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US President Donald Trump on Monday once again repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan. Talking to the press in the Oval Office while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump claimed to have ended six wars, including the war between India and Pakistan. While answering a question, Trump said he thought that the Russia-Ukraine war would be the easiest one to end, but it is not. Trump said that it is the tough one, and we have been talking about it for a long time, like we were talking about others India-Pakistan. Trump also indirectly mentioned India and Pakistan on his Truth Social post earlier in the day. "I've settled 6 Wars in 6 months, one of them a possible Nuclear disaster, Trump posted. Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a long night of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 40 times that he helped settle the tensi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders met Donald Trump at the White House to discuss ending the war, with talks on peace, weapons support and a meeting with Putin
Kyiv pitches weapons purchases and joint production to lock in American security commitments as US President Donald Trump pushes Putin-Zelenskyy trilateral talks
The federal government is considering a potential investment in Intel that would involve converting some or all of the company's grants from the US Chips and Science Act into equity
Trump met Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict; leaders stressed ceasefire, unity, and security guarantees
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own. Relying on false information and conspiracy theories that he's regularly used to explain away his 2020 election loss, Trump pledged on his social media site that he would do away with both mail voting which remains popular and is used by about one-third of all voters and voting machines some form of which are used in almost all of the country's thousands of election jurisdictions. These are the same systems that enabled Trump to win the 2024 election and Republicans to gain control of Congress. Trump's post marks an escalation even in his normally overheated election rhetoric. He issued a wide-ranging executive order earlier this year that, among other changes, would have required documented proof-of-citizenship before registering to vote. His Monday post promised another election executive order to help
Mark Rutte shared details of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place during the former's meeting with top European officials
The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what Russian president calls "root causes" of the war, and taking it over is near the top of his list of territorial and political demands
After meeting Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House, Trump said he called Putin and began arranging a face-to-face meeting to push Ukraine peace talks
President Trump has offered only vague assurances of security guarantees for Ukraine if President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agrees to cut a deal with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said elections can only be held in Kyiv after peace is restored, stressing that during war people cannot take part in free and democratic voting
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say they are willing to enter trilateral dialogue with Vladimir Putin to end Russia's war in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy swapped his wartime sweatshirt for a suit at the White House, a shift in tone during his latest meeting with Donald Trump after February's tense clash
Trump met Zelenskyy at the White House, days after talks with Putin in Alaska, and said both leaders wanted peace as European leaders joined negotiations on Ukraine
The crisis may not be as visible this time as in 1991, but the stakes are just as high
European leaders are also flying to Washington to show solidarity with Ukraine and to press for strong security guarantees in any post-war settlement
Prime Minister Modi said Putin phoned him to share insights from his Alaska meeting with Trump, as India and Russia reaffirmed close ties amid US tariffs on Indian goods
As a part of a massive GST overhaul to lower consumer costs, the Centre is reportedly considering slashing GST on small petrol and diesel cars from 28% to 18%
Putin spoke to the Indian prime minister on phone, three days after the high-profile summit in Alaska that ended without a ceasefire deal