South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung departed for Washington on Sunday (August 24) following talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo. Lee is scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for their first summit.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to be armed, as the Trump administration continues its controversial crime crackdown in the capital.
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was now “light at the end of the tunnel” in relations between Russia and the United States, adding that the two sides were in talks over potential joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, as the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will be tasked with managing strained ties.
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun in Washington, focusing on burden sharing, trade, and strengthening the bilateral alliance, the State Department announced.
California lawmakers have fast-tracked a redistricting plan giving Democrats a potential five-seat gain in Congress, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing the measure on Thursday to counter Republican efforts in Texas.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s massive overnight assault on Ukraine, involving more than 570 drones and 40 missiles, showed Moscow was avoiding peace talks and undermining U.S.-led diplomatic efforts.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had ruled out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine, but said the United States might provide air support as part of a deal to end Russia's war in the country.
Russia offered “almost immediate” concessions during last week’s Alaska summit with former U.S. President Donald Trump, a U.S. envoy has said, signalling momentum towards a potential peace deal in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope that Vladimir Putin would advance toward ending the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the Russian leader may refuse to strike a deal, creating a “rough situation” for Moscow.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that last week’s U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska showed U.S. President Donald Trump and his team were genuinely committed to securing a long-term and sustainable peace in Ukraine.
The White House summit underscored the urgency of forging a long-term framework for Ukraine’s security, but also exposed deep divisions over how peace talks with Russia should proceed and what compromises might be required.
An overnight Russian attack that rocked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk and left hundreds of customers in the Poltava region without power shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace, regional Ukrainian officials said.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (August 18) said that a Zelenskyy-Putin meeting had been agreed upon during a multilateral meeting held in Washington with Donald Trump, Zelenskyy and several EU leaders.
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday they spoke about missing children due to conflict as Trump hosted European and NATO leaders in Washington to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners soon, after a trilateral meeting was set up with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Parisians express hope and support for Europe’s backing of Ukraine as President Zelenskyy prepares for talks with Trump and European leaders in Washington, believing that continued diplomatic efforts will help resolve the ongoing conflict.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Trump in Washington on 18 August, joined by European leaders to discuss the conflict and peace efforts.
Abolishing mail-in ballots and voting machines is key to restoring election integrity ahead of 2026, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to abandon hopes of reclaiming Crimea or joining NATO as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington on Monday. The meeting will focus on pushing Kyiv to accept a peace agreement with Russia.
A Russian air attack overnight on a residential area in Kharkiv has killed three people, including a toddler, and injured 17 others, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, as the United States presses Kyiv to take a quick deal to end the war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy could end the war with Russia “almost immediately”, ahead of high-level talks in Washington on Monday.
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