As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
As the Trump administration begins preliminary talks with Russian officials about ending the war in Ukraine, intelligence from the United States and close allies shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine, according to four Western intelligence officials and two U.S. congressional officials. “We have zero intelligence that Putin is interested in a real peace deal right now,” one of the congressional officials said.
U.S. and Russia agree to restore embassy staffing in high-level talks on Ukraine war
Attention in Europe is still focused on the war in Ukraine, the deadliest conflict on the continent since World War II. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders expressed alarm and dismay at being shut out of the talks Riyadh. One of Kyiv's main concerns is that Russia will be given the go-ahead to keep some of the 20% of Ukraine it has occupied. “Ukraine did not know anything about it,” Zelenskyy warned ahead of the meeting.
As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
As the Trump administration begins preliminary talks with Russian officials about ending the war in Ukraine, intelligence from the United States and close allies shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine, according to four Western intelligence officials and two U.S. congressional officials. “We have zero intelligence that Putin is interested in a real peace deal right now,” one of the congressional officials said.
Kate Middleton shares hand-drawn portraits by her and her children
Looks like the royal family has some budding artists in the making. On Monday, the official social media accounts of Kate Middleton and Prince William shared four portraits created by the Princess of Wales and her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — during a family art session for the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. Princess Kate and each of the young royals put their own artistic spin on family portraiture.
Israel and Hamas in talks to double the number of hostages released this weekend
Israel is preparing to receive six hostages Saturday, in addition to a number of captives' bodies to be delivered from Gaza on Thursday, a source briefed on the talks told NBC News on Monday. Talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt are ongoing, said the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, and would involve Israel sending in a number of temporary housing structures into the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Gaza ceasefire’s future uncertain as Netanyahu sidelines security chiefs in negotiations
In a move that brings the fate of the Gaza ceasefire even closer under his personal control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is appointing a close political ally to lead talks over phase two of the current ceasefire in Gaza, replacing Israel’s previous chief negotiator. “In the coming days, Israel will enter negotiations on Phase B, which is a political phase that deals with the question of the conditions for ending the war,” an Israeli source told CNN. “Accordingly, the Israeli efforts will be led by the Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, and he will do so in front of the US President’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.”
Argentine president defends his cryptocurrency tweet after crash, comparing losses to gambling
Argentine President Javier Milei has defended himself for promoting a cryptocurrency whose value collapsed within hours of its launch, likening those who invested in the token after his endorsement to gamblers at casinos. “The reality is if you go to the casino and lose money, I mean, what is the claim if you knew that it had those characteristics?” he said during an interview with the TN news channel that aired on Monday night. Milei said he promoted the little-known crypto coin $LIBRA in a tweet on X last week because he believed it would encourage economic growth by funding small businesses.
US-Russia summit ends in a partial victory for Moscow – and a reversal on Europe
Russia gets a small win, Ukraine gets a slight reprieve yet is still angrily outside the room and Europe is suddenly relevant again. The US-Russia talks that just concluded in Riyadh have broadly given Moscow the most to be pleased about. It has long (incorrectly) portrayed the war in Ukraine as a NATO assault on Russia, and this bilateral meeting helps perpetuate that false idea.
Russian airstrike on Kyiv kills at least three
Russian forces unleashed a combined drone and missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Saturday, killing at least three people in a central district, city officials said. Explosions boomed across the pre-dawn sky as air defenses repelled the attack, which also wounded three others, according to military administration chief Timur Tkachenko. He said four people had been killed, while police reported three deaths.
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. With scant government resources for HIV support at the time in Mexico, Lopez joined advocacy groups to secure the funding he needed for medication to help him survive. “In the first years after my diagnosis, it was very difficult for me,” he told CNN. “We had to fight for access to medications,” he added of himself and others with the disease.