Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads for talks with Turkish leader Officials say Russian drone and missile attack has killed 10 people and injured dozens in Ukraine The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Romania and Poland scramble jets after Putin’s forces pound western Ukraine Explosions heard as Russia targets western Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Ternopil The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war "We feel the Russian position is really being heard," Russia's envoy told Axios. Axios · Nov 19, 2025
UAE refuses to join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework Decision reflects wider regional doubts about terms of US-drafted plan to disarm Hamas The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2025
Camouflage clothing may be having a moment – but in our violent world, is that wise? Some say it’s just ‘a stylish alternative to denim’, but the politics of who gets to wear military-adjacent garb is increasingly fraught, says writer Ellie Violet Bramley The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025
Binance helped Trump crypto company make billions. Then the president pardoned its jailed leader - but that’s not all: report Now that President Donald Trump has pardoned Chanpeng Zhao, the world’s largest trading crypto platform is likely to make a comeback in the U.S. following the 2023 ban The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Scoop: U.S. pushing to finalize plan for international Gaza security force The ceasefire is fragile, but getting to the next phase is politically explosive. Axios · Oct 30, 2025
Will Washington succeed in mending the Western Sahara rift? The Western Sahara dispute, rooted in a 50-year conflict, presents major obstacles to US envoy Steve Witkoff's 60-day peace proposal for Morocco and Algeria, say analysts. Euronews · Oct 29, 2025
Top Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff Pressed By Senate Democrats Over Crypto Assets Senate Democrats have demanded a detailed explanation from Steve Witkoff, the special envoy to the Middle East, about his personal interests in cryptocurrency. Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
Vance urges Netanyahu to "give a shot" to Gaza deal Vance met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem as an air train of U.S. officials began arriving in Israel to work on stabilizing the fragile ceasefire. Axios · Oct 22, 2025
Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment The president’s special envoy to the Middle East reported in August that he still owned a Trump-linked cryptocurrency. Fortune · Oct 22, 2025
Israel identifies two more hostages' bodies as Vance prepares to meet Netanyahu Israel has identified the bodies of two more hostages killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Gaza ceasefire going 'better than expected,' US Vice President JD Vance says in Israel The ceasefire was tested by renewed fighting on Sunday and accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, but both Israel and Hamas have said they are committed to the deal. Euronews · Oct 21, 2025
When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map Donald Trump is reportedly “sick” of seeing maps of the front line in Ukraine. Indeed, according to one European official’s account, he tossed aside Ukrainian delegation maps during his latest meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Oct. 17, 2025. The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025
International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025 US Vice President Vance In Israel To Shore Up Gaza Deal US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel on Tuesday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, after President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be wiped out if it breached the truce.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 Hamas release another dead hostage to Israel after Trump warns ‘behave or be eradicated’ Trump warned the Palestinian militants to ‘be nice’ as US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Tel Aviv to salvage a fragile ceasefire
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 US envoys arrive in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire after a major flareup A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy says that Washington's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have arrived in Israel
The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2025 Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body as tensions over truce continue – as it happened Group says it will release body on Monday evening as delay in returning hostage remains causes outrage in Israel
Axios · Oct 20, 2025 "Absolutely not": Witkoff, Kushner reject Gaza genocide claims in "60 Minutes" interview Addressing their business in the Middle East, Kushner said: "What people call conflicts of interests, Steve and I call experience."
Axios · Oct 19, 2025 U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes "The next 30 days are going to be critical," one official said.
Axios · Oct 17, 2025 Vance plans Israel visit Tuesday to push Gaza deal implementation Tensions have been growing over Israeli claims that Hamas has been slow-walking the return of hostages' bodies.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025 ‘We feel betrayed’: Israeli families still seeking return of deceased hostages With the remains of 18 Hamas hostages still missing, loved ones feel their cycle of grief has yet to end
Euronews · Oct 16, 2025 Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary in bid to resolve Ukraine war With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal holding in Gaza, Trump said he's now turning his attention to bringing the war in Ukraine to an end.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025 Trump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’ US president says it should take place in a ‘reasonable period of time’ amid questions over group’s status
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025 Zelensky is buying into Trump’s Gaza delusion – so he can repeat the trick with Ukraine ANALYSIS: Trump didn’t bring peace to Gaza; he brought an Israeli ‘victory’ and Zelensky is heading to DC hoping to get the same level of military aid, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv