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Houthis say six killed in US strikes on Yemen’s capital

The US strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa province have killed six people and wounded more than a dozen others, Houthis have announced.

Trump says he was told Russia “made a mistake” with deadly attack on Ukrainian city

US President Donald Trump stated that he was told Russia “made a mistake” by attacking Ukraine in a strike that killed at least 34 people in Sumy on Palm Sunday.

Washington ‘demands control’ from Kyiv of key pipeline carrying Russian gas: Reuters

The United States has demanded control of a crucial pipeline in Ukraine used to send Russian gas to Europe, according to reports, in a move described as a colonial shakedown.

Trump extends Russia sanctions for another year

President Donald Trump has prolonged US sanctions on Russia for 12 months, based on the supposition that Moscow still poses a serious threat to the country’s national security.

White House says Iran talks positive, constructive

The White House called Saturday's negotiations between US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy and Iran’s foreign minister a step in the right direction,  confirming plans for follow-up talks next week.

Russia and US conduct another prisoner swap

Moscow and Washington have conducted another prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing CIA officials.

Poll shows majority of Americans hold unfavourable view of Israel amid Gaza war

More than half of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, according to a recent poll, stressing the fallout from Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

US says Saturday talks with Iran will be ‘direct’

US-Iran negotiations in Oman on Saturday will be "direct", the White House has announced

US considering withdrawing 10k forces from Eastern Europe: NBC

Senior U.S. Defense Department officials are considering withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, NBC News has reported, citing six American and European officials briefed on the discussions.

Trump fires US admiral at NATO

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who holds a senior position in NATO, has been fired as part of what appears to be an expanding national security purge of top officials by the administration of President Donald Trump, three sources have told Reuters.

Microsoft workers say they were fired after anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli army, according to a group representing the workers.

Trump claims US held direct negotiations with Iran

President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has begun direct talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.

Tehran wants indirect talks with Washington, warns regional countries over attacks against it

Tehran is pushing back against Washington's demands that it directly negotiate over its nuclear programme or be bombed, warning neighbours that host U.S. bases that they could be in the firing line if involved, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

Netanyahu set for talks with Trump over Iran, tariffs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington, DC, for talks with US President Donald Trump on a range of issues, including tariffs and Iran, the PM office has announced.

US says ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine

Washington will know within weeks whether Moscow is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state has stated, warning that US President Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Russia.

Trump’s team advises against calling Russian leader for now: NBC

Donald Trump's inner circle has advised the U.S. President not to hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin until the Kremlin agrees to a ceasefire in Ukraine, NBC News has reported, citing two unnamed officials.

Trump administration arrests another pro-Palestine student

United States immigration authorities have detained and revoked the visa of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University near Boston who had voiced support for Palestinians during Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.

US offering conditional partial sanctions relief in Syria: Reuters

The United States has dangled the prospect of partial sanctions relief in front of Syria in return for a list of demands.

US  judge blocks deportation of pro-Palestinian Korean American student activist

An American judge has ruled that Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Korean American student at Columbia University who is being sought for deportation by the administration of President Donald Trump, cannot be detained as she fights endeavours to remove her from the United States over her pro-Palestinian views.

American senators push Trump to seize Russian assets for Ukraine: Reuters

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging the administration of President Donald Trump to transfer more than $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine instead of limiting assistance to the interest earned on those funds.

Russia managed to influence American leadership: Zelensky

Russian propaganda is successfully influencing  some people in the White House, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed in an interview with Time magazine.

White House admits it accidentally sent classified plan for Yemen’s Houthi attack to journalist

The White House has confirmed that a US journalist was accidentally included in a group chat between Donald Trump administration officials that discussed classified details about air attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen.

Trump growing angry over ongoing Russia-Ukraine aerial attacks: Report

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly growing angry that Russia and Ukraine continue to launch aerial attacks despite Washington's peace efforts, the Telegraph reported, citing undisclosed sources close to the American leader.

Afghanistan says US lifted bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani

The United States has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul have claimed.

Negotiations on dividing territory between Moscow and Kiev ongoing: Trump

Talks about the terms of “dividing up the lands” between Moscow and Kiev are in full swing, US President Donald Trump has stated.

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