The Latest Breaking News from John Kirby

WASHINGTON — A group of progressive House Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to pursue negotiations with Russia to try to find a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine, marking the first sign of divergence within the party on the administration’s strategy.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. won’t change its stance toward China as a result of Xi Jinping seizing more power in a key Communist Party congress, with advisers still trying to set up a meeting between President Joe Biden and the Chinese leader, U.S. officials said.

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Fresh wave of strikes shatters power infrastructure; Iran deepens support for Russia; how Kyiv’s statues are kept safe

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Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is planning a “false-flag” attack on a hydroelectric power plant in southern Ukraine that would cause a “large-scale disaster”.

Lloyd Austin and Sergei Shoigu also agree to maintain lines of communication; Ukrainian president says Russia delaying ships’ passage

The United States said on Thursday that Iranian military trainers were in Crimea helping Russian forces operate Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding an alarming strand to a war that has heightened geopolitical tensions. Ukrainian citizens endured the first day of nationwide scheduled power outages since the war…

Moscow has resorted to the plot because “nuclear blackmail did not work”, the office of President Zelensky claims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to warn Russia not to blow up a dam that would flood a large area of southern Ukraine, as his forces prepared to push Moscow's troops from the occupied city of Kherson.

Iranians brought trainers and technical support to Crimea to help Russians use drones ‘with better lethality’, White House says