Two injured Ukrainian war vets from different backgrounds are now living a new reality together in a house on Staten Island as they get fitted for prosthetic legs and hope their sacrifice is not in vain.

Protests broke out across the United States on Saturday following a tense confrontation between former President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the White House.

After a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to participate.

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Six weeks ago, the city of New York launched a program to enact tolls on cars in the ... claiming that the U.S. spent $200 billion more than Europe on Ukraine, and threatening Zelenskiy to “move fast or he is not going to have a Country left.”

Analysts say China's vote has to be seen in the context of a changing world order, where Donald Trump is upending America’s long-held role as a leading global player.

Mr. Trump has long demanded that NATO and other allies contribute more to their own defense. But the minerals agreement would represent a major escalation in his transactional approach to foreign policy. The United States was once seen as the world’s policeman, but to many analysts it now seems more like an extortionate Mafia kingpin.

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 's White House meeting on Friday was so explosive that even Bravo's Andy Cohen weighed in on it. Zelensky's White House visit came amid high tensions with the United States over Trump's efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.

New York City Police say three people have died after a boat sank. Two others are in the hospital with one in critical condition. The U.S.