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Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. Alexander Stubb and other European leaders on the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the run-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. Alexander Stubb and other European leaders on the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday sought to firm up how the European Union can move from talk to more action and stay relevant as Washington pushes to stop the fighting

Finland’s president has urged the rearming of Ukraine and putting “maximum pressure on Russia” in the lead-up to possible peace negotiations sought by the U.S. The comments by Finnish President Alexander Stubb came on the final day of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday

European leaders are taking steps to answer assertive U.S. efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine

Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu and are present in most parts of the city after little resistance from government forces

Congo’s government says Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo

Congo’s government says Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo

Austrian authorities say they have classified the stabbing attack in a southern city as an “Islamic terror incident.”

Austrian authorities say the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip, saying Hamas “must be eradicated” and throwing the future of the shaky ceasefire into further doubt