Israel and Hamas have begun taking concrete steps toward implementing a new peace agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, with both sides initiating actions aligned with the first phase of the deal. Israeli media on Thursday reported that the country’s Security Cabinet was scheduled to convene for a...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, provided the meeting is well-prepared and poised to yield tangible results. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday, following a four-day state visit to China, Putin addressed the possibility of direct talks to address...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warmly welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House, igniting fresh optimism for a potential end to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This marked their first meeting since a heated dispute in February, following Trump’s recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska....
At a highly anticipated summit on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to secure an agreement on the Ukraine conflict, despite expressing mutual goodwill and hinting at progress. The three-hour meeting, held with aides present, ended abruptly without a press Q&A, a departure from...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared that Ukraine has already lost its war against Russia, just days before a high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an interview with the conservative outlet Mandiner.hu, Orbán stated, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lost this...
US President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a 10 to 12-day deadline to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed frustration with Putin’s handling of the conflict during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. “We’re not seeing any progress...
US President Donald Trump announced that Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war. President Trump urged Hamas to accept the deal quickly, warning that conditions in the war-torn region could worsen if they refuse. Trump made this announcement after a productive meeting with Israeli officials,...
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will decide whether to join Israel’s strikes on Iran within the next two weeks, citing a “substantial” chance of talks to end the conflict. Trump’s statement comes amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, with the White House Press Secretary,...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has vehemently denied allegations that Russia kidnapped 20,000 Ukrainian children, labeling the claims as baseless and driven by politics. During a press briefing, Zakharova asserted that the children were evacuated from conflict zones to safe areas and that Russia has made efforts to...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said disinformation played a significant role in the Nigerian Civil War (1967 to 1970). Obasanjo stated this at the Sixth Edition of Annual Nigerian Civil War Symposium organised by the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the theme of...
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Thursday issued an urgent call for residents in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate ahead of an expected intensification of its military offensive. The evacuation order covered the towns of Beit Lahia and Jabalia, the Jabalia refugee camp, and northern neighborhoods of Gaza City....
resident Vladimir Putin said, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Wednesday. “You know the president’s statement of May 11 that we are ready to begin direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15. “Or rather, not even begin, but resume those negotiations that were interrupted by the Ukrainian side at...
Ukraine is ready to hold direct talks with Russia once Moscow confirms a “full, lasting and reliable” ceasefire in his country starting on Monday, the Ukrainian president said on Sunday. “There is no point in continuing the killing even for a single day. We expect Russia to confirm a...
President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukraine’s president, saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy was prolonging the killing field after pushing back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan. Zelenskyy ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among...
US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week, officials said on Sunday, as Washington and Kyiv’s European allies press Moscow to accept a ceasefire in the three-year war. The United States this week proposed a halt in fighting in the war after...
U.S. President Donald Trump has caused a stir by suggesting that Ukraine may not survive the war with Russia. In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, the U.S. president was asked whether he was comfortable with the fact that he had stopped aid to the country...
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has paused the development of a plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict in order to take into account the opinion of European allies. The Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has promised to hold individual talks...
Israel on Wednesday denied agreeing to a week long ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for a list from Hamas of hostages that the group would release. Media reports claimed the proposed deal would include a six-to-eight-week ceasefire, expanded aid access to the Palestinian enclave, and efforts to rebuild its...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- The Palestinian authority said the Gaza Strip has been ravaged by 419 days of relentless attacks, resulting in the loss of thousands of innocent lives. As of November 27, the death toll has risen to 44,249 Palestinians, with a staggering 104,746 injured, mostly women and...