Poll shows 69% of Ukrainians now want war with Russia to end…
In 2022, 73% of Ukrainians wanted to fight Russia until victory. By 2025, only 24% still support that goal.
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German chancellor urges Trump to back ceasefire, Trump says no ceasefire needed
President Trump says the wars he has ended so far did not require ceasefire to make final peace
WATCH: Russian strikes kill 10 in Ukraine ahead of Zelenskiy-Trump talks
Seven of the victims, including a toddler and her 16-year-old brother, died in an overnight drone strike that tore through a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv.
Nigeria deports 42 Chinese, Philippine nationals over cybercrime convictions
The federal government has deported 42 Chinese and Philippine nationals convicted of cybercrime and Ponzi schemes.
Putin accepts NATO-like security guarantee for Ukraine in potential peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow Ukraine’s allies to offer it NATO-like security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal, US special envoy Steve Witkoff revealed.
Israelis hold nationwide strike to support families of Gaza hostages
Thousands of Israelis staged a nationwide strike, urging Netanyahu to strike a deal with Hamas to end the war and free hostages.
Gazan woman brought to Italy dies of malnutrition
Hospital staff reported that she had suffered “a severe loss of weight and muscle,” echoing UN warnings of widespread hunger in Gaza.
Putin turns to English, says ‘next time in Moscow’
Vladimir Putin switched to English to invite Donald Trump to hold their next meeting in Moscow
Trump: Xi assured me China won’t invade Taiwan during my presidency
“He told me, ‘I will never do it as long as you’re president,’” Trump said. “I appreciated that, but he also said, ‘I am very patient, and China is very patient.’”
Trump, Putin summit ends without breakthrough on Ukraine
The nearly three-hour meeting, the first between the two leaders since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, produced no ceasefire deal, though both men claimed progress.