Ukrainian and US officials gathered for hours behind closed doors to discuss how to end the war with Russia, after Kyiv’s military conducted the war’s heaviest drone strike on Moscow overnight. After more than eight hours of discussions, the two sides released a joint statement saying Ukraine was prepared toRead More →

(Reuters) – Authorities in two Russian districts have banned the Telegram messenger because of concern that it may be exploited by opponents, according to a regional digital development minister quoted by the TASS news agency on Saturday. Dagestan and Chechnya are mostly Muslim territories in southern Russia, with intelligence servicesRead More →

HONG KONG (AP)— Hong Kong’s main pro-democracy party took a first step toward dissolution on Thursday, in the latest reminder of the Chinese territory’s shrinking space for civil society groups following Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. The Democratic Party’s central committee voted to form a task group to investigate the proceduresRead More →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered military attacks in Somalia against a top Islamic State attack planner and others from the group. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “TheRead More →

US authorities arrested 538 migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his press secretary said late Thursday. “The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals,” Karoline Leavitt said in a post on social platform X, adding “hundreds” were deported by militaryRead More →