by drjmcurtis | May 16, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Meeting in Istanbul for a first round of ceasefire and peace talks, Russia and Ukraine make good progress in clarifying their positions for an eventual settlement. While both sides look far apart, at least they’re talking in a civilized manner,...
by drjmcurtis | May 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Calling Ukraine’s 47-year-old Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the world’s greatest salesman, 78-year-old President Donald Trump wasn’t too concerned about 72-year-old President Vladimir Putin not showing up in Istanbul for direct talks with...
by drjmcurtis | May 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Russian President Vladimir Putin, 72, sent a strong message to 47-year-old Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop shooting off his mouth publicly, making proclamations about Putin’s lack of sincerity in ending the Ukraine War if he doesn’t...
by drjmcurtis | May 15, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Striking European Hospital in Khan Younis, Israeli Defense Forces [IDF] hit a Hamas command-and-control center in the basement of the Hospital where its believed Hamas Gaza leader Mohammed Sinwar was present. IDF has not yet confirmed whether the...
by drjmcurtis | May 13, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Ukraine’s 47-year-old President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would meet 72-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara on March 15, or if necessary, move the talks to Istanbul at Putin’s request. Zelensky said previously he would not go to...
by drjmcurtis | May 13, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–President Donald Trump, 78, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on his first stop in a Mideast swing, said he would consider joining ceasefire talks in Istanbul if Russian President Vladimir Putin decides to meet directly with 47-year-old Ukrainian President...
by drjmcurtis | May 12, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Releasing 21-year-old Israeli-U.S. hostage Edan Alexander, Hamas said it made a humanitarian gesture to 78-year-old President Donald Trump on the eve of his return to the Mideast. Alexander was captured on Oct. 7, 2023 the day Hamas massacred some...
by drjmcurtis | May 12, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Meeting in the Sultanate of Oman, President’s Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met for a fourth time to discuss Iran’s nuclear enrichment program considered an existential threat to Israel and U.S....
by drjmcurtis | May 11, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–Saying the 72-year-old President Vladimir Putin is at risk of “overplaying his hand,” former National Security advisor John Bolton cautioned Trump. Bolton is often cited in the fake news because of his known hatred toward Trump. Bolton was fired...
by drjmcurtis | May 11, 2025
LOS ANGELES.–French President Emmanuel Macron, 47, likes to compete with 78-year-old President Donald Trump when it comes to clout on the world stage, this time pandering to 47-year-old Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, thinking that he’s getting the short...