Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinian officials report
At least eleven Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern and southern Gaza Strip on Sunday (15 February), Palestinian civil defe...
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.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said China has the power to bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, arguing that Beijing is enabling Moscow’s military campaign.
American figure skating star Ilia Malinin endured a dramatic collapse in the men’s free skate on Friday night, falling twice and tumbling out of medal contention at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov surged to a surprise gold medal.
“Respected and feared globally,” U.S. President Donald Trump told troops at Fort Bragg on Friday (13 February), framing America’s renewed strength against to mounting pressure on Iran amid stalled nuclear talks.
Dubai-based global ports operator DP World said on Friday that its long-serving chairman and chief executive, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, has stepped down following mounting pressure linked to alleged ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Speaking at Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha calls for decisive steps ahead of expected Geneva talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will begin a two-day visit to Slovakia and Hungary on Sunday (15 February), aimed at strengthening ties with the two Central European nations, whose leaders have maintained close relations with President Donald Trump.
The Munich Security Conference concludes on Sunday (15 February) with discussions centred on Europe’s role in an increasingly unstable global landscape, including security coordination, economic competitiveness and the protection of democratic values.
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Australia will spend A$3.9bn to build a new shipyard for AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced, marking a major step in the trilateral defence pact with the U.S. and Britain.
Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said on Saturday (14 February) they are convinced that late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin in a Russian penal colony two years ago.
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