MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at achieving a durable peace and eliminating the root causes of the war. Zelenskyy said he would meet Putin face to face.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Russia's potential consideration of ending the war, emphasizing the need for a full, lasting ceasefire.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has noted that Russia is considering a ceasefire, calling it a positive sign. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, on Telegram Quote from Zelenskyy: "It is a positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war.

The new pope echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed, as he appeared in front of thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

Leo addressed a packed St. Peter's Square, echoing an urgent plea for peace that was a recurring theme of his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as po

Pakistan and India moved closer to all-out war as each said they struck the other’s military sites in the early hours of Saturday.