President Trump opened his remarks at the Group of 7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.

The Trump administration is considering a major expansion of its travel restrictions, potentially banning entry for citizens from 36 additional countries. This follows a previous order restricting travelers from 12 nations as part of a broader immigration crackdown.

In a dramatic one-hour phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, the Ukraine war, and the future of nuclear negotiations.

And President Trump has been encouraging Vice President JD Vance and his Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, to offer to meet the Iranians this week, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

This is the second time President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone this month.

"President Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well," Trump wrote on Saturday afte

Petah Tikva, in central Israel, suffered some of the worst damage after Iran fired a huge wave of ballistic missiles overnight.

US President Donald Trump has said that the topic of the war in Ukraine was only briefly touched upon during his recent conversation with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, but that a fuller discussion is planned for next week.