Steve Witkoff

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff speaks to members of the news media with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, US, 6 March 2025. Photo: Reuters
Europe

Trump envoy says Putin open to 'permanent peace' deal with Ukraine

Trump has been pressing Moscow and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire but has failed to extract any major concessions from the Kremlin, despite repeated negotiations between Russian and US officials

A firefighter works at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Europe

Ukraine, US teams hold talks in Saudi Arabia, US envoy hopeful on ending war

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
Middle East

Hamas studies US 'bridge' proposal for truce as Israel escalates return to war

A Palestinian man pushes a child on a wheelchair amidst the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Middle East

US Mideast envoy says phase two Gaza talks to continue this week

Businessman Steve Witkoff stands onstage with Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon, Georgia, US, November 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
USA

Steve Witkoff: The real estate investor who sealed the Gaza ceasefire