Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Greets U.S. Aide And Other EU Leaders With ‘Namaste’

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni created a stir at Washington, DC, during US President Donald Trump’s high-profile multilateral meeting with European Union leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when she greeted the US Chief of Protocol, Monica Crowley, with a traditional Indian “namaste.”The gesture, with folded hands, is a customary Indian greeting symbolic of respect,

August 19, 2025
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Trump Pauses Zelenskyy-EU Meeting To Speak To Putin

In a surprising diplomatic development on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily paused his ongoing negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders to hold a direct phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to sources familiar with the matter.The European leaders and Zelenskyy were not present during the call, which

August 19, 2025
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