How Europe is trying to shield Ukraine from Trump

France’s far-right leader Jordan Bardella has said he cancelled a planned speech at a right-wing meeting in Washington after a “gesture alluding to Nazi ideology” by a speaker, an apparent reference to the conservative firebrand Steve Bannon. The president of the National Rally (RN) party said he was not present when Bannon – one of…

The United States House of Representatives has re-elected Republican Mike Johnson as its speaker, in a vote seen as a nail-biting test of party unity in advance of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. But Johnson’s campaign to keep the speaker’s gavel was not without its bumps on Friday. Johnson emerged victorious…

A United States judge has temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents. On Monday, Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge who presided over the now-dismissed case against Trump, directed the US Department of Justice not to release the report…

A scene of growing unrest unfolded in New York City as demonstrators gathered outside the Ziegfeld Ballroom during a high-profile CEO event. Holding banners with powerful, and in some cases incendiary, messages, the crowd voiced frustration over the deepening divide between the ultra-wealthy and everyday citizens. The protest highlighted a growing class war narrative that…

Zelenskyy says won’t accept any US-Russia deal on war made without Ukraine

Iran has condemned US President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, joining other countries in the region in rejecting the plan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the international community should help Palestinians “secure their right to self-determination … rather than pushing for other ideas that would be…