(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 25, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) on February 22, 2025, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12, 2025.. Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it February 28, 2025, the two countries said, a…
China has released the first and second volumes of a compilation of speeches by President Xi Jinping on comprehensively deepening reform, covering works from 2012 to 2025. The books, published by the Central Party Literature Press, were compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee….
Bill Gates’ eco-yacht Breakthrough generates enough electricity to power 30 of his sprawling 66,000-square-foot mansions at once. The superyacht uses liquid nitrogen to generate clean, carbon-free energy. It can run entirely on hydrogen for a week while anchored. The eco-yacht generates enough energy to power hundreds of average US homes, or around 30 of Gates’…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images There was no deal when U.S. President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. That was not unexpected. The summit, which…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed the decision to offer security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal as he prepared to meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. “Security guarantees, as a result of our joint work, must really be very practical, delivering protection on land, in the air and at sea, and must…
Jude Sheerin BBC News, Washington Watch: How Friday’s Trump-Putin summit unfolded… in under 2 minutes US President Donald Trump will host Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday for their first meeting since the pair’s heated exchange in the White House earlier this year – but this time the Ukrainian president is bringing European allies. Nato Secretary General…
When Zelenskyy returns to the Oval Office on Monday, at least a half-dozen European leaders will join him in a high-profile display of unity. After meeting with Putin on Friday, Trump aligned himself with Russian positions, triggering fears that Ukraine could be pressured to accept Moscow’s terms. John Yang speaks with William Taylor, former U.S….
By RUTH WALKER, U.S. BOOKS EDITOR There are several, awkward silences during my phone conversation with Traver Boehm. More than once, I’m about to ask if he’s still on the line, convinced the unreliable signal he’d warned me about has cut us off, only to be alerted to his presence by a deep intake of…
Vladimir Putin and his Russian delegation may have been welcomed on United States soil, but sanctions meant that when it came time to pay for the refuelling of their aircraft, they offered to pay in cash. Speaking about the summit and the current state of negotiations, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Donald Trump’s…
Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to respond to President Donald Trump’s apparent shift toward Vladimir Putin’s hard-line position after their summit in Alaska. A cohort of European leaders announced that they would join Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Monday as they seek to navigate America’s new approach to ending the war. NATO Secretary-General…