The United States has proposed a peace deal to Ukraine that acknowledges Russia's control of Crimea and de facto control of four eastern Ukrainian territories, while promising not to allow Ukraine to join NATO and to lift Russia sanctions.

Donald Trump assembles his team in preparation for being officially sworn in.

Here are Press TV's news headlines at 10:00 GMT, November 18, 2024.

NATO leaders agree to keep 300,000 troops ready in the event of a potential major war with Russia.

Italy's deputy prime minister asserts that French President Emmanuel Macron is ‘a danger’ to Europe for his refusal to rule out the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine.

Germany has announced an additional package of military aid for Ukraine worth €1 billion, amid a race to step up weapons deliveries ahead of winter.

Ukraine is finding it difficult to join NATO because the bloc leadership sees the former Soviet republic more useful to it “as a human shield than a partner nation," says a journalist and commentator.