Trump: “President Zelensky can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."

This was, after all, his long-awaited coming out of international isolation party; a political gift bestowed upon the Kremlin strongman, who is indicted for war crimes at the International Criminal Court,

A host of European leaders is set to arrive at the White House at noon Monday, the first set of officials to turn up for delicate discussions about a potential peace deal in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected an hour later,

A senior Iranian political official told state media that an IDF strike on an Iranian national security council meeting was an attempt on Pezeshkian's life. Israel tried to assassinate Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the 12-day war in June, according to Mohsen Haji-Mirzaei, Pezeshkian’s chief of staff.

Trump holds calls with Nato leaders and Zelensky, after telling journalists "we didn't get there" on an agreement on the war in Ukraine.

The last time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inside the Oval Office, he was berated by his US hosts, denied a planned luncheon and abruptly asked to leave the West Wing.