Jared Kushner

Witkoff, Kushner to pitch new Ukraine peace ideas in Miami

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet a senior Ukrainian delegation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 9, for two days of talks. A U.S. source told Reuters the Americans will present "new ideas and proposals" to end Russia's…

Russia strikes Kyiv hours after US envoys depart, killing 2

Russia launched a combined ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 10 others, as a three-day pause in strikes on the Ukrainian capital expired just hours after…

Witkoff, Kushner call Kyiv talks ‘substantive’ after Putin meeting yields no breakthrough

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday for their first official visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hours after holding more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in…

Kushner and Witkoff meet Zelenskyy in first Kyiv visit

U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday, meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time in their capacity as negotiators, as the Trump administration renewed efforts to broker an end to…

Putin hosts Witkoff, Kushner at Kremlin for Ukraine talks

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday for more than three hours of talks aimed at reviving a stalled push to end the war in Ukraine, carrying…

Trump envoys’ first Kyiv trip in doubt over security fears

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow and then Kyiv on Sept. 5–6, according to Russia's state news agency TASS, in what would be the first trip to the Ukrainian capital by either envoy since…

Israel orders troops to halt Gaza advance after Kushner meeting

Israeli forces in Gaza received formal orders Monday not to expand their "Yellow Line" westward, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported, marking the first time troops had been instructed to halt their advance since the ceasefire took effect last October.

Kushner predicts Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days

US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner wrapped up two days of talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders on Monday, predicting that progress toward disarming Hamas could materialize within a month — though the meetings ended…

Kushner, Netanyahu agree on Gaza deconfliction mechanism

Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from a four-hour meeting in Jerusalem on Monday with an agreement to establish a deconfliction mechanism for assessing emerging Hamas threats in Gaza, along with two working groups focused on demilitarization…

Kushner meets Netanyahu to push Gaza plan after rare Hamas talks

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday to press for advancement of a 15-point U.S.-backed Gaza peace roadmap that Netanyahu has publicly rejected.

Kushner meets Hamas in Egypt to push Gaza disarmament

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy, held a rare meeting with Hamas political leader Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday, pressing the militant group to take concrete steps toward disarmament as the U.S. attempts to salvage…

Witkoff, Kushner plan first wartime visit to Kyiv

Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may travel to both Kyiv and Moscow within the next seven to ten days, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing Russian state news agency TASS. The trip would represent a renewed diplomatic push after…

Police fire tear gas as Albania ‘Flamingo Revolution’ protest turns violent

Albanian police clashed with anti-government protesters outside parliament in Tirana on Thursday, firing tear gas, pepper spray, and water cannon at demonstrators who hurled rocks, eggs, and plastic bottles at officers. Authorities said 12 police officers were injured and 18…