Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged fellow Europeans on Friday to recognise that Donald Trump’s re-election will change the game regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine, and agree to “move from…
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Lions maul zookeeper to death at Crimea safari park
A group of lions mauled a zookeeper to death at one of Europe’s largest big-cat parks on Wednesday after a door inside their enclosure was left unlocked, investigators said. The…
Trump and Zelensky make nice after tensions over Ukraine war
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky held high-stakes talks Friday following a series of attacks by the White House hopeful on the Ukrainian president as the looming US election raises questions…
Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire long-range Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats…
Telegram founder’s arrest supercharges online freedom debate
By arresting Russia-born billionaire tech founder Pavel Durov, French police have dived headlong into a fractious debate on free speech online that could have global ramifications. Durov, founder of hugely…
Ukraine urges Russia to accept ‘just peace’ amid incursion
Ukraine said Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a “just peace”. Ukrainian forces…
Russia says killing of Hamas chief directed ‘against’ peace
Russia on Wednesday “strongly condemned” the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, warning it could trigger a fresh round of escalation in the…
Zelensky brushes off Biden’s Putin gaffe as a ‘mistake’
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday brushed off US President Joe Biden’s gaffe in which he mistakenly introduced him as Russian foe Vladimir Putin, saying “we can forget some mistakes.”…
Russia planned assassination of German arms maker — CNN
The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday. The…
Xi calls on world powers to help Russia, Ukraine ‘resume direct dialogue’
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday that world powers should help Russia and Ukraine re-start direct negotiations during a visit to Beijing branded a…