Trump updates: US president suggests Russia-Ukraine deal is close

New York’s top court has rejected an attempt by United States President-elect Donald Trump to delay sentencing for his criminal conviction last year over hush-money payments made to an adult film actress. A New York Court of Appeals judge issued a brief order on Thursday declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s legal team. That…

When Elon Musk met Narendra Modi in Washington DC in February, the SpaceX and Tesla chief presented India’s prime minister with a gift and introduced him to his family. Modi described the meeting as “very good”. Modi was in the United States to see President Donald Trump. In Modi’s meeting with Musk, the two talked…

Users of 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing site, are being urged to delete their personal data from the website following the company’s bankruptcy filing in the United States on March 23. Here’s why it matters. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,126 list 2…

The United States has been experiencing severe winter storms, which is likely to affect more than 60 million people in the country’s east. The ongoing cold spell, which may bring down the mercury to as low as -50C (-60F), is caused by the expansion of the polar vortex – an area of extremely cold, rotating…

By John T Psaropoulos Published On 27 Feb 202527 Feb 2025

Russia has released Marc Fogel, an American teacher that Washington deemed to be wrongfully detained, after three and a half years in prison, the White House has announced. Fogel, 63, had been detained in Russia since August 2021 after being handed a 14-year prison sentence for possession of about 17 grams (0.4 oz) of medical…