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Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna took note of what she said was an improved relationship between Ukraine and the U.S., telling reporters Thursday that the “overall dynamics” have shifted.Β In just the past six weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had two phone calls and three meetings with President Trump, including one earlier this week. Stefanishyna,…
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu estimated the intense part of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would last four to six weeks. It is now entering the sixth month without a decisive military victory or a diplomatic breakthrough.Β Now, as Mr. Trump weighs his next steps and the future of roughly 50,000 U.S. troops…
Kyiv, Ukraine β A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses. NATO member…
Oil prices jumped again Wednesday, while the U.S. stock markets fell ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on what to do with interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 614 points, or 1.2%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% lower. The action…
Kumamoto, JapanΒ β Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan. The powerful earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu, also left…
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday. And for the first time since the start of the Iran war, he also held a face-to-face meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Nancy Cordes reports.
Watch CBS News Wildfires are burning out of control in France and Spain as some residents returned to their communities to find incinerated homes. Ramy Inocencio reports from Bordeaux.
Washington β President Trump met with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu separately at the White House Tuesday amid the war with Iran and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Β Neither meeting was open to reporters. Zelenskyy and Netanyahu attended the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of both Ukraine…
The U.S. and Saudi militaries launched airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, U.S. Central Command said, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces over the last few days. The strikes could pose a challenge to a five-day lull in U.S. attacks on Iran, as President Trump says he wants to give…
Tokyo βΒ A major earthquake collapsed buildings and sparked fires in Japan’s southwest, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday, with authorities in the hard-hit Kumamoto region saying at least nine people remained missing in a heavily damaged shopping mall. Β Public broadcaster NHK said at least 50 people were taken to hospitals and local emergency services,…