Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials met in Geneva after Kyiv and its allies voiced alarm over what they saw as major concessions to Russia.

Below is the text of a European counter-proposal to the United States' draft 28-point Ukraine peace plan, seen by Reuters on Sunday.

The administration soon will decide the fate of a humanitarian program that allowed some people who fled the war in Ukraine to live and work in the United States.

The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.

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The deal's contents and the messy process that led to its adoption say as much about the world's divisions as its resolve to combat climate change together, observers, delegates and climate advocates said.

Participants tried to demonstrate global unity in addressing climate-change impact even after the world's biggest historic emitter, the United States, declined to send an official delegation.

Brazil announced the demarcation of 10 new Indigenous lands, covering almost 1,000 square miles, at COP30.

Uncertainty about near-term Fed rate cuts and concerns about a bubble in AI stocks are contributing to market nervousness.

U.S. official sources told Reuters covert operations would likely be the first part of the new action.

There has been a massive American military buildup in the region in recent months.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of attempting to intervene militarily over Taiwan.

Beijing used China's strongest language yet in a letter to the United Nations.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday and roared back into the Formula One title battle after the shock disqualification of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri.

When investors lost money in the past they shied away from speculation. Today, animal spirits keep roaring back, even with higher interest rates. Electronic networks enable alternative realities which defy financial logic. And technology makes risky trading easier than ever.