Europe has been demanding a seat at the negotiating table for several months, but Moscow has not yet formally agreed. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special envoys, left Moscow on Thursday with very little new information on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
The US has seized servers linked to a North Korean scam that used fake video meetings and deepfakes to steal more than $400 million in crypto, and has moved to seize $1.2 billion that was taken from Binance.
Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president hints at attack on the country before his term ends.
Members of the caravans said they hoped the defeat of the Republicans in the midterms would result in less strict US border restrictions.
Exclusive: Former Labor foreign affairs minister says $368bn deal has been reduced to a diplomatic joke Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast The former Labor foreign affairs minister Bob Carr says officials in Canberra and Washington acknowledge that the US will never build and sell nuclear submarines to Australia, describing the $368bn Aukus agreement as the two countries “living a lie”. Carr, a leading critic of the deal, expects American-operated vessels will inst...
US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Thursday Russia and Ukraine agreed to expand the next round of talks to include European nations and that Washington was working toward what Kushner called the war's "largest prisoner exchange." Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
'We cannot conclude this deal without Europeans being at the table,' US envoy Jared Kushner said on Thursday, adding that Putin was 'willing to give it a try.' The Russian leader also said he would not water down demands to control parts of Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed.
Eight people, including two children, were killed when a residential building collapsed into an adjacent construction site in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Firefighters spent hours searching the rubble overnight before declaring the operation over on Thursday, as authorities launched an investigation into the disaster.
The United Nations reconfirmed Iran to a key committee with 144 votes, drawing fierce opposition from Canada, Australia and U.S. lawmakers.
The soldier had reprimanded the US Defense Secretary and his group after they were heard talking and laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The site is one of the most solemn military memorials in the US.
Russian president says he would target any foreign troops sent to Ukraine and refuses to soften territorial demands Vladimir Putin warned US negotiators that Russia would target any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, in a series of hardline remarks that came as the Ukrainian military faced renewed disruptions to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service. During the talks at the Kremlin with the US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on Thursday, the Russian president refused to soften his te...
The gunman first shot and killed a person in a gym, then continued firing after reaching the street. According to police, he then barricaded himself in a building.
Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats' win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.
Restrictions to Starshield ‘directly affect our ability to intercept Russian jet powered drones’, Ukraine’s president says Luxembourg’s PM Luc Frieden looks to be absolutely chuffed to be representing all three Benelux countries at today’s summit, as his Belgian and Dutch colleagues are too busy to attend as they face domestic crises. “I have the privilege of representing 30 millions citizens today,” he said on arrival to Dublin, with a massive smile on his face. Continue reading...
A three-pronged strategy of diplomacy, sanctions and military force could keep Iran from rebuilding its missiles, drones and nuclear program.
The two days of talks that ended on Wednesday produced no major breakthrough aside from an agreement to swap a large number of prisoners.
At least 17 people have been injured, including three firefighters, mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says crews are working through ‘extremely dangerous conditions’ to find anyone trapped Rescue crews continued to search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, New York , at first light on Thursday as the death toll rose to eight. Authorities in New York City said at least 17 people were hurt when the three-story residential building on the edge of a construction site in the borough’s Flatbush section collapsed at about 4pm on Wednesday. Continue...
Ukraine first reported problems using Starshield last month following a row between Mr Zelensky and Donald Trump over a US-Russia diesel deal.
Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pete Hegseth and his staff were loudly reprimanded by a military guard outside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Wednesday. The US secretary of defence was attending the site following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. A clip shared on CNN showed Hegseth taking photos of the steps of the tomb with […]
The relationship between the President and the Prime Minister has frequently frayed as the war has dragged on, though Trump has remained steadfast in his backing of Israel.
China on Thursday accused the United States of “fabricating spy narratives” to justify a technology “blockade”, stepping up its pushback against reports that the woman Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with was a Chinese intelligence asset.
The meeting with Kushner and Witkoff comes after two days of trilateral talks in the UAE yielded no breakthrough.
Steve Witkoff is making his tenth visit to Russia since Donald Trump's return to the White House, alongside Jared Kushner, as Washington seeks Vladimir Putin's approval to bring European representatives into Ukraine peace negotiations.
The Ukrainian president is expected to meet US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit in Dublin, where they will brief him on the latest peace talks with Russia.
Eight people were killed when an apartment building in Brooklyn collapsed into a neighbouring construction site, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
The building fell into a neighbouring excavation site, trapping several people.
Almost nine months after it began, the war in Iran has calmed to the point where Donald Trump sees an end. But with the key issues of the conflict unresolved and political change in the US, what is the situation?
‘All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!’ a US Army sentinel yelled loudly.
The October 27 parliamentary vote in Israel dealt a blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's policies. Eight days later, Israel's tarnished image in the US – its historic ally – played to the advantage of the Democrats in the midterm elections.
Aged 66, Alexander Darchiev, Russia's ambassador to the United States, died on Wednesday.
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened to strike US bases beyond the Middle East, including in Europe, if they are used for attacks against the Islamic republic.
The US Department of Justice says the men were involved in a string of plots, including a major incident near the UK airbase that is used by US armed forces.
Bessent is now one of several Trump administration officials to live on military bases due to safety concerns.
NATO is involved in US-convened talks in Abu Dhabi about the future security settlement for Europe as part once the Russia - Ukrainian war ends. NATO's Supreme Allied Commander says it remains to be seen whether Russian President Putin is serious about peace.
A deliberate expansion of Iran’s campaign of retaliation beyond the Middle East could be taking place, said an expert.
Torn between military action and diplomacy, US appears to settle for drawn-out economic pressure campaign, blockade.
The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first between Russia, Ukraine, and the US since February
The RAF Fairford terror plot was masterminded by an Iraqi national over FaceTime, US officials say. The Department of Justice (DoJ) yesterday announced Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, had been charged with terrorism-related offences. The charges relate to the trio's "involvement in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks throughout Europe and the United States". Hassani, 3...
Yesterday it emerged that the Pentagon had withdrawn at least a dozen aircraft from a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk after Iranian threats to US military sites.
Mohammad al-Saadi, 32, was extradited to the US in May over charges linking him to 20 attempted terror attacks across the US and Europe.
The US Justice Department has announced charges against three men it described as 'Iranian operatives', including one already in jail, over their role in an alleged terrorist plot at Britain's RAF Fairford airbase.
A 41-year-old man was detained near Gloucester - approximately 90 miles west of London - today and remains in custody at a police station in the capital.
US prosecutors claim the three men were planning a "campaign of terror" against Jewish communities and a UK airbase. The Fairford incident prompted the US to pull out its bombers used for operations against Iran.
The United States has charged three men of plotting a “campaign of terror” across Europe, including against the joint US-UK military base RAF Fairford. Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a New York court today. In a statement, US Attorney Jamie McDonald claimed al-Saadi had coordinated with the other two suspects in prison in the days leading...
A member of the US Army has been arrested near Gloucester in England. Police said he was suspected of espionage activity in connection with Russia. Investigators from the US and UK are involved in the probe.
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