Argentina and Uruguay approve Mercosur–EU free trade agreement
Argentina and Uruguay on Thursday became the first founding members of the Mercosur bloc to ratify a long-awaited free trade agreement with the Europe...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone about the U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement after Ukraine’s Parliament ratified it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday evening, according to Zelenskyy’s spokesperson, Serhiy Nikiforov. The press secretary did not disclose further details of the call.
Earlier that day, President Trump confirmed that he would speak with Zelenskyy about the Ukraine-U.S. minerals agreement after it was ratified by Ukraine’s Parliament. Trump spoke to reporters at the White House, noting, “We just concluded the rare earth deal with Ukraine. That’s been fully ratified and approved by their legislative branches, and so we appreciate that.”
The U.S.-Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund agreement, signed on April 30, was ratified by Ukraine’s parliament on May 8. The agreement is aimed at fostering investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction and development, and it includes provisions related to rare earth minerals.
“I’ll be speaking with the president in a little while, a little bit later,” Trump added, further indicating the ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two leaders.
A F-16 fighter jet of the Turkish Air Force crashed near a highway in western Türkiye early on Wednesday (25 February), killing its pilot, officials and media reports confirmed.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed on Wednesday in Beijing to strengthen economic cooperation while addressing trade imbalances, market access concerns, and the war in Ukraine, during Merz’s first official visit to China since taking office.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a “golden age” for America in his first second-term State of the Union on Tuesday evening, delivering the longest-ever address at more than 90 minutes. Here are the main takeaways.
President Donald Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term to Congress on Wednesday (25 February), declaring that America’s “golden age” had begun and that the country was experiencing a “turnaround for the ages.”
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday thanked FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, for reaffirming that the country’s 2026 World Cup host venues will remain unchanged, following violence that erupted after the killing of a major cartel leader.
A student from Azerbaijan was detained by U.S. immigration agents inside a Columbia University residential building on Thursday morning, was released later the same day after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised her case directly with President Donald Trump.
Argentina and Uruguay on Thursday became the first founding members of the Mercosur bloc to ratify a long-awaited free trade agreement with the European Union, paving the way for one of the world’s largest free trade zones.
Nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran in Geneva have been described as “positive”, according to a report by Axios citing a U.S. official.
The United States is expected to deploy six additional aerial refuelling aircraft to Israel as Washington continues to strengthen its military presence in the Middle East while nuclear negotiations with Iran remain under way.
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