U.S. President Donald Trump

February 26, 2026 12:40 PM

Zelenskiy, after speaking with Trump, says talks should lead to leaders’ meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed that the next session of trilateral talks in March on a war settlement should lead to a meeting of the countries' leaders. Zelenskiy, speaking after a phone conversation with Trump, said the three-sided talks with Russia and the United States would take place early next month. U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also took part in the phone call. "We expect this meeting to creat...

February 24, 2026 10:24 PM

Trump’s immigration enforcement record by the numbers

U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up arrests of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, cracked down on unlawful border crossings and stripped legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants since taking office in 2025. ARRESTS Trump won back the White House promising record numbers of deportations. A Trump administration budget document published last year said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed to deport 1 million immigrants per year. ICE has cast a wider net than under then...

February 24, 2026 3:24 PM

UK targets Russia’s Transneft in nearly 300 new sanctions on war’s fourth anniversary

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned oil pipeline operator Transneft as part of a package of nearly 300 measures, announcing its largest set of penalties to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The government said Transneft was one of the world's largest pipeline firms and the transporter of more than 80% of Russia's crude exports. It was targeted to further cut Moscow's energy revenues. "The UK  has today taken decisive  action to  disrupt the critical  finan...

February 24, 2026 9:24 AM

Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with US trade deals will face higher tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals with the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, saying that if they did, he would hit them with much higher duties under different trade laws. Trump, in a series of social media posts, said he also may impose license fees on trading partners as uncertainty over his next tariff moves gripped the global economy and sent stocks lower. "Any Country that wan...

February 21, 2026 9:17 AM

Trump pivots to new 10% global tariff, new probes after Supreme Court setback

U.S. President Donald Trump moved swiftly on Friday to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court with a temporary 10% global import duty for 150 days and ordered new investigations under other laws that could allow him to re-impose the tariffs. Trump signed executive orders late on Friday to impose new tariffs starting on Tuesday under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, partly replacing tariffs of 10% to 50% under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act that the top court...

February 19, 2026 6:23 PM

Trump to preside over first meeting of Board of Peace with many Gaza questions unresolved

U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday with unresolved questions on the future of Gaza hanging over an event expected to include representatives from more than 45 nations. The disarmament of Hamas militants and accompanying withdrawal of Israeli troops, the size of the reconstruction fund and the flow of humanitarian aid to the war-battered populace of Gaza are among the major questions likely to test the effectiveness of the board in t...

February 19, 2026 3:04 PM

Germany will seek strategic partnerships with China amid US tariffs, Merz says

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he would seek "strategic partnerships" with China during a trip next week, as he looks to discuss future cooperation between Europe and the world's second-biggest economy while the United States leans on tariffs. "We have a strategic interest in finding partners in the world who think the way we do, who act the way we do, and who above all are prepared to shape the future together so that we remain a country with prosperity and a high level of ...

February 18, 2026 5:05 PM

Ukraine peace talks end in Geneva after Zelenskiy says Russia stalling

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended abruptly on Wednesday after only two hours, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying that the discussions had been "difficult" and accusing Russia of deliberately seeking to delay progress toward a deal to end the four-year-old war. The U.S.-mediated peace talks in Switzerland have been taking place as U.S. President Donald Trump has twice in recent days suggested it was up to Ukraine and Zelenskiy to take steps to ensure the tal...

February 18, 2026 4:27 PM

Sun, sand and empty beaches: Trump oil squeeze chokes Cuba’s tourism

Cuba's Varadero peninsula is a postcard of a tropical paradise: turquoise waters, powder-white sand and palm trees. But the resort's beaches, once crowded with tourists enjoying the sand and sunshine, began to clear out shortly after Cuba announced on February 8 it was running out of jet fuel. And they may not be coming back anytime soon. A Reuters survey of hotel and travel companies, airlines and on-island tourism industry workers found virtually every sector suddenly crippled by the fuel s...

February 18, 2026 2:27 PM

Ukraine-Russia peace talks enter second day in Geneva with pressure on Kyiv

Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia were due to begin a second day of talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the United States was putting undue pressure on him to bring an end to the four-year-old war. The U.S.-mediated peace talks in Switzerland have been taking place as U.S. President Donald Trump has twice in recent days suggested it was up to Ukraine and Zelenskiy to take steps to ensure the talks were successful. In an interview with U.S. website Ax...