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
Iran’s Supreme Leader Breaks Silence on US Nuclear Talks
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was neither “overly optimistic or overly pessimistic” regarding the Oman talks with the United States in his first remarks since Saturday’s meeting. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment. Why It Matters The comments from the Islamic Republic’s leader point to the degree […]
Read More
Iran Gives Update on Nuclear Talks with U.S.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the next round of negotiations between Iran and the United States will be held in Muscat, Oman, according to two local state media, following earlier reports that they would happen in Rome. The Ministry’s spokesperson said the talks will take place on Saturday April 19. Newsweek has reached out to the […]
Read More
Iran Responds to Donald Trump on Nuclear Talks
Iran’s foreign minister confirmed Iran and the United States would meet in Oman on Saturday, but described them as “indirect high-level talks” rather than the direct talks that President Donald Trump announced. Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment. Why It Matters The upcoming talks come amid a standoff on nuclear […]
Read More
Russia Gives Update on ‘Difficult’ Ukraine Talks With U.S.
Day-long talks in Saudi Arabia between the U.S. and Russia over a ceasefire in the Ukraine war were “difficult” but “constructive,” a Russian official said. Grigory Karasin, a member of the Russian delegation and head of the international committee of the Federation Council, gave the update to state news agency RIA. “A very interesting, difficult, […]
Read More
Iran Snubs Trump and Joins Russia and China in Nuclear Talks
Ministers from Iran, China and Russia met in Beijing on Friday, calling for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran and the resumption of nuclear negotiations. The move comes after President Donald Trump attempted to engage Iran’s Supreme Leader through a private letter, which was met with resistance from Tehran. The talks highlight growing cooperation […]
Read More
AOC Rages at Democrats for ‘Betrayal’ Amid Government Shutdown Talks
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York went off on members of her own party Thursday amid a looming government shutdown, saying, “American people, whether they are Republicans, independents, Democrats, are up in arms about Elon Musk and the actual gutting of federal agencies across the board.” Why It Matters The House passed a continuing […]
Read More
Iran Confirms Nuclear Talks With China, Russia
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
UN Sets Date for New Talks on a Global Plastics Treaty
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced Monday a new round of talks on a global treaty to limit plastic waste after the last negotiations in December ended in stalemate. Members of groups participating in the talks as official observers told Newsweek that U.N. environmental officials have set the next round of talks for August […]
Read More