Europe

Trump hosts British PM for Ukraine-focused talks

U.S .President Donald Trump hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday at the White House, where the two laid out their visions for the end of Ukraine's war. Trump also revived his push for NATO allies to contribute more to their own security. Anita Powell reports. Kim Lewis contributed.

British PM Starmer seeks to project unity with Trump despite differences on Ukraine 

US president noncommittal on providing 'backstop' to potential European peacekeeping force

Possible Kurdish-Turkish peace could be bad news for Islamic State

US officials hope Kurdistan Workers' Party leader's call to end armed struggle against Ankara will allow for renewed focus on battling IS

Vatican reports Pope Francis' condition is continuing to improve 

Pontiff is battling double pneumonia

Turkey’s Kurds react to PKK leader’s call to disarm group

Rights activists see plunge in democratic freedoms in Russia 

Activists mark 10 years since Nemtsov assassination 

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia, Seoul says

Intelligence analysts are trying to determine how many more North Korean troops have been sent

Global splinters evident at G20 finance ministers meeting

At the end of the event, South Africa announced there had not been consensus for a joint communique

On Moscow streets, Russians welcome thaw in relations with Washington

With U.S. President Donald Trump's recent overtures toward Russia, on the streets of Moscow, many welcome what they see as a thaw in relations with Washington, and what some hope is the beginning of the end of their country's isolation from the West. Jonathan Spier narrates this report.

Experts: Europe could not replace US as guarantor of Ukraine's security

A top priority of any new European defense mechanism would be protecting Ukraine, now in its fourth year of trying to fight off Russia's invasion