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Six months after his party lost the presidential election, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is stepping back into the public spotlight with a scathing condemnation of his successor and his handling of international affairs. In his first broadcast interview since leaving the White House, Mr. Biden attacked President Trump’s management of the war in […]
Ukraine’s parliament is expected to ratify a controversial minerals deal with the United States in a decisive step towards securing the latter’s long-term commitment to the war-battered country amid stalled efforts to strike a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire. The deal, signed by Kyiv and Washington on Wednesday, pushed by US President Donald Trump . . .
President Trump flew briefly this weekend into a European continent he has thrown into chaos in recent months, paying respects to Pope Francis at his funeral, but also meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a critical moment that may decide both the country’s boundaries and its fate. Mr. Trump was on the ground […]
Rescue workers clear the rubble of a building hit by a Russian missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine on April 13. Volodymyr Hordiienko/AP hide caption toggle caption Volodymyr Hordiienko/AP LONDON — Tensions between the Trump administration and Ukraine’s leader emerged again on Wednesday, even as the countries attempted to engage in talks to end Russia’s war […]
London talks aimed at securing a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia have been downgraded and will no longer include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff. The meeting on Wednesday will instead take place among senior officials from the UK, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the US, while UK Foreign Secretary David […]
The U.S. will cease its attempts to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia in the following days if there is no signal that an agreement is reachable, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on April 18, Reuters reported. Speaking after meeting European and Ukrainian officials in Paris,
United States and Russian negotiators meeting in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, have concluded a 12-hour round of talks aimed at securing a partial ceasefire in Ukraine. The Russian state news agency TASS reported that Monday’s negotiations had drawn to a close after “more than 12 hours of consultations” with a “joint statement” on results expected […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Black Americans have enjoyed an enduring bond with Africa and their brothers and sisters living on the Continent, with many U.S.-based civil rights agencies, clergy members, and African American organizations taking a keen interest in the welfare of citizens in the 55-nation motherland. While the world […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States said Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement for Ukraine and Russia to stop fighting and ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea in separate talks with both sides, but many details were unresolved, and the Kremlin made the deal conditional on lifting some Western sanctions. The […]
The United States has agreed to help Russia boost its agricultural and fertiliser exports to the world market in exchange for a maritime security deal in the Black Sea. The White House, the Kremlin and Ukraine announced the deal on Tuesday after teams from the US and Russia met in Saudi Arabia