Donald Trump

Netanyahu slams Australian PM, Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli activists illegally cross into Syria • Police arrest West Bank resident for ties to Iranian agent • FM Sa'ar to visit Africa, open Israeli embassy in Zambia

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IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.
US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump interrupts Ukraine talks with European leaders to call Putin

Trump commented that he called Putin in order to arrange a meeting with Zelensky at a "location to be determined," before a trilateral meeting including all three leaders.

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PROTESTERS CALL for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, last month. On campuses like Columbia and in all levels of education, better Holocaust education is needed, says the writer.

Trump administration revoked more than 6,000 student visas, State Dept says

Around 4,000 visas were canceled because the visitors broke the law, with the vast majority being assault, State Department officials said.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy waves as he meets U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025.

Trump says that he 'doesn't think there needs to be a ceasefire' in Ukraine during Zelensky meeting

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff previously claimed that the US could guarantee security details for Ukraine similar to that of NATO's Article 5.

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Hostage families to Trump: Make the 'deal of all deals' to stop the war, free the hostages

"Your legacy could be defined by this moment - the leader who ended the wars and brought our people home, while creating a future for both our families and the people of Gaza."

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, August 11, 2025.

Trump: We'll only see return of hostages when Hamas confronted and destroyed

"The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success will be," US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump-Zelensky meeting to take place at 1:15 p.m. ET on Monday

Trump wrote there was "No getting back Obama given Crimea...and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!"

AUGUST 18, 2025ByREUTERS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Beirut vs Tehran: Ali Larijani’s visit and Lebanon’s struggle for sovereignty - opinion

Following Hezbollah’s weakening on Lebanon’s internal front, compounded by its defeat by Israel, the country is experiencing profound upheaval.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByYOSSI MANSHAROF
LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun (right) meets with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani (center) at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, last week. For decades, Lebanon was powerless in the face of Tehran’s influence, the writer states.

Armenia-Azerbaijan's agreement and the Zangezur Corridor's role in regional peace - opinion

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity gives Washington the opportunity to counter Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByMORDECHAI KEDAR
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pose with their documents during the trilateral signing event at the White House earlier this month.

IAI CEO: US should pick us to build the Golden Dome missile defense shield

IAI CEO Boaz Levy: ‘We built Arrow together with America; we can produce this system efficiently’

AUGUST 16, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, ANNA AHRONHEIM
IAI CEO Boaz Levy.

Trump told Kyiv Putin offered to freeze front if Ukraine exits Donbas, source says

Trump and US envoy Steve Witkoff told Ukraine's Zelensky that Putin said there could be no ceasefire before Ukraine withdrawed from Donbas.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are seen during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018; illustrative.

Hillary Clinton: I'd nominate Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if he secures Putin ceasefire

Former US secretary of state Hilary Clinton discussed Trump’s handling of other geopolitical conflicts, namely in the Middle East. 

AUGUST 16, 2025ByDARCIE GRUNBLATT
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton attends Donald Trump's inauguration as the next President of the United States in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, US, January 20, 2025.

Zelensky to visit US on Monday as Europe slams Russia-US summit in Alaska

Trump reportedly pushed for a quick agreement instead of a comprehensive ceasefire in an hour-long phone call with European leaders after meeting Putin.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump after a joint news conference following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025.

Coming out of the diplomatic cold? Russia celebrates Trump-Putin summit, US divided

US policymakers were divided in their views of the meeting. While Republicans called it a success, the official account for the Democratic Party said that Trump "got his s*** rocked" by Putin.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, August 15, 2025

China will not invade Taiwan while Trump is US president, Xi tells Trump

The Chinese Embassy in Washington on Friday described the topic of Taiwan as "the most important and sensitive issue" in China-US relations.

AUGUST 16, 2025ByREUTERS
Der chinesische Präsident Xi Jinping in Hanoi, Vietnam, am 14. April 2025