The United States, Ukraine, and European officials convened in Geneva for what U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as the most constructive session yet in the two-year effort to negotiate an end to the Russia–Ukraine war. Rubio said the discussions marked “probably the most productive and
Israel carried out an airstrike in Beirut yesterday, targeting and killing Hezbollah’s chief of staff, Haytham (Ali) Tabtabai, according to Israeli officials. The strike marked Israel’s first attack on the Lebanese capital in months and immediately drew regional and international attention as Lebanese authorities warned of potential escalation.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is advancing a proposal that would bar companies receiving federal CHIPS Act funding from purchasing Chinese-made semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The initiative, outlined in newly introduced House legislation and paired with a companion effort planned in the Senate, reflects mounting concern in Washington
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California is preparing to confront an $18 billion budget deficit next year, marking the fourth consecutive cycle in which state spending is projected to outpace incoming revenue. The estimate comes from the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), which released its annual fiscal outlook and projected that the situation will remain
The United States has placed a new proposal on the table aimed at ending the nearly four-year war between Ukraine and Russia, presenting Kyiv with a series of terms that would restructure the battlefield, redraw political commitments, and place the conflict on a path toward a negotiated settlement. The
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are set to meet at the White House, bringing two political figures who have spent months attacking one another into the same room for the first time. The sit-down, scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. ET, will mark
The House of Representatives voted 427–1 to require the Department of Justice to release investigative records tied to Jeffrey Epstein, advancing a measure that has drawn broad bipartisan support and sending it to President Donald Trump after the Senate passed the legislation unanimously. The vote marked one of the
MI5 has issued a formal warning to members of Parliament, peers, and parliamentary staff about what it describes as a coordinated effort by China’s intelligence services to approach individuals connected to British politics through LinkedIn and similar platforms. The alert outlines a pattern in which Chinese operatives, operating through
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to Turkey for a new attempt to restart negotiations aimed at ending the war with Russia, marking the first major diplomatic effort toward direct talks in months. The meeting, scheduled to take place in Ankara, follows a series of visits by Zelensky to European
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States to move ahead with selling F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, reopening a deal that had been stalled for years and signaling a major shift in U.S. arms policy in the Middle East. The decision was delivered from the Oval
Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death on Monday for her role in the 2024 crackdown on student protests, a decision delivered by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal after months of proceedings and extensive security deployment across Dhaka. The ruling was read in a live
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