Day: February 18, 2025

US-Russia talks over the war in Ukraine are due to start in Saudi Arabia this morning.

Good morning. The US and Russia begin high-level talks over Ukraine today. The UK’s National Wealth Fund chief is already heading for the door. And Kirin has made a $130 spoon. Listen to the day’s top stories.

John Oliver stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday, this time to share his takeaways from the first month of the second Trump administration. Although Oliver noted that “there was understandably some eye-rolling of the kind of resistance of 2016,” he argued that the massive protests from liberals throughout the first Trump presidency were a clear net positive. “There was a really interesting quote that we used [in Oliver’s show…

The two sides are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their most extensive discussions in years. In addition to Ukraine, business ties are on the table.

Protestors gathered in communities across the country Feb. 17 to rally against Trump administration policies and Medina was not without representation. Dozens gathered in Medina’s square at noon as part of the larger national initiative.

Top US and Russian diplomats held talks in Saudi Arabia about ending the war in Ukraine and resetting relations between their countries. DW has more.

European officials not part of discussions as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns his country will not recognise peace deals made without Ukrainian participation

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday. That comes weeks after former President Joe Biden commuted his sentence for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.