Kushner announces Russia-Ukraine peace talks will include European nations

Trump envoy Jared Kushner says Moscow and Kyiv agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to European capitals.

Kushner announces Russia-Ukraine peace talks will include European nations — US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner announced on Thursday that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to expand the next round of peace talks to include European nations.[^1] Meanwhile, the IRGC claimed on Friday that it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, in what it described as retaliation for an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province.[^2] Trump separately told the Salem News Channel that he would consider it a defeat if the Iranian regime remains in power by the end of his term, and said he would not hesitate to use military force against Iran again, adding: "If I saw things going the other way, I would do that. It's possible I would do it right now."[^3] In Guinea, at least 10 people including five foreigners were killed and 13 others injured in clashes between security forces and illegal gold miners in the mineral-rich Siguiri region on Wednesday.[^4] In New York, the death toll from a residential building collapse in Brooklyn rose to eight, including two children; the New York Fire Department announced the end of search operations, confirming no other victims at the site.[^5] Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Tyner, a US Army officer stationed at NATO's rapid response headquarters in the UK, was arrested on Tuesday near Gloucester on suspicion of spying for Russia.[^6] Saudi authorities plan to execute approximately 520 Ethiopians convicted of drug trafficking, according to the Tigray regional government; in 2024, the number of Ethiopians executed in Saudi Arabia reached 34.[^7] The expansion of peace talks to include European capitals raises the question of whether the US and Iran are playing two different games — one measuring success by progress toward a deal, the other by time gained.[^8] Lapid declares he will form a government at Yesh Atid conference — Former Prime Minister Yair Lapid declared this evening at the fourth Yesh Atid conference that he intends to form a government, even if painful compromises are required. His statement came as the change bloc faces a series of internal and extern