May 17 Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine By Yehor Konovalov, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Trump's remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire. Continue reading
May 17 Israel launches new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves the Middle East By Ibrahim Hazboun, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Negotiations between Israel and Hamas have yet to achieve progress in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Hamas, which released an Israeli-American hostage as a goodwill gesture before Trump’s trip, insists on a deal that ends the war and leads to the withdrawal of Israeli… Continue reading
May 16 Watch 8:45 Russia-Ukraine peace talks fall flat with few signs of progress By Nick Schifrin, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev In highly anticipated peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners, the war’s largest swap. While they agreed to keep talking, there was no breakthrough for peace and the two sides seemed even further apart. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 8:38 News Wrap: Israel strikes two Houthi-controlled ports and unleashes new barrage on Gaza In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Defense Forces struck two Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen and launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza, a transit strike in New Jersey forced 350,000 people to make alternative plans, group of GOP lawmakers blocked President… Continue watching
May 16 Children die after USAID funding cuts end lifeline for displaced communities fleeing violence By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press For years, the United States Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide food, shelter and healthcare to millions of people. But this year, the Trump administration cut more… Continue reading
May 16 Pope Leo XIV says family is ‘between a man and a woman’ and asserts the dignity of the unborn By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Leo, the first American pope, also called for reviving multilateral diplomacy and promoting dialogue between religions in the search for peace, in his first meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: Attorneys react to latest Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing where judge called Trump administration’s explanation ‘inadequate’ By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is inadequate, describing the government’s reasoning for withholding information as “take my word for it.”… Continue reading
May 16 Trump says Iran has a proposal from the U.S. on its rapidly advancing nuclear program By Zeke Miller, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press One major sticking point remains Iran's enrichment of uranium, which Tehran insists it must be allowed to do and the Trump administration increasingly insists the Islamic Republic must give up. Continue reading
May 16 Ukraine-Russia peace talks end after less than two hours, officials say By Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press The talks came after more than three months of diplomacy kickstarted by U.S. President Donald Trump, who promised during his campaign to end the devastating war swiftly. Continue reading
May 16 Putin fails to show at peace talks with Ukraine and Russia. Trump says he will set up a meeting By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to take part in the talks as President Donald Trump pressed for the leaders to find a solution to the war, ongoing since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned… Continue reading