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CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Unannounced Visit to Moscow

The trip signaled a direct intelligence warning to Moscow about possible Russian moves against NATO.

Iran War Reaches Costly Stalemate as U.S. Shifts to Economic Warfare

U.S. Expands Sanctions as Iran and Oman Near Temporary Hormuz Corridor

U.S. Moves to Economically Isolate Iran as Tehran Warns Neighbours of Retaliation

Senate Introduces Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act With More Than 60 Backers

EU Ministers Explore Trade Limits on Israeli Settlement Goods

Mass Russian Drone Barrages Kill Civilians in Ukraine as Kyiv Pushes U.S.-Mediated Talks

Trump Says India Will Buy Venezuelan Oil, Citing ‘Concept’ Deal

UK Steps Up Push Against Russia’s Shadow Fleet as US-Seized Tanker Enters Scottish Waters

Belarus Says Russia’s Oreshnik Missile Is In-Country as Kyiv Flags Deployment Sites

Trump Says He’s Not Considering Tomahawks for Ukraine After Pentagon Clears Transfer

Zelensky Presses Oil Sanctions and Long-Range Arms as Europe Rallies and Russia Signals Talks

Russia Batters Ukraine’s Energy Network, Strikes Shostka Station and Injures Dozens

Trump Ties New Russia Sanctions to NATO Ending Russian Oil Purchases, China Tariffs

Fed Poised to Cut Rates Next Week as Labor Weakens and Markets Price a Quarter-Point Move

Trump and Modi Signal Resumed U.S.–India Trade Talks as 50% Tariffs Stay in Place

Trump Says U.S. Has ‘Lost’ India and Russia to China as He Presses Europe on Russian Oil

Xi Stages Beijing Military Spectacle With Putin and Kim, Signaling Harder Line on the West

Allies Deepen Ukraine Support as U.S. Envoy Calls Security Guarantees a ‘Work in Progress’

Trump and Putin to Meet in Alaska on August 15 for Ukraine Truce Talks