Putin says there are points he can’t agree to in the US proposal to end war

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments

US stocks hold near records as company profit reports come in mixed

Stocks were holding near their records on Wall Street following mixed profit reports from companies, as Dollar General and Salesforce climb but Kroger falls. Dollar General rallied

Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov attend talks with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (back to a camera) at the Kremlin U

German bakers bring Christmas specialty to life with rich tradition

Pastry chef Tino Gierig makes stollen - a traditional Christmas pastry in Dresden When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes

Prada purchases fashion rival Versace in a deal worth $1.4 billion

The Prada Group announced yesterday that it has officially purchased Milan fashion rival Versace in a 1.25 billion euro (nearly $1.4 billion) deal that puts

Covet an Italian masterpiece, but shy of the millions? Buy digital

A high-definition, digital version of Andrea Mantegna’s painting, “Cristo Morto nel Sepolcro e Tre Dolenti The last person to get their hands on a painting attributed

Pope prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims

A group of nuns reach out to Pope Leo XIV as he arrives to the Catholic basilica of Harissa, Lebanon Pope Leo XIV prayed yesterday at the tomb

US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members

West Virginia Senator Robbie Morris speaks during a vigil in honor of National Guard member Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of two National Guard members who were shot in washington

Pope Leo XIV visits Turkey on first foreign trip for religious, political ties

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed upon his arrival at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey yesterday on his first

How trading wild turkeys for other animals became a conservation success story

No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife management, not dinner –

China’s pressure on Japan could last for some time

Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda’s tearoom in an alley

A look at Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the new Ukraine peace proposal

Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev speaks at an economic forum in St. Petersburg on June 20, 2025 (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File) Kirill Dmitriev is not a professional diplomat.

Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy

US set to label Maduro-tied Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro today by designating the Cartel de

Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy: BBC

A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene therapy, BBC

Trump paints Zelenskyy into a corner with his new plan to end war

With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have

Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300

A  total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state,

The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott

The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended yesterday with the glaring absence of the United States — the next country to lead the bloc — after the Trump administration

Corruption scandal pressures Zelenskyy to show greater accountability

Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest

US President Donald Trump signs bill ordering the justice department to release Epstein files

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he has signed a bill ordering the release of government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, BBC

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