Daily Headlines: War Secretary of State Rubio backs a new Gaza offensive and sets a ‘days away’ deadline for diplomacy, despite a U.N. report accusing Israel of genocide. September 16, 2025 View Details Trump orders a second deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters, continuing a controversial policy of lethal force. September 16, 2025 View Details Trump tells NATO he will only sanction Russia after allies stop buying Russian oil, days after Russian drones breached Polish airspace. September 14, 2025 View Details Poland’s leaders rebuke Trump for suggesting Russia’s drone incursion was an accident, insisting it was a deliberate test of NATO. September 13, 2025 View Details Trump confirms U.S. Navy strike on Venezuelan drug boat as Rubio hails lethal hit and Maduro orders mass militia mobilization. September 3, 2025 View Details After a meeting with his son-in-law Jared Kushner and former UK PM Tony Blair, Trump considers a plan to displace two million Gazans to build a tourism and tech hub. September 1, 2025 View Details The Trump administration approved an $825 million missile sale to Ukraine as peace talks with Russia stall and Russian attacks escalate. August 29, 2025 View Details Pentagon has blocked Ukraine for months from using U.S. missiles to strike deep inside Russia as Trump team seeks leverage for Putin talks. August 24, 2025 View Details Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency chief Jeffrey Kruse along with top Navy and NSA officers after Iran strike assessment angered Trump. August 23, 2025 View Details State Department fires press officer Shahed Ghoreishi after he questioned pro-Israel talking points on Gaza and West Bank terminology. August 21, 2025 View Details Trump calls Netanyahu “a war hero” and then says “I guess I am too” during radio interview as veterans slam cuts to VA care. August 21, 2025 View Details Trump administration sanctions four more International Criminal Court officials for authorizing probes of U.S. and Israeli war crimes, drawing global rebuke. August 21, 2025 View Details Zelenskyy joins European and NATO leaders at White House as Trump dodges war strategy, inflates peacemaker role, and faces coordinated pressure. August 19, 2025 View Details Zelenskyy returns to White House for talks with Trump joined by seven European leaders, his first visit since being berated on live TV in February. August 18, 2025 View Details Government papers left in Alaska hotel printer expose Trump-Putin summit details, fueling ongoing security concerns over administration’s handling of sensitive information. August 17, 2025 View Details Trump pivots after meeting Putin, dropping push for Ukraine ceasefire and set to press Zelenskyy in Washington Monday for direct peace deal. August 17, 2025 View Details Trump welcomes Putin with red-carpet pomp and limousine ride but secures no ceasefire deal, raising concerns about legitimizing the Russian leader. August 16, 2025 View Details Putin plans to offer financial incentives to Trump at Alaska summit to win U.S. recognition of Russia-held Donetsk and Luhansk. August 15, 2025 View Details Trump warns of “severe consequences” for Putin if Russia resists ceasefire ahead of their Alaska listening exercise summit. August 14, 2025 View Details Trump calls Friday’s Alaska summit with Putin a “feel-out meeting” as officials scramble to finalize venue and Ukraine details. August 12, 2025 View Details Zelenskyy rejects ceding Ukrainian territory and says Kyiv must be in any talks, rebuffing Trump’s territorial swap idea before his Aug. 15 meeting with Putin. August 10, 2025 View Details Putin and Trump envoy Witkoff hold Moscow meeting Trump calls productive but secondary sanctions still planned for Friday deadline. August 7, 2025 View Details Netanyahu prepares full Gaza occupation as Trump demands Hamas accept ‘all or nothing’ hostage-ceasefire deal. August 5, 2025 View Details Trump claims U.S. gave $60 million in Gaza aid but only $3 million has been sent to controversial Israeli-backed foundation. August 3, 2025 View Details Trump redeploys two nuclear submarines in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev over Ukraine ultimatums as Putin’s proxy escalates tensions. August 2, 2025 View Details Senate blocks bid to halt $675 million arms sale to Israel as 27 Democrats break over Gaza’s soaring death toll. July 31, 2025 View Details Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes first Republican lawmaker to call Israel’s Gaza campaign genocide, breaking with party’s unified support for Israel. July 30, 2025 View Details Trump shortens Putin’s Ukraine ceasefire deadline from 50 days to 12 days after expressing disappointment with continued Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities. July 29, 2025 View Details Trump calls Thailand and Cambodia for ceasefire during Scottish golf trip one week before his 36% tariffs take effect, but shelling continues. July 27, 2025 View Details U.S. military kills senior ISIS leader and his sons in Syria raid weeks after Trump lifted sanctions to support Damascus’s new government. July 26, 2025 View Details US and Israel leave Gaza ceasefire talks, accusing Hamas of bad faith as child malnutrition and aid deaths escalate. July 25, 2025 View Details Trump celebrated six months in office by claiming to have ended “numerous wars” while major peace deals in Ukraine and Gaza remain elusive. July 21, 2025 View Details Trump doubles down on claims that June strikes destroyed all three Iranian nuclear sites despite intelligence assessment showing only one was destroyed. July 20, 2025 View Details NATO countries will buy U.S. weapons including Patriot Air Defense systems to send to Ukraine as Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia’s trading partners. July 15, 2025 View Details Trump announces Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine two weeks after pausing arms shipments as relations with Putin sour and EU agrees to reimburse full costs. July 14, 2025 View Details Trump admits he doesn’t know who paused Ukraine weapons shipments and hasn’t thought about finding out, but claims he would be first to know about such decisions. July 10, 2025 View Details Trump announces more Ukraine weapons shipments days after halting aid following disappointing call with Putin where he made no progress. July 8, 2025 View Details Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize during White House dinner celebrating Iran bombings while discussing Gaza ceasefire proposal. July 8, 2025 View Details Trump admits uncertainty about ending Ukraine war despite campaign promises, following unproductive Putin call and his decision to limit weapons shipments. July 6, 2025 View Details Trump defends pausing Ukraine weapons shipments by claiming the US gave Ukraine “too many weapons” under Biden. July 4, 2025 View Details Pentagon’s third assessment says Iran’s nuclear program set back two years as FBI investigates leak of report contradicting Trump’s “obliterated” claims and limits intelligence sharing. July 3, 2025 View Details Senate defeats Tim Kaine’s war-powers resolution 53-47, with Rand Paul siding with Democrats, leaving Trump free to strike Iran again without new congressional authorization. June 28, 2025 View Details Rwanda and DR Congo sign U.S.-brokered Washington peace deal pledging armed-group disarmament, amid reports Kinshasa offered mineral access for American support. June 28, 2025 View Details Trump threatens renewed strikes if evidence shows Iran has resumed uranium enrichment, pressing Tehran to grant inspectors access. June 28, 2025 View Details Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei resurfaces days after a ceasefire, warning the U.S. of retaliation and downplaying joint U.S. and Israeli strikes that heavily damaged Iran’s nuclear sites. June 28, 2025 View Details Trump administration secretly offered Iran up to $30 billion for nuclear energy program in White House meeting one day before launching military strikes on nuclear sites. June 27, 2025 View Details Gabbard and CIA Director Ratcliffe claim “new intelligence” shows Iran nuclear facilities destroyed after initial assessment found strikes only delayed program by months. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump announces Iran talks for next week but claims bombing damage makes nuclear agreement unnecessary. June 26, 2025 View Details Iran’s moderate leaders pursue Trump negotiations while Khamenei remains hidden after US air strikes. June 26, 2025 View Details Trump posts video with “Bomb Iran” song threatening to “put the Ayatollah in a box” and showing video of aerial bombings while ceasefire remains in effect. June 25, 2025 View Details Trump-brokered Israel-Iran ceasefire appears intact after both sides exchanged strikes Tuesday morning. June 25, 2025 View Details Defense Intelligence Agency assessment says Iran nuclear strikes only set back program a few months, which White House denies as “flat-out wrong.” June 25, 2025 View Details Pakistan condemns Trump’s Iran bombing one day after nominating him for Nobel Peace Prize as “genuine peacemaker,” creating diplomatic embarrassment over timing. June 24, 2025 View Details Iran launches missile attack on U.S. base in Qatar after giving advance notice to Trump administration, with no casualties reported in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. June 24, 2025 View Details Netanyahu agrees to Trump-proposed Israel-Iran ceasefire while warning against violations as Iranian missiles continued striking Israeli territory hours after the announcement. June 24, 2025 View Details State Department doubles evacuation flights and orders embassy staff departures across Middle East one day after Trump’s Iran strikes, revealing inadequate advance planning for retaliation. June 23, 2025 View Details Pentagon reveals elaborate deception tactics and 18-hour bombing mission details one day after Trump’s unprecedented strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. June 23, 2025 View Details Trump launches U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites without congressional approval, directly joining Israel’s war despite promises to avoid foreign conflicts. June 22, 2025 View Details Trump announces Congo-Rwanda peace deal but complains he won’t get Nobel Prize after telling Tehran to evacuate and threatening to decide on Iran attack within two weeks. June 21, 2025 View Details Trump weighs attacking Iran’s fortified Fordo nuclear site, saying disabling it is essential and pledging a decision within two weeks. June 20, 2025 View Details Trump claims Iran proposed White House talks while threatening military strikes, but Tehran’s UN mission denies making any such proposal. June 19, 2025 View Details Trump claims “complete control of Iran’s skies” and demands “unconditional surrender” despite U.S. denials of involvement and no declared war. June 18, 2025 View Details Trump posts “evacuate Tehran” warning for 10 million people and departs G7 summit early hours after telling fellow leaders he hoped Iran would make a deal. June 17, 2025 View Details US officials say Trump told Netanyahu not to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Israel’s Friday strikes on Iran. June 16, 2025 View Details Trump says the US might intervene in the Israel Iran war despite denying involvement in Israel’s massive strikes and welcomes Putin mediation offer. June 16, 2025 View Details BREAKING OVERNIGHT: US Air Force moves at least 30 KC-135 and KC-46 refueling tankers from US bases across the Atlantic as the Israel-Iran war continues. June 16, 2025 View Details Trump threatens Iran to “make a deal, before there is nothing left” while claiming U.S. non-involvement in Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities. June 14, 2025 View Details U.S. forces defend Israel from Iranian missile attacks one day after Netanyahu launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear program without U.S. assistance. June 14, 2025 View Details Trump tells German chancellor Merz that Ukraine and Russia should “fight for a while” before peace, as Russia retaliates for Ukrainian drone strikes and battlefield losses mount. June 6, 2025 View Details U.S. is only nation to veto UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire as all 14 other members vote in favor of measure that doesn’t condemn Hamas. June 5, 2025 View Details Trump warns Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ drone attack on Russian airbases after phone call where Russian leader called Ukrainian government a terrorist organization.” June 5, 2025 View Details Hegseth becomes first defense secretary in three years to skip Ukraine aid coordination meeting at NATO headquarters, marking Trump administration’s retreat from leading Western military support. June 4, 2025 View Details Sens. Graham and Blumenthal warn Putin is stalling peace talks while preparing a new military offensive against Ukraine within two weeks after meeting with Zelenskyy in Paris. June 2, 2025 View Details Trump warns Putin that conquering Ukraine will cause Russia’s “downfall” while criticizing Zelenskyy for condemning America’s “silence” after Moscow’s largest air raid in three years. May 26, 2025 View Details Trump announces immediate Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations following Putin call, though Putin made no ceasefire commitment. May 20, 2025 View Details Trump announces scheduled Monday phone call with Putin to discuss ending Ukraine “bloodbath,” followed by calls to Zelensky and NATO leaders. May 18, 2025 View Details Trump plans direct talks with Putin on Ukraine war after Russian leader skipped peace negotiations in Turkey. May 17, 2025 View Details Rubio claims direct Trump-Putin meeting is the “only way” to end Ukraine war while in Turkey for downgraded Russia-Ukraine peace talks. May 16, 2025 View Details Trump proposes turning war-torn Gaza into “a freedom zone” after previously suggesting it become the “Riviera of the Middle East.” May 16, 2025 View Details Trump sends Rubio to Istanbul for Ukraine-Russia talks, urging unity with Putin as Zelenskiy demands U.S. and EU sanctions if he refuses. May 14, 2025 View Details Vance says Russia is demanding territory it hasn’t conquered in peace talks over Ukraine invasion. May 9, 2025 View Details Vance says US will not intervene in India-Pakistan conflict, calling it “fundamentally none of our business.” May 9, 2025 View Details Houthi leader says ceasefire deal with U.S. excludes Israel, signaling continued tensions. May 8, 2025 View Details Trump administration asked Ukraine to accept third‑country deportees despite its war with Russia. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump says Hamas has 21 living hostages left in Gaza after three die. May 7, 2025 View Details Trump officials and Pelosi press Jordan’s king to honor pledge to treat sick Gazan children. May 6, 2025 View Details U.S. and Ukraine sign deal linking mineral access to future security aid as Trump calls it repayment for past support. May 1, 2025 View Details Houthis say U.S. strike on Saada migrant center kills at least 68 Africans, Pentagon reviewing the claim. April 30, 2025 View Details Navy fighter jet and tow tractor lost overboard during USS Truman maneuvering to counter Houthi threats. April 29, 2025 View Details Trump warns Putin to stop attacks and sign Ukraine peace deal as U.S. threatens to walk away from negotiations. April 28, 2025 View Details Trump and Zelenskyy meet knee-to-knee at St. Peter’s Basilica as Trump wavers on Ukraine peace deal and hints at new Russia sanctions. April 27, 2025 View Details Trump calls Russia not taking over Ukraine a ‘pretty big concession’ in peace talks. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump posts ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia’s deadliest Kyiv strike in months kills 12. April 25, 2025 View Details Trump blames Zelenskyy for blocking peace by refusing to let Russia keep seized territory. April 24, 2025 View Details Zelensky slams U.S. proposal to accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea in exchange for cease-fire. April 23, 2025 View Details Trump administration demands control of key Ukrainian gas pipeline in minerals-for-weapons standoff. April 13, 2025 View Details U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink steps down as Trump shifts policy toward diplomacy and minerals deal with Russia. April 11, 2025 View Details Twelve Stanford students charged with felonies for organized pro-Palestinian office takeover causing up to $1 million in damage. April 11, 2025 View Details Trump admin kills final U.S. food aid in Middle East after Musk ally overrides Rubio, UN warns cuts endanger refugees in Syria, Yemen, Jordan, and Lebanon. April 8, 2025 View Details Ukraine to send team to DC for talks on U.S. mineral deal after leaked draft raises fears of U.S. control over key resources. April 7, 2025 View Details Netanyahu to meet Trump at White House to discuss tariffs, Gaza, Iran, and undermining war crimes court. April 6, 2025 View Details Trump says he’s “pissed off” at Putin and threatens tariffs over Putin questioning Zelensky’s legitimacy. March 31, 2025 View Details Trump reverses termination of Ukraine war crimes program after backlash over blocked evidence on kidnapped children. March 28, 2025 View Details Trump pushes Ukraine to hand over nuclear plant in ceasefire talks. March 20, 2025 View Details Trump administration shuts down war crimes database, blocks transfer of records on kidnapped Ukrainian children. March 19, 2025 View Details Trump pledged during his campaign to end the Ukraine war within 24 hours, now admits achieving a ceasefire is “tough,” after Putin agrees only to halt energy attacks. March 19, 2025 View Details Trump: Ukraine peace talks with Putin will cover “land and power plants.” March 17, 2025 View Details U.S. to withdraw from coalition investigating Russian war crimes, scaling back war crime prosecutions. March 17, 2025 View Details Hamas offers to release U.S.-Israeli hostage, four bodies if Israel implements ceasefire deal. March 16, 2025 View Details U.S. continues airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen to protect Red Sea shipping. March 16, 2025 View Details Trump calls his campaign promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours “a little bit sarcastic.” March 15, 2025 View Details Ukraine accepts a 30-day ceasefire as the U.S. resumes military supplies and intelligence sharing. March 12, 2025 View Details Elon Musk called Sen. Mark Kelly a traitor after Kelly described conditions he observed in Ukraine last weekend. March 11, 2025 View Details A Columbia University grad student who led protests against Israel was arrested by ICE and had his green card revoked for “circulating social media posts criticizing Zionism” and organizing a march. March 10, 2025 View Details Trump on whether he is comfortable that Ukraine may not survive without U.S. help: “Well, it may not survive anyway.” March 10, 2025 View Details Elon Musk claimed Starlink is Ukraine’s military backbone, called Poland’s Foreign Minister a “small man,” and Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the minister he should be grateful to Musk. March 10, 2025 View Details Trump says latest stepped up Russian attack on Ukraine is “what anyone else would do.” March 8, 2025 View Details Ukraine military source says US commercial satellite imagery no longer available either. March 8, 2025 View Details Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas: release hostages or ‘you’re dead’ March 7, 2025 View Details US stops sharing intelligence with Ukraine, CIA director announces on Fox. March 7, 2025 View Details Pentagon dismantling civilian harm safeguards in favor of more lethal strikes. March 6, 2025 View Details Donald Trump withdrew US military aid to Ukraine. WH says “under review.” March 5, 2025 ttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-pauses-u-s-military-aid-to-ukraine/ Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says Trump and Vance feud with Zelensky canceled Ukraine economic deal and key minerals pact. “Off the table for now.” March 4, 2025 View Details Trump, Vance berated Zelenskyy, Rubio asked him to leave the White House. March 1, 2025 View Details Trump claims Russia would accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine and says he doesn’t recall calling Zelenskyy a dictator last week. February 28, 2025 View Details Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy travels to DC Friday to sign a minerals deal. February 26, 2025 View Details At UN, US votes against condemning Russia for Ukraine invasion February 25, 2025 View Details Zelenskyy says any US deal must guarantee military aid for Ukraine’s minerals, offers to resign if it brings peace February 25, 2025 View Details Ukraine resists US demand for $500 billion mineral fund, 5x higher than estimated war aid February 25, 2025 View Details US negotiators threatened Ukraine’s access to Musk-owned Starlink, used in that country’s internet infrastructure February 25, 2025 View Details Trump blamed Ukraine for its own invasion, saying, “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.” February 24, 2025 View Details European and NATO leaders met today in France to counter US & Russian meetings about Ukraine February 24, 2025 View Details US, Russia meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talk, Zelenskyy demands input February 24, 2025 View Details Trump demands Ukraine hand over half of its rare earth minerals for continued US military support February 24, 2025 View Details Hegseth Says US Opposes Ukraine in NATO, Won’t Back Pre-2014 Borders February 23, 2025 View Details Trump and Putin May Hold Ukraine Talks in Saudi Arabia, But Without Ukraine February 23, 2025 View Details Trump said that there was a possibility that Ukraine could be Russian in the future February 23, 2025 View Details Trump met with the King of Jordan at the White House and said that the US would take control of Gaza February 23, 2025 View Details Trump says Israel should cancel ceasefire if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages, says “all hell would break loose” February 23, 2025 View Details Trump said that Gaza Strip residents would be permanently moved and “in the meantime, I would own this” February 23, 2025 View Details Trump said again that the US would take ownership of Gaza and “slowly, very slowly, develop it” February 23, 2025 View Details Facing virtual worldwide opposition, the White House said Trump has not committed to sending US troops or spending US funds to rebuild Gaza February 22, 2025 View Details Trump will not rule out sending US troops to Gaza and said the US would “take a long-term ownership position” February 22, 2025 View Details Trump proposed ethnic cleansing in Gaza, saying that 2 million Palestinians who live there should be sent to Egypt and Jordan February 22, 2025 View Details Donald Trump declared that the US would assume control over the Gaza Strip while Israel’s leader stood next to him February 22, 2025 View Details Panama’s former president is discussing a potential US attack February 22, 2025 View Details Trump threatened “something very powerful would happen” if Panama doesn’t give the US control of the Panama Canal February 22, 2025 View Details The United States conducted airstrikes in Somalia today February 21, 2025 View Details European & NATO leaders met today in France to counter US & Russian meetings about Ukraine. February 18, 2025 View Details Trump met with the King of Jordan at the White House. Trump bluntly announced the US would take control of Gaza by its own authority. February 11, 2025 CNNView Details
