Trump slams reporter who didn’t know he won the presidency ‘three times’ Although Trump didn’t win the presidency three times, the journalist he bashed has won three Pulitzer prizes The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Putin demands Ukraine is muzzled and blinded before proper talks begin ANALYSIS: The apparent olive branch offered by Moscow after lengthy talks on Tuesday in fact suits the Kremlin tactically, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley in Odesa, Ukraine The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
How Americans really feel about DEI programs and political correctness Registered voters sharply divided along partisan and racial lines The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Lawyers say ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents: ‘Serious human rights violation’ Attorneys are pressing for answers about the whereabouts of three dozen people arrested in immigration raids The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Trump and Putin agree 30-day ceasefire against energy infrastructure in Ukraine US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin have agreed on an immediate 30-day ceasefire on all energy infrastructure in Ukraine,… The National (Scotland) · Mar 18, 2025
Vladimir Putin makes joke about Donald Trump phone call Russian leader Vladimir Putin made a joke about his phone call with US President Donald Trump. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
US and Russia agree to immediate talks over 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine A path towards peace in Ukraine will begin with a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, the US president and his Russian counterpart agreed. Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
WATCH: Putin Shrugs Off Scheduled Trump Call After Warning He's Going to Be Late Putin was unbothered by keeping Trump waiting an hour for their scheduled call, dismissing a scheduling reminder in front of an amused audience of oligarchs. Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Putin Rejects Committing To a Ceasefire In Ukraine, Makes Some Concessions Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire pushed by the U.S., but agreed to limit attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025
US immigration flights set off terrified international searches for missing loved ones Weekend flights by U.S. immigration authorities set off a frantic scramble among terrified families after hundreds of immigrants disappeared from the government's online locator for detainees The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Americans worry they can’t get approved for a credit card, mortgage or car loan More than eight percent of Americans haven’t applied for credit despite needing it over concerns they won’t be approved The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Russia agrees to 30-day pause in attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure The White House and the Kremlin both published written statements on the conditions of the ceasefire following a lengthy phone call between Trump and Putin. Euronews · Mar 18, 2025
Can Tucker Carlson talk Trump down from escalating war with Iran? He’s done it before. Tucker Carlson is urging the president to not ‘let the propagandists lie to you’ and back away from escalating a military conflict with Iran. The former Fox News host did the same thing after the killing of Qasem Soleimani threatened a regional war in the Middle East. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Russian agents set fire to Lithuanian Ikea ‘because its colours are the same as the Ukrainian flag’ Prosecutors said it was an ‘act of terrorism’ and part of a complex plot that included more than 20 intermediaries
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025 German MPs approve €500bn spending boost to counter ‘Putin’s war of aggression’ Historic levels of spending on military and infrastructure secured in Bundestag with last-minute backing of Greens
Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025 Musk Sits By Trump's Side at MAGA's $1 Million a Plate 'Candlelight' Dinner: Report Elon Musk attended a $1 million-per-seat Mar-a-Lago fundraiser alongside Donald Trump.
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Putin agrees to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy targets in Trump call amid ‘movement to peace’ The two leaders spoke for approximately 90 minutes on Monday
Fortune · Mar 18, 2025 Gazprom selling off luxury properties as group swings to reported $12.9 billion loss Gazprom is struggling with collapsed demand in the West, leading it to trim the fat.
The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025 Why has the Gaza ceasefire collapsed? Why has the US launched aistrikes in Yemen? Middle East expert Q&A For the past few weeks, the world’s attention has been focused on the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine and the diplomatic manoeuvrings that has entailed. But while Donald Trump has been focusing on negotiations with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, the ceasefire deal in Gaza he had a hand…
Al Jazeera · Mar 18, 2025 Ukraine presses for unconditional ceasefire as Trump, Putin hold talks Ukraine foreign minister says it is time for Russia to show it ‘wants peace’ as US, Russian leaders hold talks.
The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025 An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. What she has illustrated – as well as the personal journey she has taken – affords a chance to see how dictatorship can develop and strengthen across a decade.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 18, 2025 Keir Starmer speaks with Donald Trump ahead of crunch Russia talks with US KEIR Starmer spoke to Donald Trump ahead of the US president’s crunch talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin ...
Latin Times · Mar 18, 2025 Putin's Demands To Discuss Ukraine Ceasefire Might Doom Negotiations Before They Begin Vladimir Putin will demand the suspension of all weapons deliveries to Ukraine during an eventual ceasefire, Bloomberg reported
Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025 Starmer tells Trump Ukraine must be put in ‘strongest possible position’ The US president and Vladimir Putin are due to speak on Tuesday about the US-Ukraine plan for a 30-day ceasefire.