Man who stabbed bestselling author sentenced The 27-year-old man who attempted to assassinate author Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rushdie suffered more than a dozen knife wounds and lost his vision in one eye during the 2022 attack.

With future U.S. aid in doubt, Kyiv is ramping up domestic production of arms such as its Bohdana howitzer.

The barrage comes ahead of a planned call between Presidents Trump and Putin on Monday, as the US pushes for a ceasefire.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is testing whether the Russians are serious in Ukraine peace talks, warning there's not time to waste.

Donald Trump has said he will be speaking to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday about stopping the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine. What are the challenges the U.S. president faces in his drive for a peace deal and what could such a deal look like?

The meeting between a delegation from Kyiv and Moscow capped off a week of diplomacy that saw world leaders descend on Turkey for a series of talks in Ankara, Antalya and finally Istanbul. It was there that officials from Russia and Ukraine met face-to-face today for the first time in three years.