Thursday Briefing: Trump and Zelensky Feud Over Peace Talks

Trump and Zelensky traded blows in an escalating feud President Trump yesterday called Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a “dictator” who took money from the U.S. to go to war with Russia. In a social media post littered with falsehoods, Trump didn’t mention President Vladimir Putin, or that Russia seized some Ukrainian territory in 2014 before … Read more

Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations

At the nation’s borders, federal workers keep the country safe in many ways: Some investigate sick passengers. Some examine animals for dangerous pathogens. And some inspect plants for infestations that could spread in this country. Late last week, the Trump administration dispatched hundreds of those federal employees with the same message that colleagues at other … Read more

Israeli Military Prosecutor Charges Five Soldiers in Abuse of Palestinian Detainee

An Israeli military prosecutor charged five reservist soldiers on Wednesday with abuse of a Palestinian detainee, saying it took place last year at a military base where thousands of Gazans have been held. The indictment accused soldiers at the Sde Teiman base in southern Israel of breaking the detainee’s ribs, puncturing his left lung and … Read more

Zelensky Pushes Back on Trump “Disinformation”

new video loaded: Zelensky Pushes Back on Trump “Disinformation” transcript Back transcript Zelensky Pushes Back on Trump “Disinformation” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine responded to President Trump’s comments on the war. Among other things, Mr. Trump had suggested that Ukraine had started the war, and he appeared to embrace what has been a Russian demand … Read more

European Leaders Try to Recalibrate After Trump Sides With Russia on Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies on Wednesday seeking to recalibrate relations with the United States as President Trump upends international politics by rapidly changing American alliances. Mr. Macron had already assembled a dozen European leaders in Paris on Monday after Mr. Trump and his new team angered … Read more

South Korean Officials Convicted Over Forcibly Sending North Koreans Home

In 2019, two North Korean fishermen confessed to murdering 16 shipmates ​before they fled to South Korea by boat​ and sought asylum.​ The then-progressive government in ​the South denied them refugee status ​or a trial there and, in an unprecedented move, sent them back to the North​. ​That decision triggered ​not only a political firestorm … Read more