Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he would be willing to make some concessions to bring the war with Russia to an end by pausing Kyiv’s effort to join NATO, but said he still refuses to give up any land under the control of his forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not agree with any ceasefire deal that calls for his country to give up the Donbas region to end the war, identifying such a demand as a red line.
The European Union (EU) announced last week that it will indefinitely immobilize $246 billion in frozen Russian assets, a step in eventually deploying the funds to pay for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.
The Israeli military relied on technology from the American tech company Palantir to carry out its pager attack across Lebanon on 17 September 2025 that resulted in 42 deaths and thousands of injuries, according to a new book on the company’s mysterious CEO Alex Karp.
Lebanon’s top diplomat told reporters last week that he has been informed by international officials that Israel is preparing a major attack on the country, claiming that Beirut has not done enough to stop the rearmament of Hezbollah.
Israel is still refusing to allow foreign journalists into Gaza to inspect with their own eyes the disaster area left behind after a two-year-long punishment campaign in response to the Hamas attack in October 2023.
Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli finance minister, announced last week that Israel will allow the construction of 764 new houses in three strategically important settlements inside the West Bank, which he said will ensure “continuity of life, security and growth.”
As we have detailed, the Trump administration’s laissez-faire attitude toward major mergers and acquisitions has persuaded a growing number of companies “to take a shot at deals that merge direct competitors,” The Wall Street Journal reported after talking with executives, investment bankers, and lawyers in the field.
China’s leading smartphone makers now offer apps that enable iPhone users to switch smoothly to domestically made phones.
To revive its flagging fortunes, luxury house Kering must continue to close stores, rethink its pricing strategy, seek synergies with other retailers, and reduce its dependence on flagship brand Gucci, CEO Luca de Meo said in a recent memo to senior staff.