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United States President Donald Trump has touted a deal to gain access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as payment for Washington’s wartime support to Kyiv during Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour. Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he wanted “equalisation” from Ukraine for Washington’s “close to” $375.8bn in support. Recommended…

By Sarah Shamim Published On 3 Mar 20253 Mar 2025

A report from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee has detailed new allegations about the “lavish gifts” justices on the United States Supreme Court received from donors. The 93-page report, released on Saturday, culminates a nearly 20-month investigation led by outgoing Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin. It builds on previous reporting from the news outlet…

United States President-elect Donald Trump has said a meeting is being set up between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Republican offered no timeline for talks between the two leaders. “He wants to meet, and we are setting it up,” Trump said in remarks before a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago in…

Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 1: Fighting Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian capital, causing damage in at least two districts, city officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said air defences were repelling the attack, and that debris had sparked fires in private buildings. Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday one…

One person has been killed and seven injured after a Tesla Cybertruck caught fire and exploded outside of a Las Vegas hotel partly owned by United States President-elect Donald Trump. The fire began on Wednesday at about 8:40am local time (14:40 GMT) in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, according to…