Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia agreed with US proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine but any truce would have to deal with the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 has left hundreds of thousands of…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday told his US counterpart Donald Trump to “do whatever damn thing” he wants, rejecting negotiations if conducted under orders or threats. “It’s not acceptable for them to say, ‘we’re ordering you not to do this, and not to do that, or we’ll do this,’” Pezeshkian said during a meeting…
Ukrainian and US officials met behind closed doors for hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to find a path towards ending the war with Russia, after Kyiv’s forces launched their largest drone attack on Moscow of the war overnight. Ukrainians and anxious allies watched for any signs of an improvement — or further…
European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of US policies. The European Union’s defence summit in Brussels took place amid fears that Russia, emboldened by its war in Ukraine, may attack an EU country next and that…
Major Asian markets traded up on Wednesday, reversing their losses a day after US President Donald Trump imposed more blanket tariffs on Chinese imports following a similar move last month. US tariffs are expected to hit hundreds of billions of dollars in total trade between the world’s two largest economies. Chinese exports have also reached…
Donald Trump said Monday that Washington would “not put up with” Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s rhetoric much longer, as the US president prepared to meet his top team after a disastrous Oval Office row with the Ukrainian. “This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskiy, and America will not put up with it…
Russian and US diplomats met in Turkey on Thursday for talks to resolve disputes over their respective embassies in Washington and Moscow, a first test of their ability to reset wider relations and work towards ending the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin last year described relations as “below zero” under the administration of Joe Biden,…
China will always be Latin America’s “trustworthy” friend and partner, its foreign minister told his Bolivian counterpart, as Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence. “Latin America is the home of the Latin American people, and is not any country’s ‘backyard’,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
The Republican-controlled US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary Thursday, ignoring dire warnings from the medical community and elevating his anti-vaccine advocacy into the highest levels of government. Known widely as “RFK Jr.,” the 71-year-old nephew of the late president John F. Kennedy secured confirmation in a 52-48 vote largely along party…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed at least one American prisoner in what US President Donald Trump described Tuesday as a goodwill gesture on ending the war. Zelensky has in the past has refused to cede any territory after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…
