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When Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts by a jury last May, there was one person in his courtroom entourage who wasn’t one of his lawyers, aides or family members: Steve Witkoff. While a parade of Trump allies came in and out of the Manhattan courtroom throughout last year’s seven-week trial — including Trump’s eventual vice president, JD Vance — it was Witkoff who stayed by Trump’s side during the final hours after two days of jury deliberations, a sign of the close friendship between the two real estate moguls. Now that longtime friendship with Trump has thrust Witkoff in the…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused by the country’s chief prosecutor of attempting a coup d’état after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election. The 69-year-old was handed five charges for allegedly trying to prevent his successor, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking office after a tight election race. The charges include allegations that he planned to poison Lula and kill Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Morae. Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing and says he is the victim of political persecution, the Telegraph reports. The prosecutor’s advice will now be reviewed by the Supreme Court. If accepted,…
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that Paris is not currently preparing to send troops to the ground in Ukraine. However, he stressed that France is considering the possibility of sending military experts or a limited contingent outside the line as a sign of solidarity, the Telegraph reports. Macron stressed that “France is not preparing to send military groups to the front line (in Ukraine),” the Telegraph reports. “Among all the options to provide security guarantees for Ukraine, there is the possibility of sending experts or even troops in limited numbers outside any conflict zone to support Ukrainians and demonstrate…
Hamas is ready to release all remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip during the second phase of a ceasefire between the Palestinian Islamist movement and Israel after 15 months of war, an official with the Palestinian militant group said. “We informed the mediators that Hamas is ready to release all hostages immediately during the second phase of the deal, not separately as during the first phase that is currently underway,” official Taher al-Nounu told AFP. He did not specify how many hostages taken during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, are still in the Gaza Strip. A…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that recent talks in Saudi Arabia between American and Russian officials helped Vladimir Putin emerge from years of political isolation. The Ukrainian leader said this during a press conference on Wednesday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. “The fact that they are discussing their bilateral issues in Saudi Arabia – I have said it before, this is their right. However, I believe that the United States has helped Putin get out of his many years of isolation,” Zelensky was quoted as saying. He also stressed that Russia is increasingly being portrayed as a “victim” in…
Former OpenAI chief technology officer (CTO), Mira Murati, on Wednesday launched an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab. The new company described itself as an artificial intelligence research and product that focuses on “building a future where everyone has access to the knowledge and tools to make AI work for their unique needs and goals,” foreign media wrote, according to Telegraph. The Thinking Machines Lab team consists of about 30 people who are researchers, engineers, and builders from OpenAI, Meta, and Mistral. Mira abruptly left OpenAI in September 2024. She shared a statement online that read: “I am leaving because…
Vladimir Putin has said Russia is ready to return to negotiations over the war in Ukraine, adding that a resolution is a priority for Russia. In comments quoted by the state news agency Tass, Putin said the aim of yesterday’s talks between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia was to increase trust. Putin said the American delegation acted without prejudice or judgment, the Telegraph reports. The Russian president stressed that he was told by Donald Trump that Ukraine would participate in the upcoming talks. While further details are not currently available, they come after US and Russian officials met…
US President Donald Trump has called his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, a “dictator” in a scathing post on the social network Truth Social, sharply criticizing the Ukrainian president’s leadership and the way he has managed the war situation with Russia. The American leader declared that Zelensky had done a “terrible job” and warned that he must act quickly to save his country, otherwise Ukraine may no longer exist in its current form. “I love Ukraine, but Zelensky has done a terrible job, his country has been destroyed and millions of people have died in vain – And so it goes…”…
Rosenberg: How Putin and Trump shook up the world in a week When he penned his eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reed famously titled it Ten Days That Shook The World. But 10 days is too long for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. They’ve shaken things up in a week. It began with the Putin-Trump telephone conversation on 12 February and their presidential pledges to kickstart relations. It continued with the Munich Security Conference and a schism between Europe and America. Next stop Saudi Arabia for the Russia-US talks: the first high-level in-person contacts between…