The United Kingdom, alongside the European Union, on Tuesday took direct action against Russia with sweeping sanctions after President Donald Trump’s talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to advance ceasefire negotiations. Read More.
Amid nationwide protests and boycotts, and some destructive attacks on Tesla, billionaire Elon Musk is vowing to cut back on his financial contributions in politics.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down Monday on not accepting a cease-fire in his 39-month-old war on Ukraine following a two-hour call with President Trump — saying that Moscow was not ready for peace until the “root cause” of the “crisis” is addressed. Read More.
President Donald Trump remains confident in White House doctors despite the possibility that they missed a prostate cancer diagnosis for former President Joe Biden while he was in office, the White House says. Read More.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read More.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in an effort to reach a ceasefire. Read More.
Vice President Vance will lead the U.S. delegation to the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City on Sunday, his office announced Thursday. Read More.
President Trump visited the largest US military base in the Middle East on Thursday, honoring the troops who are stationed in Qatar and praising the investments pouring in from the Arab country to buy American-made equipment. Read More.
Elon Musk's AI company did clarify who made the change to the bot that caused it to bring up the contested idea of "white genocide" in South Africa without relevant prompting. Read More.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he is sending a team headed by his defense minister to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with a Russian delegation since the early weeks of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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