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US President Donald Trump has said he is finding it “more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine” than Russia in attempts to broker peace between the two nations. The US is “doing very well with Russia”, and “it may be easier dealing with” Moscow than Kyiv, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. Hours earlier, Trump had said...

Amid the tariff war between Washington and Ottawa, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a nearly 50-minute phone call on Wednesday, where they discussed fentanyl smuggling and trade. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Vice President JD Vance were also on the call, news agency Reuters reported quoting sources.  CTV News later cited a source...

US President Donald Trump has issued a final ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all living hostages and the bodies of those they “murdered.” “’Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is...

Egypt, a key mediator in efforts to extend the ceasefire, strongly criticised Israel’s decision. Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty said at a press conference that aid must not be used “as a weapon for collective punishment or starvation.” Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry also condemned the move, calling it a “blackmailing and collective punishment tool.” Hamas denounced the aid cut-off as...

Donald Trump said he planned to hit goods from China with a new 10% tariff, the latest salvo in the US president’s steadily escalating trade fights. Imports from China already face taxes at the border of at least 10%, after a Trump tariff order that went into effect earlier this month. Trump also said on Thursday he intended to move...

Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages while it waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in return, in an overnight exchange marking the final swap as part of a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire came into effect on January 19 and has largely held, despite numerous setbacks. But its first phase is due...

Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday. Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit – which would be a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine – could involve broad talks on global issues, not just the ongoing war. “The question...

Arab leaders are set to meet Friday in Saudi Arabia to discuss countering US President Donald Trump’s plan for United States control of the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip and the expulsion of its people, diplomatic and government sources have said. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has invited the leaders of Gulf Arab countries, Egypt and Jordan for the meeting in...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, claiming that he had done a “terrible job” and could have joined peace talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia if he wanted to, news agency Reuters reported. Donald Trump’s statement at a press conference comes hours after he also Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” on social media. “A...

Donald Trump on Wednesday stated that Russia wanted to put an end to the “barbarianism” going on in its war with Ukraine as the US and Russia held negotiations on ending the conflict. While addressing reporters at the White House, Trump said, “Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the barbarianism that’s going on over there. Soldiers are...