Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said.
On Wednesday, Zelensky rejected US demands for (...)
The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, installing a staunch loyalist of President Donald Trump and conservative firebrand at the head of the nation's top law enforcement agency.
The Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel (...)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to prepare plans to make drastic budget cuts over the next five years, with an exception for border security, according to a new memo obtained by CNN.
The memo, dated Tuesday, calls for (...)
An appeals court will not allow the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants, in a ruling that could propel the issue to the Supreme Court.
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined an (...)
Rapper A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty of firing a gun at a former friend.
A jury in Los Angeles acquitted the musician, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, on two felony assault charges that carried up to 24 years in prison.
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French President Emmanuel Macron got straight on the phone to Donald Trump and, separately, to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, after fellow leaders of Europe's biggest military powers left the glittering Elysée Palace in Paris.
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All passengers and crew on a flight that crashed and overturned while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada have survived, the airport's chief executive said.
"We are very grateful there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries," (...)
The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, the Associated Press news agency reported citing (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia hosted historic U.S.-Russia talks on Tuesday, aimed at improving relations between the two countries.
This initiative aligns with the directive of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, reaffirming Saudi Arabia's (...)
Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a "US backstop" to deter Russia from attacking its neighbor again.
Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European leaders in Paris, the prime minister repeated that he would (...)
When US President Donald Trump wanted someone to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin last week to open negotiations for a potential deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, he didn't dispatch his secretary of state.
The man he sent to the Kremlin to (...)
High-stakes talks between the United States and Russia have commenced at Al-Diriyah Palace in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, under Saudi mediation aimed at improving relations between the two nations and fostering global security and stability.
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The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in Washington DC.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday laid out a multi-track approach to restoring diplomatic ties with Russia and ending the three-year-long Ukraine war following high-level talks in Riyadh.
Speaking at a press conference alongside National (...)
The United States and Russia have agreed to address outstanding issues concerning their diplomatic missions "once and for all," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday following high-level talks in the Saudi capital.
Describing the (...)
A group of eleven European leaders is gathering in Paris to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and strengthen their common position amid the accelerated peace process being promoted by US President Donald Trump, who last week shocked Western (...)
As the dust settled on the Munich Security Conference, European leaders were left caught off guard by the recent statements of the Trump administration on the war in Ukraine and European defense.
After a phone call with Russian President Vladimir (...)
US President Donald Trump's approach to ending Russia's almost three-year-long war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials concerned they are being sidelined by the new US administration's plans for direct negotiations over (...)
Amid Democrats' shock and bickering over how much to respond to President Donald Trump is a deeper question rippling through leaders across the Capitol and across the country: How much should they rely on the same institutional and procedural (...)
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "ready and willing" to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine to help guarantee its security as part of a peace deal.
The UK prime minister said securing a lasting peace in Ukraine was "essential if we are to deter (...)
President Donald Trump's attempts to shrink the federal bureaucracy are heading to the Supreme Court, according to US media.
He has filed an emergency appeal to the country's highest court to rule on whether he can fire the leader of an independent (...)
At least nine people have died over the weekend, as torrential downpours drenched parts of the south-eastern US, submerging roads and houses.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said eight people had died in his state and suggested at a news conference (...)
The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan's independence — a move which has sparked anger in China.
China said the revision "sends a wrong... signal to separatist forces (...)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday, marking his first visit to the Middle East since assuming office.
Upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, he was welcomed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who (...)
A shipment of US-made heavy bombs that had been delayed by the administration of former US President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
According to the ministry, a vessel carrying MK-84 2,000-pound (...)
