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August 16, 2025

Trump closes out 30th week in office with 'very warm' high-stakes Putin meeting

President Donald Trump kicked off the week with a crackdown on crime in Washington, and closed it with a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

August 16, 2025

Trump: We're going straight to Russia-Ukraine peace deal, 'not a mere ceasefire'

Trump on Saturday said that he would like to see Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal, not just a ceasefire.

August 16, 2025

Zelenskyy outlines peace demands before high-stakes White House meeting with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday outlined firm conditions for a “real peace" ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday.

August 16, 2025

State Department stops issuing all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza

The State Department announced on Saturday that it decided to halt all visitor visas for Gazan individuals while conducting thorough review of medical-humanitarian visa issuing process.

August 16, 2025

Putin appears to be visibly annoyed as reporters barrage him and Trump with questions

Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed frustrated as reporters shouted questions at him and President Donald Trump. While the two did not reach a deal on Friday, world leaders still saw the meeting as a success.

August 16, 2025

Putin backs Trump's claim that the Ukraine war would not have happened if he’d won 2020 election

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes Trump's claim is true that the war in Ukraine would not have even begun if he were president instead of Joe Biden when it started.

August 16, 2025

China eyes Trump-Putin meeting, gauges West’s resolve on Ukraine

President Donald Trump is meeting with Vladimir Putin, and security analysts caution that China views the talks as a test case for potential aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.

August 16, 2025

ROBERT MAGINNIS: What comes next for US, Russia and Ukraine after Alaska summit

Alaska summit between Trump and Putin featured military displays and diplomatic talks about Ukraine conflict but produced only modest progress toward peace

August 16, 2025

Zelenskyy to meet with Trump in Washington, DC following US-Russia talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will meet with President Donald Trump following Trump's summit with Putin in Alaska.

August 16, 2025

Father of slain veteran says Biden’s border policies emboldened cartels, Trump restoring order

The father of Nicholas Quets, a veteran killed by cartel gunmen in Mexico, praises President Trump's crackdown on organized crime, while blaming Biden's "failed border policies."