European Leaders Hail US Backstop to Protect Postwar Ukraine

President Donald Trump’s administration and Ukraine’s allies converged toward an agreement to offer security guarantees long sought by Kyiv during a Tuesday meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing. Special envoy Steve Witkoff, who represented the US at the Paris gathering, said they made significant progress and “largely finished the security protocols.” France and…

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What is ‘oil quarantine’? Marco Rubio retreats from Trump’s Venezuela rule claim, explains how US will ‘run’ the nation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday appeared to backtrack from President Donald Trump’s claim of ruling Venezuela, saying that the United States will not govern the day-to-day affairs of the country and would instead focus on enforcing an existing “oil quarantine”. The US bombing in Venezuela, the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and…

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‘Watch your…’: Trump warns Colombia president Gustavo Petro after capturing Venezuela’s Maduro

President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Colombian President Gustavo Petro to “watch his a**” following a US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Trump also alleged manufacturing of cocaine in Colombia and its transport to the United States. “He’s making cocaine and they’re sending it into…

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Trump says US will control Venezuelan oil; but is it really going to increase production? What experts say

US bombing in Venezuela has created ripples across the world, with President Donald Trump saying on Saturday that his country planned to tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. Trump’s overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro in the oil-rich nation is however unlikely to translate into higher crude production, according to experts. Venezuela…

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Donald Trump deflects from his ally Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance to recognize Somaliland—Here’s why

US President Donald Trump said he opposed US recognition of Somaliland in an interview with the New York Post published Friday, after Israeli Prime Minister and prominent Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would become the first country to recognize it, AFP reported. “No,” the president told the Post when asked about US recognition of…

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