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The United States and Russian officials on Monday began talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at making progress toward a broad ceasefire in Ukraine, with Washington eyeing a Black Sea ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement. The talks, which followed U.S. discussions with Ukraine on Sunday, come as U.S. President Donald Trump doubles his efforts […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit back at Lindsey Graham after the United States Senator criticized him for arguing with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an Oval Office meeting last Friday. Zelenskyy was speaking to reporters on Sunday evening after earlier talks with other world leaders at a London summit hosted […]

The United States Agency for International Development, on Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. placed no fewer than 1,600 employees worldwide on administrative leave. The administrative leave was announced in a statement titled “Notification of Administrative Leave”, on the agency’s website. “As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel, with […]

Pope Francis, in a critical condition with pneumonia since he was hospitalised on February 14, had a good night and was resting, the Vatican said Monday. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting”, it said in a brief statement as Francis, 88, entered his 11th day at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, […]