United States President Donald Trump has stressed that Ukraine will not be allowed to join NATO as part of a future peace accord with Russia and ruled out lifting sanctions on Moscow before a deal is reached.
Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic reforms and to start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Kyiv has reached an agreement with Washington on a minerals deal, Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister and justice minister, told the Financial Times.
The Palestinian group Hamas has announced that its delegation concluded a visit to the Egyptian capital Cairo, where it reached an agreement to resolve a delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed last Saturday as part of a ceasefire accord with Israel.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that London will “fight for peace in Europe” with a generational increase in defence spending paid for by slashing the foreign aid budget.
The US could lift sanctions against Russia “at some point” during the Ukraine peace negotiations, President Donald Trump has said. He noted, however, that no decision has been made so far.
Israeli Air Force has conducted airstrikes on military targets in southern Syria, including areas near Damascus and the Deraa province, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand “for the complete demilitarization of the region.”
A US-based NGO has urged the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former US President Joe Biden and two of his administration’s top officials, accusing them of acting as accessories to Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine's economy after Russia's war has risen to $524 billion, nearly three times its expected 2024 economic output, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government have found.
US President Donald Trump chose not to label his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a dictator, while talking to journalists on the sidelines of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, has stated that he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Berlin despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The European Union has lifted select sanctions on Syria as part of efforts to support democratic development during the country’s political transition.
Israel informed the United States that it is no longer committed to the Gaza ceasefire accord, formulated during the administration of former President Joe Biden, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that President Volodymyr Zelensky has “absolutely no chance” of winning a fair election due to his low approval ratings and the internal political situation in Ukraine.
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its war against Ukraine in votes on three United Nations resolutions Monday seeking an end to the three-year conflict.
Israel will not allow the new Syrian government’s military forces to operate in the territories south of Syria’s capital Damascus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated.
Israel has announced it is expanding its military offensive across the West Bank and preparing for soldiers to remain in some refugee camps “for the next year”.
