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22.01.2025 12:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that if a ceasefire deal were enacted with Russia, "at least 200,000 European peacekeepers" would need to be on the ground in Ukraine to defend the Eastern European country against a possible attack by Russia.

22.01.2025 12:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will bring about a "just" end to Russia's war against his country and that he supports the new administration's push for increased defense spending by NATO nations.

22.01.2025 12:00 U.S. President Donald Trump said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is "destroying" Russia by refusing to make a deal to end the Ukraine war, adding that he could speak to Putin soon, without stating a time frame.

22.01.2025 12:00 President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m. yesterday.

22.01.2025 12:00 Two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft equipped with the Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System, or EPAWSS, arrived at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Jan. 16, 2025, marking the delivery of the first F-15E Strike Eagles integrated with one of the world's most advanced electronic warfare suites.

22.01.2025 12:00 The Council today adopted a third assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €60 million to the benefit of the Lebanese Armed Forces .

22.01.2025 12:00 Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the State Department on Tuesday to a warm reception, marking his first visit since being sworn in as the United States' top diplomat.

22.01.2025 12:00 Secretary of State Marco Rubio hit the ground running in his new job on Tuesday, hosting the foreign affairs ministers of Australia, Japan and India only hours after being sworn-in as America's new top diplomat by Vice President J.D. Vance.

22.01.2025 12:00 The crisis in Gaza continues to remain acute, with UN humanitarians reporting critical shortages of water, food and efforts to deliver vital aid to the war-torn region. Meanwhile, escalating violence in the West Bank has further deepened concerns over civilian safety and access to assistance.

22.01.2025 12:00 Taliban authorities in Afghanistan announced Tuesday the release of two American nationals as part of a prisoner exchange for one of their members, who was held in the United States on narcotics-terrorism charges.

22.01.2025 12:00 Humayun Bayat was looking forward to moving to the United States in early February to begin a new chapter in his life.

22.01.2025 12:00 Over 20 people were killed and more than 10 others wounded during two days of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia's Puntland region, officials said Tuesday.

22.01.2025 12:00 President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations told senators at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that she will promote his doctrine of "peace through strength" on the world stage if she is confirmed.

22.01.2025 12:00 Attacks on strategic undersea telecom cables off the coast of Taiwan are not new, but when one was suspected of being severed off its northern coast by a Chinese-owned ship in early January, it fit a growing pattern.

22.01.2025 12:00 U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his assertion Monday that the United States needs to take control of Greenland from Denmark in the interests of "international security."