President Vladimir V. Putin welcomed Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, to Russia, briefly noting Beijing’s peace plan for Ukraine but stressing Moscow and Beijing’s enduring partnership.

Two no-confidence votes failed to oust the cabinet of President Emmanuel Macron over his raising the retirement age to 64 from 62.

European leaders adopted a plan to provide Ukraine with badly needed shells, while replenishing their own national stocks.

Also, a major U.N. climate report and a manhunt in the Indian state of Punjab.

The removal of lead from car batteries, many from the United States, at recycling plants in northern Mexico has led to high levels of lead contamination, a new report found.

Nine Chinese nationals were killed in the Central African Republic, where the Kremlin-aligned Wagner group controls a gold mine and Chinese companies have built their own operations.

The latest infusion of aid is aimed at giving Ukraine much needed ammunition ahead of a planned spring offensive.

Kohelet, the once-obscure think tank that conceived and now champions a revamped court system, is an American import.

Lawmakers in France will debate motions to oust President Emmanuel Macron’s cabinet, days after he rammed a proposal to raise the legal retirement age through Parliament without a full vote.

Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.