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A U.S. official called the deal a by-product of ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. It came as a key nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow expired.

Post reporters ventured to northwest Nigeria, where fighters affiliated with the Islamic State are on the offensive despite December airstrikes ordered by President Trump.

New European measures to crack down on Russia's shadow fleet could severely hurt its economy at a time when it is looking increasingly vulnerable.

The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales.

Buckingham Palace announced in October that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would vacate Royal Lodge, though he was photographed there on horseback just this week.

Some advocates say the Winter Games are driving up property prices and exacerbating income inequality.

International criminal syndicates have been using Fiji as a transshipment point for drugs originating in Southeast Asia and Latin America.

U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern that the end of New START could lead to "a dangerous and costly arms race" between the world's biggest nuclear powers.

The Trump administration's America First strategy has trickled down to what's left of the government's humanitarian apparatus, potentially leading to millions of deaths by 2030.

Officials said the aircraft was "acting aggressively" when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was sent to the Middle East amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran.