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Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned down an offer for in-person talks with the Ukrainian President
The Israeli military is investigating the incident in south Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah
'Every high-risk sector must be weaned off single-supplier dependence'
The Ukrainian president, writing his first letter to his Russian counterpart since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion, aims to unfreeze peace talks
Court rulings restores critical immigration decisions for people from 39 countries impacted by travel ban
$72 billion in funding for ICE and Border Patrol is now in limbo after GOP senators revolted against President Trump's $1.776B "anti-weaponization fund" on Thursday. Why it matters: The fund was dropped like "a bomb in the middle of a pretty well planned out reconciliation bill," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters. Zoom in: The package for ICE and Border Patrol funding was on track to pass by the weekend. But senators left town without voting on Thursday after a heated two-hour meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche."[T]hey need to help with this issue, because we have a lot of members who are concerned," Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told Punchbowl News about the White House and the fund. "Somebody described it as a galactic blunder, and I think that's probably true," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) told CNN. Between the lines: The Senate spent the first few days of the week trying to decide what to do about the $1 billion for security upgrades related to the White House ballroom. As of Wednesday that funding had been stripped, Axios reported. But the Senate has yet to release text of the budget bill ahead of a vote-a-rama. The bottom line: I'm not sure the fund should exist," said Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his Louisiana GOP primary on Saturday as part of Trump's revenge tour
Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit highlights the tension shaping South Africa’s relations with the continent, along with other barriers to interregional trade
By Alexander Cornwell, Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu has long portrayed himself to the Israeli public as being uniquely adept in dealing with Donald Trump, capable of winning and sustaining the U.S. president's backing. But an acrimonious phone call this week where the president called the prime minister "fucking crazy", first leaked to the media and later publicly confirmed by Trump himself, laid bare the strains that have at times emerged between the two leaders
Outcome of aggression will determine whether rare earths and other resources drive energy transition – or strengthen US military power and oil interests