Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that some of the U.S.-made weapons that Ukraine is seeking are deployed with NATO allies in Europe.

Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's "pathological fixation" on preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, a direct Russian attack on the alliance is highly unlikely. -The war in Ukraine has exposed the Russian military's significant weaknesses and its limited ability to project power,

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, are expected to promise today to have their nuclear arsenals work together if Europe is threatened. Private equity firms have entered the $40 billion youth sports industry. Their investments could raise costs for families.

World War Three fears as NATO chief warns of joint Xi and Putin attack - Mark Rutte suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could attempt to seize Taiwan while urging Vladimir Putin to launch a paral

Putin will attack Nato country to keep Europe distracted while Xi invades Taiwan, warns Rutte - Xi will tell Putin ‘I need you to to keep them busy in Europe by attacking Nato territory’, says Nato ch

One of Vladimir Putin's closest allies has outlined a series of demands Russia wants met to bring an end to its brutal war in Ukraine. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that any agreement to halt the violence cannot be reached unless the "root causes of the conflict" are "eliminated".

Beijing has declared Taiwan as an "inalienable" part of China, whereas Taipei has long asserted its independence.