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‘Ukraine should be involved’: Germany’s Merz on Trump-Putin summit; hopes for breakthrough

File: German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany assumes that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday.Putin and Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday to try to resolve the three-year […]

Trump-Putin summit: Meeting set for next Friday in Alaska; to discuss ending Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss an end to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will take place next […]

‘Fire vs lamp’: China torches US for hypocrisy; ‘why can you trade with Russia but not us?’

Amid escalating trade tensions, China on Thursday lambasted US for its hypocritical nature after it accused Beijing of being “the most important supplier” of Russia’s war efforts against Ukraine. In a sharp rebuttal, China said that US continues to engage in trade with Russia to this day by only allowing itself “to set fires while […]

Peace in Our Timeline? How Donald Trump keeps declaring ceasefires — and craving credit | World News

One of life’s crueler ironies is that legacies often hinge on a single moment. Take the Chamberlain family. Sir Austen Chamberlain won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Locarno Treaties—an ambitious attempt to prevent war between France and Germany. But thanks to his half-brother, Neville Chamberlain, the family name is now synonymous with diplomatic […]

Russia seizes two villages in central Ukraine; raids kill 6

Russia on Saturday said it had wrested two villages in Ukraine, including one in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, marking a fresh advance into an area largely spared seizures of land since Moscow launched its offensive in 2022.Overnight strikes by both sides meanwhile claimed six lives — four in central Ukraine and two in western Russia, […]

‘One of us’: US citizen who spied on Ukraine gets citizenship in Russia; says becoming Russian citizen was a ‘dream’

A US citizen who provided intelligence on Ukrainian troops to support Russia’s military campaign has been granted Russian citizenship, officials announced Tuesday. Daniel Martindale spent two years in Ukraine following the start of Russia’s invasion, passing along the coordinates of military sites to Russian intelligence services, as per Russia’s state media.“By decree of our President […]

Ukraine government reshuffle: PM Shmyhal resigns; economy minister named Svyrydenko successor

Ukraine’s outgoing PM Denys Shmyhal Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday ahead of an anticipated major government restructuring this week, as reported by Reuters.This comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday carried out the biggest reshuffle in his government since the war with Russia began, as he […]

‘They just bombed a nursing home’: Trump claims Melania’s remarks pushed for stronger action on Russia; US president pledges billions for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his wife and first lady, Melania, played a key role in pushing him to take a harder stance against Vladimir Putin over the Russia-Ukraine war.During a meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump said Melania had questioned his optimistic view after his […]

South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul | World News

South Korea, US and Japan top military chiefs meet in Seoul SEOUL: The top military chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in Seoul Friday, as US President Donald Trump piles pressure on Washington’s allies over defence spending and trade.General Dan Caine, the top US military officer, held talks with his South […]

Donald Trump resumes weapons supply to Ukraine

President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday, accusing him of duplicity a day after saying that Ukraine needed more weapons to defend itself against Russian’s invasion.“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump told reporters during […]