ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl told "Washington Week" host Jeffrey Goldberg that perhaps facing the possibility of spending the rest of your life in prison has given President Donald Trump some confidence in a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of "doing everything it can" to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday "that's like oil and vinegar... they don't get along too well".

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.

The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.

"Prisoner of War," which screened Friday at the Big Bad Film Festival ahead of its Sept. 19 release, features impressive Scott Adkins fights and WWII action.

A generation of Ukrainian men has been shaped by the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II. Serhiy Hrebinyk, 25 years old and just released from a Russian prison, is one of them.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

President Donald Trump spoke about his efforts at peace between Russia and Ukraine on Fox News. He talked about wanting to get into heaven for peace.

Members of an elite Russian military unit – including a distinguished Vladimir Putin war hero dubbed the “Executioner” – intentionally shot themselves and each other to fraudulently claim nearly