Zelensky calls Kursk operation a success as last troops leave Russian territory: ‘Mission accomplished’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called his military’s operation in Kursk Oblast a success, as the last remnants of Kyiv’s forces leave the Russian territory they have occupied since August. Ukraine shocked the world with its bold offensive operation in the summer that at its height took control of an area about the size … Read more

Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US ‘is no longer welcome’ in the country

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country, in the latest Trump administration move targeting the African nation. Rubio, in a post on X, accused Ebrahim Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician” who hates President Donald Trump and declared him “persona … Read more

Dow, Nasdaq surge to cap off chaotic week sparked by Trump tariff war

Stocks staged a recovery on Friday, after a turbulent week marked by a broad selloff as investors assessed the economic fallout of the Trump administration’s chaotic trade policies, putting major indexes on track for weekly losses. In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 615.60 points, or 1.51%, to 41,429. The S&P 500 gained 2% and the … Read more

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

The US and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under President Trump’s proposed postwar plan, American and Israeli officials told the Associated Press. The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect … Read more