Nearly 5,000 dead in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Putin

Russian president Vladimir Putin says that nearly 5,000 people have been killed in fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Video: Anadolu Agency/Reuters

US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."