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Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators met in Abu Dhabi for a second round of talks to seek an end to the war, after Russian strikes Ukraine said hit energy infrastructure.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed he knew Peter Mandelson had maintained ties with Jeffrey Epstein before appointing him UK ambassador to the United States and ordered release of related files.
President Donald Trump repeated calls to "nationalize" U.S. elections, urging federal agents to oversee vote counts and asserting unsubstantiated fraud claims, prompting criticism.
Anthropic's release of new AI tools sparked a global sell-off in software and business-data shares, as investors feared the technology would erode vendors' subscription-based business models.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro met President Donald Trump at the White House and, Petro said, handed Trump a list of major drug kingpins living abroad, seeking U.S. help.
The brothers of Renée Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, urged Congress at a Capitol Hill forum to rein in ICE's immigration raids.
Iran asked the United States to move planned bilateral nuclear talks from Istanbul to Oman, while U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone near the carrier Abraham Lincoln.
Human Rights Watch said Donald Trump's return to the White House accelerated a democratic recession, worsening U.S. rights abuses while Russia and China were less free than two decades ago.
Italy's interior minister said U.S. ICE officers present at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics would have no operational role, defending their presence against critics ahead of the opening.
United States and Russia allowed the New START treaty on strategic nuclear arms to expire, removing caps on their arsenals and prompting warnings of a renewed nuclear arms race.
President Donald Trump signed a budget package in Washington, ending a four-day partial government shutdown, but measures to rein in ICE were excluded, leaving the immigration dispute unresolved.
EU and U.S. agreed to guarantees promising a staged response to a Russian attack on Kyiv within 72 hours of a truce, Repubblica reported; derstandard warned Europe faced heavy burdens.
Global gold and silver prices rose as investors sought safe havens amid U.S.–Iran tensions and dollar volatility, while oil traders monitored developments that kept crude steady.
Donald Trump met Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House, and both described the meeting as a "fantastic conversation," easing tensions that had strained their ties.
President Trump said India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained silent and analysts said New Delhi was unlikely to curb imports.
President Donald Trump ordered a two-year shutdown of Washington’s Kennedy Center, drawing protests from unions, National Symphony leaders and lawmakers, while critics blamed plunging ticket sales after his takeover.
William Stevenson, the ex-husband of former US first lady Jill Biden, was charged with murder after his wife Linda was found dead in their home in December, authorities said.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran resigned from his White House economic advisory post while remaining on the Fed, ending a controversial dual role that drew criticism from Democrats.
President Donald Trump reactivated the African Growth and Opportunity Act, restoring tariff-free access for 30 African countries to the US market through December 31, 2026.
President Trump released a rendering of the planned White House East Wing façade and ballroom, saying it would match the main residence's height and scale amid criticism over its size.
James Harden was traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a swap that sent Darius Garland to the Clippers.
The United States and Mexico reached a new water agreement to resolve cross-border delivery shortfalls caused by drought and Mexico’s domestic needs, officials said.
Three U.S. warships — destroyer USS Stockdale and cutters USCGC Stone and Diligence — arrived off Port-au-Prince to begin Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. embassy said, on Pentagon orders.
Arizona authorities pleaded for public help searching for Nancy Guthrie, 84, mother of NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, who police said vanished from her Catalina Foothills home and may have been abducted.
Penny, a Doberman, won best in show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club show in New York on Tuesday, giving handler Andy Linton his second win nearly 40 years later.
Vannacci quit the League in Italy after a face-to-face with Matteo Salvini, prompting senior party figures to welcome his exit while polls showed his solo support at 2–4.5%.
Banco Santander agreed on Tuesday to buy U.S. regional Webster Bank for about $12 billion, securing scale in the American market as it expands its global retail banking footprint.
Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit was pictured in Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach pool house and had extensive contact with the convicted sex offender, Norwegian and Swedish outlets reported.
Germany's state development bank KfW promised faster loans for builders and renovators while U.S. bipartisan lawmakers proposed packages to spur housing construction and affordability.
U.S. aid cuts under the Trump administration forced the World Food Programme to slash rations in Sudan and closed nearly 450 health centers in Afghanistan, deepening hunger.
SpaceX acquired xAI, merging Elon Musk’s loss-making AI start-up into his rocket company to pursue, the firms said, the development of orbital data centers.
Disney named Josh D'Amaro, its theme-parks chief, as CEO, elevating a long-time executive to succeed Bob Iger while markets reacted coolly and investors remained cautious.
President Donald Trump sought to buy Greenland, rekindling international concern over Arctic geopolitics and potential economic impacts on the island, officials and analysts said.
President Donald Trump berated CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office after she asked about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, scolding her for "not smiling."
French prosecutors raided X’s Paris offices and summoned owner Elon Musk in an investigation, and X called the search an "abusive" raid, the company said.