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Leo XIV will meet political and religious leaders in Turkey and Lebanon, providing an early test of his geopolitical mettle. Here’s what to know.

The defendant, Pedro Hernandez, was convicted in 2017 of kidnapping the 6-year-old, who disappeared in 1979 in SoHo.

The Kremlin’s leader is standing back as Ukraine and Europe scramble to negotiate changes to a U.S. proposal to end the war.

Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers have accused President Trump’s team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.

Mr. Cotton oversaw the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and several other major infrastructure projects in the New York City region.

His story began with loss, but the lessons of his “Crocodile Hunter” father helped Irwin spread a message of love as he won Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars.”

A missile-and-drone barrage killed at least six people in Ukraine’s capital, officials said, hours after officials said they had made some headway on a peace proposal.

The attack killed at least seven people in Kyiv, the authorities said, as Moscow suggested it would resist changes negotiated by Ukraine.

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.

With Russia looming, governments race to rebuild armed forces that shrank after the Cold War, grappling with hard issues of economics, politics and military strategy.