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Moscow Puts Ukraine Peace Talks on Hold as Trump Warns Patience is Running Out

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Moscow said Friday that peace talks with Ukraine were on "pause" as US President Donald Trump again warned he was fast running out of patience with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Trump's efforts to bring the three-and-a-half-year conflict to an end have faltered in recent weeks, with Russia digging into its hardline demands and refusing ...

Trump: Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect in Custody

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US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the suspect had been taken into custody over the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a massive manhunt. "Somebody very close to him turned him in," Trump told Fox News in a live studio interview. "The person was involved with law enforcement, but was a person of faith, a minister, ...

UAE Summons Israel Envoy to Condemn 'Cowardly' Qatar Attack

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The United Arab Emirates said it summoned Israel's deputy ambassador in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in a formal rebuke of his country's attack targeting Hamas leaders in Gulf neighbour Qatar. The UAE, along with Bahrain, was the first Gulf country to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 and has been a frequent critic of its military actions in Gaza. It ...

Two Wounded in Palestinian Stabbing Attack Near Jerusalem

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Two people were wounded in a stabbing attack at a hotel in Tzuba, an Israeli kibbutz less than 10 kilometres west of Jerusalem, medics said, with police reporting that the Palestinian assailant had been arrested. "EMT (emergency medical technician) and paramedics are treating two stabbing victims and evacuating them to hospital, including a ...

NATO says No 'Immediate Military Threat' to Alliance from Russian Drills

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NATO said Friday it did not see an immediate military threat as Russia and Belarus kicked off major military drills on the alliance's eastern border. "We call on Russia and Belarus to act in a predictable and transparent manner in line with their international commitments," said a NATO official. "We do not see any immediate military threat ...

UK Announces more Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine War

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Britain on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions against Russia, targeting military weapons, equipment suppliers and its shadow fleet as UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visited Kyiv. Security analysts say Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of ageing vessels is used by Moscow to circumvent international sanctions that ban it from selling ...

EU Agrees to Prolong Sanctions on Russian Officials over Ukraine

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EU countries on Friday agreed to prolong Ukraine-related sanctions for another six months on over 2,500 Russian individuals and entities, including President Vladimir Putin, diplomats said. Ambassadors from the bloc's 27-member states signed off on the move ahead of a deadline on Monday, after Hungary and Slovakia dropped demands to take a number ...

VideosCharlie Kirk's Assassination: A Nation in Turmoil

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The killer, still at large, fired from a rooftop using a high-precision Mauser rifle. A $100,000 reward is being offered for any useful information, Charlie Kirk’s body was flown to Phoenix aboard Air Force Two. Trump called for a “non-violent” response and plans to honor him posthumously.

Op-edUNGA 2025 and the Middle East

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This month brings world leaders together to mark the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Their formal speeches in front of the assembly vary in interest, as many contain more pious platitudes than meaty information. The real work of interest often happens behind-the-scenes, as world leaders meet bilaterally or in small groups ...

France Summons Russian Envoy to Protest 'Unacceptable' Poland Drone Raid

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Russia's firing of drones over Poland is "absolutely unacceptable", the French foreign minister said Friday, adding that the Russian ambassador would be summoned over the incident. "He (the ambassador) will be summoned this morning," French Foreign Jean-Noel Barrot told France Inter radio. "We will tell him that we will not be intimidated... ...

Russia Says Downed 221 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

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Russia on Friday said it downed 221 Ukrainian drones, one of the highest tallies in the war, as Moscow and key ally Belarus began major military drills, rattling the West. Moscow's defense ministry said its alert systems had "intercepted and destroyed" the drones overnight, over half of which flew over the regions of Bryansk and ...

Iran says Enriched Nuclear Material 'Under Rubble' of Facilities Hit During Israel War

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that enriched nuclear material remained "under the rubble" of facilities damaged during the recent war with Israel. "All of our material is... under the rubble of the bombed facilities," said Araghchi in a televised interview, adding that Iran's Atomic Energy ...