Year in review: Our pick of the major global news events that shaped a turbulent 2025
For many, 2025 might be summed up in a single word: turbulent. Some countries were battered by air…
Oil prices retreat slightly; investors wary of Russia–Ukraine tensions
Oil prices retreated a touch early on Tuesday after rising more than 2% in the previous session. Jenner…
Trump threatens to ‘knock the hell’ out of Iran if it rearms
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for…
POLITICO’s most-read stories of 2025 – POLITICO
And the second was the war in Ukraine, which dragged into its fourth, bloody year and — together with Trump’s return to the White House — forced Europe’s leaders to make…
Russia’s new anti-satellite weapon project would target Starlink with space shrapnel
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation…
Israel summons Ukrainian ambassador for criticizing Netanyahu’s remarks about Putin
JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL Israel summoned the Ukrainian ambassador Wednesday for a reprimand after he criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks…
Russian economic meltdown as 700,000 state employees face losing job | World | News
Vladimir Putin’s officials are scrambling to put together a financial package to rescue Russian Railways from collapse. The…
Trump says he’s sending his envoys to meet Putin and Ukrainian officials after ‘fine-tuning’ plan
US President Donald Trump said his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned”, adding that…
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call…
Ukraine reportedly agrees to peace proposal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders amid negotiations…
China exploring how to block Musk’s Starlink in Taiwan
Chinese scientists have explored ways to block Elon Musk’s Starlink in Taiwan, raising fears that it could stop…
Oil prices, energy stocks in focus amid Trump’s new Ukraine peace plan
This aerial picture shows the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the Atlantic Coast off Saint-Nazaire, western France on…