Iran Tells US to Choose War or Peace
Iran has challenged the United States to make a pivotal decision following the recent war with Israel, urging Washington to return to diplomacy or risk further escalation. In a sharply worded op-ed published in the Financial Times, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posed a stark question to President Donald Trump‘s administration: “Will the US finally […]
Read More
Iran Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize As He Threatens Neighboring Iran
Pakistan has announced its nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with averting a major conflict in South Asia at a time when the U.S. leader is contemplating intervention in the Middle East. “The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel […]
Read More
Putin Outlines Ukraine Peace Terms After Trump Urges End to ‘Bloodbath’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first statement on Russia’s terms for a Ukraine peace agreement since President Donald Trump‘s weekend post calling for an end to the “bloodbath.” Why It Matters It comes after direct peace talks between the two nations on Friday regarding Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, a conflict now ongoing […]
Read More
Zelensky Calls Putin ‘Afraid’ as Peace Talks Erupt
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
Read More
European Allies Mull $90B Contingency for Ukraine If Trump Peace Plan Fails
The European Union‘s commissioner for defense has proposed ramping up military support for Ukraine, should President Donald Trump‘s peace plan fall through. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Andrius Kubilius suggested that the EU can significantly strengthen military support for Ukraine by procuring weapons directly from Ukrainian manufacturers. Why It Matters Trump is faltering […]
Read More
Map Shows What Ukraine Could Look Like Under Trump’s Proposed Peace Deal
The peace deal put forward by President Donald Trump‘s administration seeks to change the status of Crimea and “freeze the territorial frontlines” in Ukraine as a Newsweek map outlines the contentious proposal. The specifics of Trump’s plan remain unclear, but Vice President JD Vance‘s comments about freezing the territorial lines raise the prospect of changing […]
Read More
Russia Says Zelensky Wants to ‘Torpedo’ Ukraine Peace Talks
Russia’s foreign ministry accused Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky of seeking to “torpedo” the peace process, after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed his renewed frustrations with Kyiv’s leader. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said at her press briefing that Zelensky had disrupted the peace talks in London, which were downgraded after U.S. Secretary […]
Read More
Russia Gets New Batch of Su-34 Jets As Peace Talks Flounder
Russia’s defense ministry has received a new batch of fighter jets. The Sukhoi-34 jet delivery comes as Ukraine hopes that more fourth-generation F-16s supplied by NATO countries can change the battlefield calculus in the war. Meanwhile, U.S.-led negotiations to the end hostilities appear to have stalled, with President Donald Trump threatening to walk away if […]
Read More
Trump Adviser Shares ‘Central Issue’ Holding Up Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal
The chief negotiator for the United States in talks between Russia and Ukraine in their ongoing war has said any chance at a peace deal has stalled out as the fate of territory taken by Moscow—including Crimea—remains a significant sticking point for both sides. Newsweek reached out to the State Department by submission form outside […]
Read More
Putin Will Use Peace Talks to Weaken US, NATO Ally Says
Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attempt to achieve through peace negotiations what he has been unable to secure on the battlefield—undermining the United States and restoring control over Ukraine. Speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Braže emphasized that Putin has failed to weaken NATO, oust Ukraine’s […]
Read More