Ukraine says progress in US-led peace talks is 'quite solid'

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Initial drafts of U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv’s demands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, although he suggested that neither side in the almost four-year war is likely to get everything it wants in talks on reaching a settlement.

Trump's envoy to Greenland sparks tension with Denmark

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump ‍​announced ​the appointment of a ‌special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory.

'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

AP Media Writer (AP) – An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.”

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

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China to impose 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products

HONG KONG (AP) – China will impose up to 42.7% of provisional tariffs on dairy products including milk and cheese imported from the European Union, its Commerce Ministry said Monday.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News Stories

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, according to Australian police documents released on Monday. The documents were made public following Naveed Akram’s video court appearance from a Sydney hospital.

Trump meets Rubio and Hegseth as tensions with Venezuela mount

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials on Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration’s escalating pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government.

How Russia could attack Elon Musk's Starlink

Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield.

Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Sudan’s prime minister on Monday proposed a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force, but the United States urged both sides to accept the Trump administration’s call for an immediate humanitarian truce.