Russia-Ukraine war updates: US official defends Trump’s peace push

NewsFeed Trump says he will ‘recommend’ rather than force Gaza expulsion plan US President Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on forcibly expelling Palestinians from Gaza, saying he will “recommend” his plan rather than impose it. Published On 21 Feb 202521 Feb 2025

NewsFeed Trump cuts talks short with Zelenskyy after heated meeting US President Donald Trump cuts talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy short after a contentious meeting at the White House. They had been expected to sign a deal for US access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals. Instead, Zelenskyy left early.   Published On 28 Feb…

As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches in the United States, one world leader is unlikely to be in attendance: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. On Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court denied a petition from the former president to return his passport, which had been confiscated by federal police in February. Bolsonaro, who led Brazil from 2019 to 2022,…

Moscow says it has made new gains in Ukraine’s Sumy region and Russia’s Kursk region as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was “fully committed” to having a constructive dialogue with United States representatives ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia to discuss how to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. US and Ukrainian negotiators are set…

When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on January 20, 1925, his worst fears were realised. A thick, slimy membrane had appeared on the toddler, Billy Barnett’s tonsils and there were reddish lesions in his mouth. The rise in tonsillitis cases in Nome,…

NewsFeed Trump appears to walk back Gaza expulsion plan US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians in Gaza are not going to be expelled, backtracking on comments in February when he announced a plan for the US to take over the territory and move people to neighbouring countries. Published On 13 Mar 202513 Mar 2025