Steve Witkoff hailed the Russian leader as a “humanitarian” during talks in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, while the Kremlin said it is ready to resume trilateral peace talks with the U.S. and Ukraine.

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

The U.S. State Department has ordered non-essential personnel and family members to leave its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid an increased Houthi threat.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to

Russian ⁠forces ⁠attacked ⁠the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ​ballistic missiles on Wednesday ‌evening, damaging homes ‌and a ⁠petrol ⁠station and causing injuries, officials said. The ​city's military administration said missiles hit some ​private homes,

A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant.

U.S. Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists by Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinian olive harvesters.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said there “has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath” of the looting in Paris and other French cities amid protests.