left to right, top: former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former President Donald Trump, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. From left to right, bottom: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Where the Republican presidential candidates stand on Israel, Ukraine and China

4:41pm November 29, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Foreign policy doesn't always make headlines in presidential campaigns, but with the U.S. involved in two foreign wars — and facing a rising adversary in China, voters are paying more attention.

In this file photo, Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, center, attends a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia Ukraine war one year anniversary in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2023.

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Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals

12:10am November 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

Marianna Budanova is the wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency. She is undergoing treatment in a hospital.

A Ukrainian police officer uses a flashlight to search for drone debris near the site of an explosion following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, its most intense on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of its invasion, military officials said.

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Russia says it downed dozens of Moscow-bound Ukrainian drones after it struck Kyiv

9:51am November 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russia says its air defenses intercepted at least 24 Ukrainian drones a day after it launched its largest drone strike on the Ukrainian capital of the war.

Ukrainian National Guard soldiers fire a recoilless cannon during combat training at a military training ground in northern Ukraine on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

8:53am November 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia's most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn't say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn't say which kind.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., delivers remarks at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. House Republicans have since introduced a bill that would give some $14 billion to Israel and cut that same amount from the IRS.

House Republicans aim to pay for Israel aid with cuts to IRS funds

2:00pm October 31, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Democrats want Israel and Ukraine funding to be linked together. House Republicans are proposing a standalone bill with roughly $14 billion for Israel offset with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.

President Biden used an Oval Office address to make the case that funding for Israel and Ukraine is in the national interest.

The White House is asking for almost $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and the border

3:10pm October 20, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

Congress declined to give the White House $24 billion in aid for Ukraine in late September. Now there's a much bigger request, which also includes money for Israel and other priorities.

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President Biden addresses the nation on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday.

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Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel in rare Oval Office address

10:19pm October 19, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House.

A digital billboard in Tel Aviv welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden to Israel on Wednesday.

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Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine?

12:36pm October 19, 2023

You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it.

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President Biden makes a rare appearance in the press cabin on Air Force One during his return from Tel Aviv to talk about a deal to get aid into Gaza through Egypt.

Biden says his Tel Aviv trip was a gamble. Tonight, he has another high-stakes moment

5:00am October 19, 2023

by Tamara Keith

Biden says he knew he had a lot on the line during his 31-hour dash to Tel Aviv. Now he'll follow that with an Oval Office speech to push for foreign spending, another gamble he can't afford to lose.

A woman casts her ballot during parliamentary elections in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The outcome of the election will determine whether the right-wing Law and Justice party will win an unprecedented third straight term or whether a combined opposition can win enough support to oust it.

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Poland votes in an election seen as the most important of its 3-decade old democracy

3:23pm October 15, 2023

by The Associated Press

At stake are Poland's legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.