Hegseth scrutiny deepens as Congress probes strike, Houthis free mariners, EU splits on Russia assets. Here’s your Thursday morning brief, December 4, 2025.

Vladimir Putin has delivered one of his harshest messages to European governments in months, suggesting that a conflict ...

A majority of citizens in nine EU countries believe there is a high risk of war erupting between the bloc and Russia, ...

According to Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the EU employs every possible method, up to explicit threats, blackmail and fake news ...

Mark Rutte's comments come a day after Putin rejected US proposals for peace in Ukraine after talks with US negotiators in Moscow.

The U.K. government on Thursday said it has sanctioned the Russian military intelligence agency (GRU) in its entirety.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the ...

Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control.

Earlier, Stefano Sannino, a second suspect in the corruption case, stepped down as head of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf ...