Russian and Ukrainian officials have met briefly in Istanbul, Turkey, for the latest round of talks aimed at ending Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II. The session was overshadowed by renewed fighting between the two countries, killing at least three and injuring more than 30 others.
French President Emmanuel Macron sparked a diplomatic firestorm Thursday by announcing that France will formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly this September.
After nearly three weeks of intensive U.S.- and Qatari-mediated negotiations with Hamas in Doha, both Israel and the United States have recalled their negotiating teams, citing a lack of genuine progress and deep-rooted ideological obstacles from the terror group that continue to stall a potential deal.
Despite weeks of vocal demands for transparency surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican-led resolution that would have unsealed all court documents related to the late sex offender and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
A disturbing wave of antisemitic incidents has erupted across Europe in recent weeks, targeting Israeli tourists and Jewish communities with increasing frequency and violence. From Greece to Germany, Switzerland to Belgium, attacks, threats, and legal actions against Israelis are raising alarms among Jewish leaders and government officials alike.
Hours after ceasefire negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations broke down once again in Istanbul, both sides launched punishing strikes on each other’s resort cities along the Black Sea, escalating a war now deep into its fourth year.
In a landmark decision hailed by health advocates and parents alike, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. signed a formal policy Tuesday adopting new CDC recommendations to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.
A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to unseal grand jury transcripts from a 2005-2007 investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking a setback in President Donald Trump’s push for greater transparency in the high-profile sex trafficking case.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week, underscoring the continued resilience of the U.S. labor market. Yet behind the encouraging headline, economists warn that the broader employment picture is showing signs of softening.
In a sweeping move to stake America’s claim in the global artificial intelligence arms race, President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a comprehensive AI strategy aimed at deregulating the industry, accelerating innovation, and asserting international leadership–firmly casting the United States as the future epicenter of AI advancement.