President Donald Trump on Thursday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of planned talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as they seek an end to the invasion of Ukraine. Trump first confirmed the call in a post on Truth Social Thursday: “I am speaking to President Putin now. The conversation is ongoing, a lengthy…
KYIV – Russia battered Ukraine’s energy facilities with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in its latest heavy bombardment of the country’s power grid, authorities said Thursday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask President Donald Trump at a White House meeting for more American-made air defenses and long-range missiles. Eight Ukrainian regions…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal holding, President Donald Trump says he’s now turning his attention to bringing Russia’s war on Ukraine to an end and is weighing providing Kyiv long-range weaponry as he looks to prod Moscow to the negotiating table. Ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza was…
The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Syria’s state news agency…
A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump administration to disclose the security clearances held by Elon Musk during his brief tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), intensifying scrutiny of the billionaire’s unusual role at the center of U.S. national-security operations. The ruling follows earlier calls from Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)…
China has said it will pursue closer ties with North Korea, following a reignition of trade tensions with the U.S. On Saturday, the Chinese government announced that it is willing to work with North Korea to “explore the potential for practical cooperation and add more impetus to the development and construction of the two countries,”…
2025-10-09T17:30:26+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Moscow / Baghdad Russian President Vladimir Putin requested on Thursday, during a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, that the upcoming Arab-Russian summit be postponed to a later date. According to a statement from the Kremlin’s press office, both sides agreed…
Nikolay Azarov, Ukraine’s former prime minister who fled to Russia in 2014, issued a warning directed at President Donald Trump in an interview published by Russian state-run Tass news agency on Thursday. “Dear Mr. Trump, you’re making a fatal mistake right now. And it’s not at all about the damage that the Tomahawks will inflict…
Putin admits Russian air defence forces responsible for downing Azerbaijani jetliner that killed 38 people Moscow: In a significant development, Vladimir Putin on Thursday admitted that the Russian air defences were responsible for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner last year that killed 38 people, news agency AP reported. Earlier, Putin had apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart…
(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses in a counteroffensive in eastern Donetsk region, the main theatre of the more than 3-1/2 years of war in Ukraine. Zelenskiy’s account, based on a report by Ukraine’s top commander, contrasted with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s address to senior Russian officers…