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French President Macron will meet Trump Monday and is expected to present the European plan for peace in Ukraine. Trump abruptly reversed alliances last week, blaming Ukraine for causing the war.

Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what has been the impact of the largest conflict in Europe since World War II? How does the U.S. pivot toward Russia affect peace prospects?

Federal government employees were told they have until the end of Monday to detail what they accomplished last week or face termination. Some bosses said to hold on before replying, stoking confusion.

Anne Applebaum, a writer with "The Atlantic," talks with NPR's Leila Fadel to unpack the implications of America's shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia.

The selection places two staunch Trump allies atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency at a time when ...

The trial comes as French activists are pushing to lift taboos that surround sexual abuse. The most prominent case was that ...

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 2/24/25, our guests examine the state of negotiations three years after Russia's ...

The decision comes in the wake of a judge's ruling that such a move will not cause irreparable harm to the employees. There ...

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right ...

After Germans voted on Sunday, the center-right Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor.

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — ...