President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, a day after a lengthy Trump-Putin call. Trump, who had recently seemed open to selling Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv, now signals hesitation, saying the U.S. “can’t deplete” its own stock, after Putin warned the...
A federal judge lifted travel limits on Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, allowing him to speak at rallies nationwide while he contests a deportation case brought by the Trump administration. Judge Michael Hammer cited his compliance and low flight risk, but required notice to ICE. Government attorney Aniello DeSimone argued...
When President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to the White House on Friday, expectations are for a markedly different mood from February’s on-camera rebuke. After two calmer meetings since, President Trump has touted Ukraine’s chances of reclaiming all its territory, voiced disappointment in Vladimir Putin, and—after a call Thursday—announced a Budapest meeting...
As the Oct. 1 federal shutdown drags on, essential staff across agencies say they fear taking leave. A Social Security manager postponed surgery after learning missed days would be logged as furloughs and filed under “disciplinary and adverse actions,” a step union officials and experts call unprecedented; the agency says...
A landmark plan to set the first global, industry-wide emissions targets for shipping collapsed in London after Saudi Arabia and the United States pushed to end talks. A Saudi motion to adjourn negotiations for a year passed by a narrow margin, voiding timelines for rules due to start in 2028....
HBO’s Euphoria is heading into a third—and possibly final—season, set to premiere in 2026 after a time jump that moves the characters beyond high school. The eight-episode run adds 18 new actors alongside returning cast; previously revealed newcomers include Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Marshawn Lynch, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Toby Wallace. Filming...
US President Donald Trump said Friday he expects the Abraham Accords to expand soon and hopes Saudi Arabia, along with other Arab nations, will join. He spoke with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 5, 2025, the day an executive order was...
Poland’s Warsaw District Court on Friday refused Germany’s request to extradite a Ukrainian suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage and ordered his immediate release, citing scant evidence and lack of German jurisdiction in international waters. Judge Dariusz Lubowski called the alleged act a “military operation” and “not illegal,”...
Mongolia’s parliament voted Friday to oust Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav, sharpening an unusually public power struggle inside the ruling Mongolian People’s Party. Lawmakers passed a controversially worded resolution that effectively removed him and approved the resignation of Speaker Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve, his chief rival. Zandanshatar, named in June, remains acting prime...
Porsche said CEO Oliver Blume will step down from the sports carmaker while remaining at the helm of parent company Volkswagen, ending his much-criticized dual role. Shareholders had warned the arrangement posed an excessive workload and conflicts of interest; one asset manager called him a “part-time CEO.” Porsche named former...
