Ukraine’s top negotiator is scheduled on Thursday to meet in Florida with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, two days after the American’s high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to a senior U.S. administration official. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is also expected to be in the meeting with Rustem Umerov, […]
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Ex-EU top diplomat Mogherini detained in Belgium fraud case: Reports | European Union News
Mogherini is reported to be among three in custody for suspected fraud involving an EU-funded training programme. The European Union’s former top diplomat has been detained as part of an anti-fraud probe relating to a diplomatic training programme, according to Belgian media reports. Federica Mogherini, who served as EU foreign policy chief from 2014 to […]
Belgian sheepdog Soleil wins top prize at National Dog Show : NPR
The Belgian Sheepdog, Soleil, and handler Daniel Martin of Princeton, N.C., won Best in Show at the 24th Annual National Dog Show presented by Purina. National Dog Show hide caption toggle caption National Dog Show Soleil, a Belgian Sheepdog, has won Best in Show at the 2025 National Dog Show, beating out more than 1900 […]
Louisiana’s top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy : Shots
Dr. Ralph Abraham spoke at a Trump re-election rally in Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 11, 2019. At the time, Abraham was a Republican congressman running for governor of Louisiana. He lost that race, but was named the state’s first surgeon general in 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP The second-highest ranking […]
France seeks progress on nuclear talks as Iran top diplomat to visit Paris | Government News
France prepares to host Iran’s foreign minister in Paris for high-stakes talks on nuclear and regional tensions. France will host Iran’s foreign minister in Paris this week for talks that are set to include stalled nuclear negotiations. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed on Monday that his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi will arrive on Wednesday for […]
Major corruption scandal engulfs top Zelensky allies
Ukraine’s energy and justice ministers have resigned in the wake of a major investigation into corruption in the country’s energy sector. President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko’s removal on Wednesday. On Monday anti-corruption bodies accused several people of orchestrating a embezzlement scheme in the energy sector worth […]
We are ready to discuss human rights law changes, top ECHR boss tells BBC
Dominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent BBC Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the political guardian of the ECHR The political head of the body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights has told the BBC that it is “absolutely ready” to discuss reforms amid pressure from the UK and other countries […]
Why has the Israeli army’s top lawyer resigned after leaking rape evidence? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli military’s top lawyer, Major-General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting to leaking footage showing the gang rape of a prisoner at the Sde Temain prison facility in August last year. The video of the rape had originally been leaked to the press in early August in the midst of a right-wing backlash following […]