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Trump to Zelenksyy: nice suit, but still no cards

Fares Garabet 21 August 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2025.

Mandel NGAN / AFP

Key takeaways from Trump’s meeting With Zelenskyy

Less fireworks in the White House, but no definitive outcomes just yet

Rishi Iyengar 19 August 2025

US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Putin rides high after Alaska

Seven instances that showed the Russian leader had the upper hand during his meeting with Trump

Robert Ford 18 August 2025

Putin sitting pretty after Alaska summit

Fares Garabet 17 August 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025.

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump-Putin meeting already seen as a win for the Kremlin

Putin heads to Alaska, marking his first visit to the US in a decade and his first meeting with a US president since June 2021, when he shook hands with Biden in Geneva

Con Coughlin 14 August 2025

Zelenskyy shut out of Trump-Putin meet

Fares Garabet 11 August 2025

US President Donald Trump stands next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as NATO leaders pose for a group photo at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025.

REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Trump scores NATO win as members agree to spend 5%

Keen to keep the US president in their good graces, member states agree to contribute more to the alliance's budget, but fail to secure firm pledges on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia

Omer Onhon 26 June 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian after signing the association treaty in the Kremlin on January 17 2025.

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Will a US-Israel war on Iran affect the battle in Ukraine?

Tehran's military support to Moscow could be disrupted the longer the war drags out

Con Coughlin 22 June 2025

US pauses new sanctions on Russia to keep peace talks alive

Fares Garabet 29 May 2025

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Japan’s view of the disorder gripping the world today

The bonds between Japan and the Middle East are based on trust and respect, since both seek peace and stability in the region. In these newly dangerous times, that bond is even more important.

Futoshi Matsumoto 26 May 2025

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In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader

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