LONDON — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to elaborate on Moscow’s position in ongoing negotiations between the United States and Ukraine over Russia’s large-scale invasion of its neighbor, telling reporters Tuesday that it was “impossible to comment” amid what he called “an information frenzy.” Russian officials have offered limited reaction to weekend talks in Geneva,…
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held secret talks Monday with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, to follow up on this weekend’s talks with Ukraine in Geneva aimed at advancing the Ukraine peace process, a U.S. official told ABC News. Driscoll was scheduled to meet with the Russian delegation again…
The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival cruise ship has been ruled a homicide, according to a copy of the death certificate issued Monday and provided to ABC News by Kepner’s family. The document said death was caused by “mechanical asphyxiation” and the date of injury was listed as November 6, although the…
A barrage of Russian missiles fell on kyiv overnight, in what the Ukrainian energy minister called a “massive” attack on energy infrastructure. Some areas suffered power and water cuts, according to kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko. A residential building in one area of the city caught fire after it was hit by debris, the mayor said….
A federal judge dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying the appointment of the U.S. attorney who brought the charges was invalid. The judge dismissed the charges without prejudice, meaning the cases could be refiled by a duly appointed U.S. attorney. U.S. District Judge Cameron…
Portland Trail Blazers head coach and National Basketball Association Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of conspiring to lure unsuspecting poker players into games allegedly rigged by the mob. “We plead not guilty,” said defense attorney Mark Mukasey. Prosecutors said Billups was one of the…
Grammy Award-winning Jamaican actor and reggae star Jimmy Cliff has died at age 81, according to his family. “It is with deep sadness that I share with you that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia,” Cliff’s wife Latifa Chambers said in a post on her official Instagram…
Morgan Geyser, who in 2014 stabbed a friend 19 times to appease the fictional character “Slender Man,” was located Sunday night after she allegedly cut off her Department of Corrections monitoring bracelet and left a Wisconsin group home where she had been a resident, authorities said. Geyser was arrested in Posen, Illinois, police confirmed to…
Just days after a friendly interaction in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that he still believes Trump is a fascist and a threat to democracy. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he thought Trump was a fascist, Mamdani responded: “And that’s something I’ve said…
LONDON — American, Ukrainian and European officials met in Switzerland on Sunday to discuss the controversial US-Russia peace plan presented to kyiv this week, the terms of which critics say constitute a Ukrainian capitulation. A U.S. delegation including Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with…
