The Petersburg Post

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine's government had "agreed to a peace deal" brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia's nearly four-year assault. The American official and Ukraine's national security adviser Rustem Umerov said a common understanding on a proposal had been reached, with details still to be worked out. Umerov voiced optimism that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - TOKYO — Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi , who recently triggered China's fury with a comment about Taiwan, said Tuesday that she received a call from U.S. President Donald Trump right after he spoke with China's leader. Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, said Trump expressed his friendship to her in a call he made to her Tuesday after a phone conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. "President ...

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - A long-inactive volcano in northern Ethiopia unexpectedly erupted on Sunday, sending up plumes of volcanic ash and dust, which have since spread across continents and disrupted flights in India and the United Arab Emirates. No casualties were reported in Ethiopia following the eruption, but local government officials told reporters they are concerned about the impact of the eruption on local communities and their ...

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - In July, analysis from Sky News' Data and Forensics team found that aid distributions by GHF correlated with a significant increase in deaths. The IDF said earlier this year it only fired warning shots. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial US and Israeli-backed aid distribution group, has said it will permanently cease operations. Set up as an alternative to United Nations aid ...

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to overnight border strikes it blamed on Pakistan that killed 10 people, as tensions soar following a suicide bombing in Peshawar a day earlier. "The Pakistani invading forces bombed the house of a local civilian resident," spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted on X. "As a result, nine children (five boys and four girls) and one woman were ...

Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 - A UN report reveals which cities will likely boast the largest populations in 2050 and predicts London's population will soar. Tokyo has lost its long-held title as the world's most populous megacity and now ranks third, according to a new report. Jakarta, in Indonesia , has taken the top spot and is predicted to keep it until 2050, when the rise of Dhaka is expected to see the Bangladeshi capital top the tables. A ...