ROME, OCT 20 - Opposition politicians called on Premier Giorgia Meloni to clarify her government's intentions after US President Donald Trump reposted a tweet saying that Italy would break ranks with the rest of the EU to negotiate a trade deal with the United States and it would also reduce support for Kyiv.

European governments have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy and are rushing to secure a deal on the use of Russia’s frozen assets after the Ukrainian leader was pressured by Donald Trump to accept Vladimir Putin’s demands to end the war.

Greenland is seeking closer ties with the European Union after getting more financial support from the bloc, a rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s ambition to woo the Arctic territory.

WASHINGTON/LUXEMBOURG: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not think Ukraine would win the war against Russia but that anything could happen. “They could still win it. I don’t think they will, but they could still win it,” Trump said at the White House. He added that war was a strange thing and anything could happen.

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

European leaders will hold a summit on Thursday in Brussels, potentially with Mr Zelenskiy, aiming to agree on using immobilised Russian assets for a €140 billion loan to Ukraine, which German chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested be used solely to arm Kyiv.

President Donald Trump had a seemingly scatological reaction to the nationwide “No Kings” protests against him Saturday. In an AI-generated video Trump shared on his Truth Social platform Saturday evening, the U.S. president is depicted as a king in a fighter jet dropping what appears to be a large amount of fecal matter on protesters …

Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war on the current battlelines, with Moscow holding a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine.