new video loaded: European Leaders Discuss Financing Ukraine With Frozen Russian Assets transcript Back transcript European Leaders Discuss Financing Ukraine With Frozen Russian Assets The European Council convened in Brussels to discuss leveraging frozen Kremlin assets to finance Kyiv’s government and war effort. “Either money today or blood tomorrow. And I am not talking about […]
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Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force – Europe live | Europe
Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ as he insists Russia will achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomacy or force Pjotr Sauer Russian affairs reporter Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lashed out at European leaders, deriding them as “little pigs”, and said Russia would achieve its territorial goals in Ukraine either through diplomacy or […]
Trump criticises ‘decaying’ European countries and ‘weak’ leaders
US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as “weak” and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico, he said “decaying” European countries had failed to control migration or take decisive action to end Ukraine’s war with Russia, accusing them of letting Kyiv fight “until they drop”. […]
Transgender health leader’s name changed on her official HHS portrait : Shots
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, pictured at HHS headquarters last year, led the Public Health Corps during the Biden administration. Her official portrait was changed during the government shutdown to her previous name. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR As you walk down a particular hallway on the seventh floor […]
Amid trade tensions, US, North American leaders take to the stage
Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White Houseand Nadine Yousif,in Toronto Watch: World Cup hosts Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney take stage together It was all smiles at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre as the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada took the stage for the 2026 World Cup draw, even as trade tensions simmered in the background. […]
Pro-Palestine conference leaders sue Berlin officials who shut down event | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Berlin, Germany – Organisers of a pro-Palestine conference are suing authorities in Berlin who shut the event down last April soon after it began. They hope a panel of judges at the Berlin Administrative Court will rule that police acted unlawfully in cracking down on the Palestine Congress, a forum of solidarity activists and human […]
Deal to reopen government; World leaders at COP30 : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal last night to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. […]