France — G7 leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump have backed a joint declaration promising to boost military support to Ukraine and to strengthen sanctions against Russia. “We, the Leaders of the G7, stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” they said in a declaration published on...
United States President Donald Trump touted his preliminary deal to end the war on Iran and suggested he will seek to end hostilities in Ukraine and Lebanon as he joined global leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France. While many have expressed relief over the deal that could bring closure to the Iran conflict, the...
The Israeli Air Force on Sunday posted a video of the exact moment the military struck a building in Beirut that it says functioned as Hezbollah headquarters. The dramatic video, posted on X, shows the building in the Dahiyeh area of southern Beirut exploding as air forces launch a precise strike on it. Plumes of...
Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, depots and pipelines. Tanker trucks attacked and left ablaze along the land corridor from Russia to Crimea. Motorists waiting in long lines at gas stations. In a new blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces have targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering...
Trump said he cancelled “scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran” because “discussions” had been approved by Iran’s “highest level” of leaders. He also said a deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, possibly in Europe. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, said that when a draft text has been approved, it will be...
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States, to lodge a protest over an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman. India also reiterated its call for de-escalation in the region, protection of commercial shipping, and restoration of safe navigation in international waters. The...
co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday morning expressed deep regret about ever associating with the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as he began testifying behind closed doors to a House panel, according to an opening statement that the billionaire posted online. Gates, 70, denied witnessing any criminal conduct by Epstein and also denied victimizing anyone himself in his testimony to the House Oversight...
S President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran and Israel were seeking an “immediate CEASEFIRE,” after the two countries attacked each other for the first time since a truce came into effect two months ago. “Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!” Trump said on Truth Social. Shortly after,...
China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told the North’s leader on Monday during a rare Pyongyang summit. The neighbours should strengthen strategic ties and firmly protect their sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi told Kim,...
US President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an interview with NBC after being repeatedly challenged on several claims by the show’s presenter Kristen Welker. During the interview, which aired on Sunday’s Meet The Press, the president claimed both the current primary elections in California and the 2020 presidential election were “rigged”. When pressed for...