- 6d ago
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow for eight-hour talks with Russian security chiefs
CIA Director John Ratcliffe conducted an unannounced eight-hour visit to Moscow on 25 August, meeting Russian intelligence chiefs to deliver warnings on Ukraine, NATO borders, and Middle East security.
- Jul 31
Trump casts doubt on Patriot missile license for Ukraine, says 'we are chasing peace' and sends envoys to Kyiv
Three weeks after pledging a Patriot production license to Kyiv, Donald Trump now says he is 'not sure' and is 'analyzing' the move, while dispatching envoys to Ukraine for a new peace push.
- Jul 26
US CENTCOM chief urged halt to Strait of Hormuz bombing, prompting Trump pause
Admiral Brad Cooper argued the two-week campaign had exhausted its targets and limited Iran’s ability to attack ships. Trump stopped strikes on Friday.
- Jul 25
Zelenski to meet Trump at White House on Tuesday amid renewed push for peace talks
A White House official said Friday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski will meet Donald Trump in Washington on July 28, the same day as a memorial for the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The visit follows talks with US envoys about reviving diplomacy with Russia.
- Jul 24
Rubio and Lavrov hold 35-minute Manila meeting; US says Anchorage peace framework has failed
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged that the peace framework discussed at the 2025 Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage is no longer viable, after a brief meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila.
- Jul 23
US intelligence probes Russia's possible role in Iranian drone strikes on CIA sites in Gulf
At least two CIA facilities in Saudi Arabia and Iraq were hit by Iranian drones in March, and US intelligence is now investigating whether Russia provided targeting data and the Kometa-M navigation system that increased the accuracy of the strikes.
- Jul 23
Rubio rejects Lavrov's demand to halt arms to Ukraine at ASEAN summit in Manila
At a half-hour meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Washington's military support for Kyiv will not change, despite Moscow's call to halt the 'unacceptable' arming of Ukraine.
- Jul 23
Lavrov warns Rubio against 'inadmissible' US arms to Ukraine as first meeting in 10 months yields no breakthrough
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that continued American arms deliveries to Ukraine are 'inadmissible' during a 30-minute meeting in Manila, while Rubio insisted Washington's policy remains unchanged and called for 'new ideas' to end the war.
- Jul 12
Iran’s new supreme leader vows revenge, freezes talks as Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ceasefire over
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledged to avenge his father’s killing and Iran suspended negotiations hours after President Trump declared the three-week ceasefire dead, while diplomats gathered in Oman.
- Jul 6
Trump holds separate calls with Putin and Zelenski on US Independence Day, ahead of NATO summit
On the 250th anniversary of US independence, President Donald Trump spoke by phone with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenski, with the war in Ukraine and next week's NATO summit in Ankara dominating the conversations.
- Jul 5
Trump holds separate calls with Putin and Zelenskyy on US Independence Day, vows to seek Ukraine peace at NATO summit
On the 250th anniversary of US independence, President Donald Trump held separate phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with both leaders congratulating him and discussing the war in Ukraine. Trump pledged to raise the issue at the NATO summit in Ankara next week.
- Jul 4
Ukraine hits St. Petersburg oil terminal as Russia's fuel crisis deepens
Ukrainian forces struck a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg early Saturday, setting it ablaze and further straining Russia's already crisis-hit fuel sector.
- Jul 1
Trump reports $1.4 billion crypto windfall in 927-page disclosure, says he never talks to the funds managing his money
A newly released financial disclosure reveals that Donald Trump and his family pulled in over $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency businesses in 2025, a ninefold jump from the prior year. The president, departing for North Dakota on a new Air Force One gifted by Qatar, told reporters he has no contact with the institutions investing his wealth.
- Jul 1
Trump earned up to $1.4 billion from crypto ventures in 2025, disclosure shows
A 927-page financial disclosure released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics shows President Donald Trump earned between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency-related activities last year, far surpassing his traditional real estate income.
- Jun 30
Trump claims Doha talks with Iran set for Tuesday as Tehran denies any meeting scheduled
President Trump says a meeting requested by Iran will take place Tuesday in Doha, while Tehran insists no talks are scheduled this week and technical discussions will resume only when conditions are met.
- Jun 21
US-Iran talks to run overnight in Switzerland as Vance hails 'historic' meeting and 'great progress'
An American official says negotiations between Washington and Tehran will continue through the night, with Vice President J.D. Vance reporting 'great progress' in the first high-level meeting of its kind.
- Jun 21
US-Iran negotiations open in Switzerland with ceasefire demands and a closed Strait of Hormuz
The first formal negotiations between US and Iranian delegations since the signing of a 60-day ceasefire memorandum opened Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, as Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz and demanded an immediate halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
