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Jared Kushner

Trump upbeat as US, Iran hold indirect talks in Qatar

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July 1, 2026. President Trump is traveling to Medora, North Dakota to participate in the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Opening Ceremony. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July 1, 2026. President Trump is traveling to Medora, North Dakota to participate in the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Opening Ceremony. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US and Iran enter technical talks to secure peace deal, restart shipping

People walking near an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran, on June 30.
People walking near an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran, on June 30.

US envoy Witkoff and Kushner will be in Qatar, no meeting with Iran, Qatari official says

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

Kremlin says it believes contacts with US over Ukraine will resume when Witkoff and Kushner become available

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Albanian protests against Trump-linked resort swell

Protesters have gathered every evening to oppose the construction of a luxury hotel linked to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner
Protesters have gathered every evening to oppose the construction of a luxury hotel linked to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner

Russia's Lavrov says Moscow committed to U.S. proposals on peace, rejects Europe's ultimatums

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Moscow, Russia, June 11, 2026. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in Moscow, Russia, June 11, 2026. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS

Kushner project being developed on disputed land, Albanian villagers say

A drone view shows a fisherman sailing his boat near the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area, where a luxury resort is planned by a company linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Zvernec near Vlora, Albania, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga
A drone view shows a fisherman sailing his boat near the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area, where a luxury resort is planned by a company linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Zvernec near Vlora, Albania, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Albania opposition leader Berisha says US lifts entry ban on him

Leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha speaks, after the first exit polls of Albania's parliamentary election, in Tirana, Albania, May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha speaks, after the first exit polls of Albania's parliamentary election, in Tirana, Albania, May 11, 2025. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Albania protests swell as opposition to Kushner resort persists

People take part in a protest against a luxury resort, a plan by a company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast, in Tirana, Albania, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga
People take part in a protest against a luxury resort, a plan by a company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast, in Tirana, Albania, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga

Putin held 'friendly one-on-one meeting' with Germany's Schroeder, Kremlin says

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.