US-Russia Ukraine talks, European security and Delta plane flip
U.S. and Russian officials meet in Riyadh for the highest-level talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine. European leaders, worried about being sidelined, met in...
18 Helmi 202512min
Rubio and Russia's Ukraine talks, Argentina's cuts and low-cost loophole challenge
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of expected talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine. At the same time, Europe’s lea...
17 Helmi 202512min
Germany's election tests a far-right firewall
Germany is holding snap elections on February 23. A stagnating economy and tensions over migration have fueled the rise of a far-right party, which is polling in second place. This resurgence of polit...
15 Helmi 202523min
Zelenskiy-Vance meet in Munich, Musk friction, RFK Jr and Eric Adams
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference as he tries to convince the U.S. to provide a strong backing for Kyiv’s war effort. As Elon Mu...
14 Helmi 202511min
Trump calls Russia and Ukraine, inflation, and Modi’s offers
President Donald Trump has discussed ending the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in separate phone calls. U.S. consumer prices increased by the mos...
14 Helmi 202512min
Musk’s cuts, Trump’s trade squeeze, Powell and China space race
Donald Trump has ordered U.S. agencies to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce. As the president’s advisers finalize plans for more tariffs, some targets ha...
13 Helmi 202512min
Ceasefire ultimatum, Musk and OpenAI and US consumer watchdog
U.S. President Donald Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by midday Saturday or "let hell break out." An Elon Musk-led group has made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the non-profit that controls Open...
11 Helmi 202512min
Tariffs, court battles, research limbo and agritourism
Donald Trump says he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. Federal judges have delivered a string of decisions blocking Trump policies over the last week, at ...
10 Helmi 202512min
