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The Kremlin had framed the Anchorage summit as a turning point for the war in Ukraine. Now, Putin admits there was no deal, perhaps to get U.S. to help to broker a new one.

After two devastating quakes, first responders were fishermen, doctors, and emigres returning from abroad -- a grassroots campaign filling a government void.

Both sides will "stand down for now," a U.S. official said, as talks are set to continue in Qatar. Iran hasn't publicly confirmed the meeting.

In the absence of government help, ordinary Venezuelans dug barehanded through the rubble of the week's earthquakes for loved ones.

Bahrain said it was targeted by an Iranian drone attack, while a ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime monitoring agency said.

Experts said Vladimir Putin was unlikely to change course despite worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the stock market.

Weeks of punishing strikes have disrupted water, fuel and electricity supplies across the peninsula, which Ukraine's president has vowed to reclaim.

In this year's World Cup, Scotland's second favorite team is anyone playing England.

U.S. AI companies seem to be in the lead, but that could be short-lived as Chinese competitors offer cheaper products with more commercial appeal worldwide.

The country once rejected U.S. aid after a natural disaster. This time, it's different.