Russia has demanded ironclad guarantees in any peace deal on Ukraine that NATO nations will exclude Kyiv from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral. President Donald Trump of the United States is trying to win President Vladimir Putin’s support for a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted last week and which Putin says needs […]

Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87. According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. […]

Nita Lowey, who represented New York in the US House of Representatives for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, has passed away at the age of 87. According to a report from the New York Post, she died on Saturday after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. […]

The Vatican on Sunday released the first photograph of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital over a month ago. The image shows the 88-year-old pontiff celebrating Mass in his prayer room on Sunday morning. The Pope is seen wearing a purple stole while sitting alone in a wheelchair in front of an altar. […]

At least 14 people were dead and dozens injured after violent tornadoes swept across the central United States, officials said Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed 11 “storm-related fatalities” in a statement on X, saying that local authorities were “working tirelessly to assist those in need and assess the damage.” The state police reported […]

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his “miserable life was terminated”. Although Iraq had proclaimed in 2017 the defeat of the jihadist group on its territory, IS cells have remained active […]

The newly elected Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, will be sworn in on Friday morning along with his cabinet. The former central banker had promised a seamless and quick transition as he took over from Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after nearly 10 years in power. The 59-year-old Carney, a political novice […]

United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed Ambassador Michael George DeSombre as the next US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Trump disclosed this in a post via his Truth Social media platform. He said DeSombre will work incredibly hard for the United States following his appointment. Recall that during […]

The United States government under President Donald Trump has launched a new app designed to facilitate the self-deportation of illegal immigrants.  The CBP Home app replaces the controversial CBP One app, which was widely used during the Joe Biden’s administration to allow migrants to schedule appointments at U.S. ports of entry and gain temporary legal […]

Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared his country’s willingness to consider taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. The Australian leader stated this on Saturday with his UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, who has joined France in trying to rally a “coalition of the willing” to protect any ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. “Both […]