The US government has defunded one programme and left another that both document alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The Trump administration cut funding for Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), which had detailed the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. It has also withdrawn from a multinational group meant to investigate the leaders…
President Trump said he would speak with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday, as he continued to express optimism that Russia would agree to a proposal to halt fighting in Ukraine for 30 days. “We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air…
US President Donald Trump has praised talks held with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the US-proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine as “good and productive”. This comes after Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met in Moscow on Thursday evening, during which they exchanged information and shared the US’s “cautious optimism” over a peace process, the…
A Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Finnish court for committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the Russian far-right mercenary group Rusich, was found guilty of four charges by a court in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on Friday, while he was acquitted…
The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Nikada | E+ | Getty Images The global trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump shows no sign of abating, with tit-for-tat tariffs hammering major economies, tanking stock markets and dimming growth prospects. The economies concerned – North America, the European Union, and China –…
For its 22nd season, Top Chef has headed to Canada. This is the first time the show — not to be confused with Top Chef Canada, a separate competition that has been on-air since 2011 — has set a season in our northern neighbor. But the season, which premieres on Bravo today, arrives at the…
Paul Kirby, Bethany Bell & Adam Easton In London, Rome & Warsaw Getty Images Imports of American jeans, motorcyles and bourbon will be hit by EU countermeasures In Brussels, it was just after 06:00 on Wednesday. But it was midnight in Washington DC when President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium took effect…
Getty Images Duterte was arrested in Manila in a dramatic turn of events A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his deadly “war on drugs”. Duterte was arrested at Manila airport on…
US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration’s flip-flopping on tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners. Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a “period of transition” taking place….
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Ottawa Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada – Mark Carney Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister, vowing to win the trade war against US President Donald Trump. The former governor of Canada and the UK’s central banks beat three rivals in…
