Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine needs to happen soon, adding that the Trump administration will spend the coming week trying to determine whether to continue as a mediator. “It needs to happen soon. We cannot continue to dedicate time and resources to this effort if it’s not going to come to fruition,” Rubio told NBC’s “Meet the Press” program. “This week is going to be a really important week in which we have to make a determination about whether this is an endeavor that we don’t want to…
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday, after a “very positive” exchange with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that Ukraine was ready for an unconditional ceasefire and that the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” led by France and Britain would continue working on achieving that, as well as a lasting peace in Ukraine. “Ending the war in Ukraine. That is an objective that we share in common with (U.S.) President Donald Trump,” Macron wrote in a post on social media platform X. “Ukraine is ready for an unconditional ceasefire. President Zelenskiy told me that again today. He’d like to work with…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met U.S. President Donald Trump in the Italian capital, where both leaders were attending the funeral of Pope Francis, a spokesman for Zelenskiy said. No details were provided of the meeting, but it comes at a critical time in negotiations aimed at bringing an end to fighting between Ukraine and Russia. Trump, who has been pressing both sides to agree a ceasefire, said on Friday that there had been productive talks between his envoy and the Russian leadership, and called for a high-level meeting between Kyiv and Moscow to close a deal. Trump had previously…
The process and pace of nuclear talks with the United States is satisfactory, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbbas Araqchi told state TV on Saturday, adding that both sides showed “seriousness and determination” in their now-concluded third round of negotiations.
Jalen Green torched the Golden State Warriors for 38 points, hitting 8 of 18 from beyond the arc, as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 109-94 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday, leveling their Western Conference first-round series. The night worsened for the seventh-seeded Warriors with the loss of Jimmy Butler III to a pelvic contusion late in the first quarter, forcing him to miss the rest of the game and head for an MRI. The second-seeded Rockets never trailed, building a 20-point lead in the second half. Green led the charge, erupting for 15 points in the third quarter,…
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed the unlikely secret behind his back-to-back Wimbledon triumphs – cutting loose in Ibiza. In the new Netflix documentary “Carlos Alcaraz: My Way,” the Spanish tennis star opens up about defying his team’s advice and heading to the party island to blow off steam after a crushing loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 French Open semifinals. “I had a friend with a few days off, going to Ibiza with other friends,” Alcaraz said. “I ended up going. They knew exactly what I was going there for. In Ibiza, I’m not going to lie – it’s all…
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed the unlikely secret behind his back-to-back Wimbledon triumphs – cutting loose in Ibiza. In the new Netflix documentary Carlos Alcaraz: My Way, the Spanish tennis star opens up about defying his team’s advice and heading to the party island to blow off steam after a crushing loss to Novak Djokovic in the 2023 French Open semifinals. “I had a friend with a few days off, going to Ibiza with other friends,” Alcaraz said. “I ended up going. They knew exactly what I was going there for. In Ibiza, I’m not going to lie – it’s all…
Ukraine said on Thursday it identified the body of journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who had died in Russian captivity, and a forensic medical examination revealed signs of torture and ill-treatment. Viktoria Roshchyna died at the age of 27 last September after spending months in captivity. The Russian defence ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The journalist, whose first-hand reports provided a glimpse into life under Russian occupation early in Moscow’s invasion, went missing in August 2023 during a reporting trip to Russia-held eastern Ukraine. The body of the journalist was discovered among bodies that Russia handed over…
President Donald Trump turned his criticism on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday after Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, saying “Vladimir, STOP!” “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing,” Trump wrote in a social media post a day after saying Ukraine’s leader was hampering peace talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the next few days will be very important in his drive for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Trump did not elaborate, but he and his aides have complained about how both Russia and Ukraine are handling his effort for a halt to the fighting.