Carville blasts ‘supremely naive’ Maher over White House dinner with Trump The Democratic strategist accused Maher of lending ‘legitimacy and credence’ to Trump’s behavior The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025
‘This is an administration priding itself on revenge’: Ex-IRS head sounds alarm over Trump’s weaponization of agency ‘We start moving back toward the Nixon’s enemies list,’ former IRS commissioner John Koskinen warned The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025
Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine war as Zelensky accuses Russia of continuing attacks The Russian president orders a stop to fighting for ‘humanitarian reasons’ but Ukraine reports attacks in the Kursk and Belgorod regions The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025
Putin announces 30 hour Ukraine ceasefire over Easter. Warring sides swap record number of POW Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago. Euronews · Apr 19, 2025
Putin Announces 'Easter Truce' In Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced a surprise Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine to last until midnight on Sunday. International Business Times · Apr 19, 2025
Putin says ‘humanitarian considerations’ prompted Easter ceasefire with Ukraine Vladimir Putin said “humanitarian considerations” were behind his decision to announce a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine on Saturday, 19 April. The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025
Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine despite ‘Easter truce’ Kremlin proclaimed a temporary ceasefire, but Russian artillery fire is continuing, according to Ukrainian president The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Zelensky says Russian attacks persist after Putin announces ‘Easter truce’ The Russian president said military operations would be halted until midnight on Monday Evening Standard · Apr 19, 2025
Russia declares unilateral Easter truce; Ukraine says attacks are ongoing Putin announces a 30-hour ceasefire that Zelenskyy dismisses as ‘another attempt by Putin to play with human lives’. Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2025
Trump says US may ‘pass’ on helping end war if Russia, Ukraine resist deal Ukraine has agreed to a full temporary ceasefire and accused Russia of stalling on a truce agreement. Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2025
Trump Is 'Winking at Putin' By Removing US From Ukraine Peace Talks, Democratic Lawmaker Declares: 'We Lose, You Win' A Massachusetts representative stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin "welcomed" Secretary of State Marco Rubio's threats to remove the US from peace negotiations surrounding Ukraine, alluding to a mutual understanding between Putin and President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Apr 18, 2025
Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks Trump said he could stop war in 24 hours, but team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’ The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2025
The abject failure of Donald Trump’s peace initiative is now plain for all to see THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Far from ending the war in Ukraine in ‘24 hours’, the US president has demonstrated that he and his team are inept at facilitating meaningful peace negotiations The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
Iran seeks support from Russia ahead of next round of nuclear deal talks with US The 2015 nuclear deal collapsed with Trump's unilateral withdrawal in 2018, while Iran abandoned all limits on its nuclear activities and enriches uranium to up to 60% purity, near the weapons-grade levels of 90%. Euronews · Apr 18, 2025
Reason · Apr 18, 2025 Ignoring SCOTUS Plus: A deep dive into the likelihood of China invading Taiwan, a weak dollar, Kasparov sounds constitutional crisis alarms, and more...
The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025 Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’ President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum
Radio France Internationale · Apr 18, 2025 New push to end the war in Ukraine gains ground in Paris talks In a potential breakthrough, US, European and Ukrainian leaders meeting in Paris have hailed a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine as a constructive step toward peace. France said the talks marked the start of a “positive process” and confirmed a follow-up summit in London next week.
Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2025 ‘The Russian military is not this unstoppable machine’: Historian Europe has the industrial and financial might to help Ukraine without the US, says Phillips O’Brien.
The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025 Number of Americans who consider Russia an ‘enemy’ has fallen dramatically, new poll shows Republicans have been softening their view on Russia, though not so much on President Vladimir Putin
International Business Times · Apr 17, 2025 France Hails 'Positive Process' As Europe, US Discuss Ukraine Ceasefire France on Thursday hailed talks on the Ukraine war between top US and European officials during which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed a US peace plan.
Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2025 Macron hails Paris talks with top US officials on ending Ukraine war Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies meeting in French capital to exert pressure on Russia to reach a ceasefire deal.
The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025 Aids devastation highlights America’s deterioration under Trump THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Trump and Musk laid waste to USAID in a spree of destruction. Now millions of people will lose their lives as a result, and America its hard-won reputation
Euronews · Apr 17, 2025 ICC opens inquiry into Hungary for failing to arrest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced his country would quit the court, claiming on local radio that the ICC was 'no longer an impartial court, not a court of law, but a political court.'
The Conversation · Apr 17, 2025 Trump takes a line from ‘world’s coolest dictator’ What a difference a dictator makes. Some world leaders get a rough ride in their Oval Office meetings with Donald Trump – most famously, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, who the US president and his entourage publicly disparaged in their now-notorious meeting at the end of February. But not El…
Euronews · Apr 17, 2025 Jean-Claude Van Damme asks Putin for ambassadorial job and sends 'big kiss' to Russia In a video posted online by a pro-Russian journalist, Jean-Claude Van Damme has told Vladimir Putin he wants to come to Russia as an "ambassador of peace."