Trump says he plans to meet with Zelensky in US next week

US President Donald Trump has said that he plans to hold a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky next week, with Washington as the potential venue. "I will probably be meeting with Zelensky next week, and I will probably be talking to [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin," the US leader said before talks with

Trump says Microsoft in discussions to acquire TikTok

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, while the app's future in the country faces uncertainty. TikTok is facing down a US law that ordered the company to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States. Asked late Monday if

Palestinians slam Trump idea to ‘clean out’ Gaza

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and armed group Hamas vowed on Sunday to defy proposals for the forced displacement of Gazans, after US President Donald Trump floated a plan to "clean out" the war-battered territory. Meanwhile, Palestinian sources said a dispute linked to hostage-prisoner swaps under the Israel-Hamas truce deal may be

Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos

Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term. Trump's name has come up in almost every conversation in the Swiss Alpine village this week: in

Trump says more Russian sanctions likely if no Ukraine deal

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated he may impose fresh sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. "Sounds like it," Trump told reporters at the White House, when asked if the United States would apply additional sanctions on Moscow

Trump says more Russian sanctions likely if no Ukraine deal

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated he may impose fresh sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine. "Sounds like it," Trump told reporters at the White House, when asked if the United States would apply additional sanctions on Moscow

Trump says ceasefire ‘would’ve never happened’ without his team

US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits approval by Israel's security cabinet before taking effect, after which the

ABC News settles $15M defamation suit with Trump

ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found "liable for rape". George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her

Time names Trump Person of the Year

Time Magazine on Thursday named US President-elect Donald Trump its "person of the year," marking the second time he has won the accolade. "For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America's role in the world, Donald Trump is