Laura Kelly

Laura Kelly

Biden’s hopes for Gaza cease-fire diminish despite pressure campaign

President Biden's hopes for brokering a cease-fire before leaving office are looking increasingly distant, even as the White House ramps up pressure on Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement in cease-fire talks set to resume Thursday.  “It’s getting harder,” Biden said Wednesday when asked if a cease-fire deal was becoming a more distant possibility,...

Front-line nations sound alarm at NATO summit: Get tougher on Russia

Ukraine and its most ardent supporters within NATO are airing frustrations that the bloc can do more to confront Russia, even as the alliance's summit in Washington focuses largely on Western efforts to rein in Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders of other countries on the front line with Russia warned...

Trump, Biden contrasts on Ukraine, Israel to take center stage

The presidential debate Thursday will set out clear differences over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, with President Biden’s pitch for unity among traditional allies expected to contrast with former President Trump’s tough talk and transactional foreign policy.  And while Ukraine and Israel may not be the top priorities for U.S. voters according to polls,...

Russia’s hybrid warfare spills into NATO, raising new fears

Russia’s increasing use of hybrid and gray-zone attacks against European countries is posing a major challenge for the U.S. and NATO: how to respond without sparking a major conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Baltic countries, Poland and the Czech Republic in particular, are raising alarm that acts of sabotage — and sometimes fatal attacks...

Russia’s hybrid warfare spills into NATO, raising new fears

Russia’s increasing use of hybrid and gray-zone attacks against European countries is posing a major challenge for the U.S. and NATO: how to respond without sparking a major conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Baltic countries, Poland and the Czech Republic in particular, are raising alarm that acts of sabotage — and sometimes fatal attacks...