The comments came after a <I>Wall Street Journal</I> report suggested Ukraine might be softening its stance on peace talks

Tensions have been soaring in the Persian Gulf since the US seized a tanker carrying Iranian oil in April

The attack marks at least the 21st time Israel has bombed Syria this year

Sunday marked the 78th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city

ECOWAS threatened it would use force if President Bazoum was not reinstated by Sunday, but so far there's no sign of an imminent intervention

The poll comes as the White House is preparing to ask Congress to authorize more Ukraine aid

Officials from 42 countries attended the talks that excluded Russia

The Storm Shadows are British cruise missiles with a range of 155 miles

Ukrainian officials said the tanker was hit with a sea drone carrying 992 pounds of TNT

Novorossiysk was damaged by Ukrainian air and sea drones causing the port to close for a few hours.

The US and other G7 nations pledged to negotiate bilateral deals with Ukraine on long-term military support

The British were leading NATO's air policing on Russia's border but handed it over to the Spanish Air Force