Where Things Stand Russia-Ukraine: President Trump was expected to speak with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday morning in talks aimed at a cease-fire in Ukraine, a day after Russian forces launched one of their biggest drone bombardments of the war….

Editor’s note: “Roots of China’s Growth” is a 10-episode series marking the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which has presided over the country’s meteoric rise as a global power. The series focuses on 10…

A Union Pacific train hauling hazardous materials derailed and then caught fire in the city of Sibley, Iowa, authorities said on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of dozens of people although there were no reports of injuries or fatalities. The…