Europe
Germany, Italy say Europe’s leaders ‘far from’ talks on troop deployment in Ukraine
Europe is a long way from talking about deploying troops in Ukraine as all its efforts are currently focused on securing an ...Ukraine war talks yield POW swap, but no truce
By Ania TSOUKANOVA AFP Russia and Ukraine agreed a large-scale prisoner exchange, said they would trade ideas on a possible ceasefire and ...Putin’s no-show throws Ukraine peace talks into confusion
By Ania TSOUKANOVA with Max DELANY in Antalya AFP A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace ...Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down ceasefire proposal
By Illia Novikov and Dmytro Zhyhinas, Associated Press Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, ...Kurdish PKK disbands and ends Turkey insurgency, PKK-linked agency says
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four ...Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine after three years of war
By Francesco FONTEMAGGI and Barbara WOJAZER AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct negotiations in the coming days to end ...Albania votes as PM Rama seeks fourth term
By Fatos Bytyci and Edward McAllister Reuters Albanians started voting in parliamentary elections on Sunday with prime minister Edi Rama seeking an ...Robert Francis Prevost becomes first US pope and will be known as Leo XIV
By Joshua McElwee, Crispian Balmer and Philip Pullella Reuters Cardinal Robert Prevost, a long-time missionary in Latin America, was elected as the ...Ukraine’s cities quiet as Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicks in
By Christian Lowe Reuters A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine’s major cities ...Ukraine attacks power station amid reports of Kyiv offensive in Russia’s Kursk
Kyiv forces attacked a power substation in Russia’s western Kursk region, the regional governor said on Tuesday, after Russian war bloggers reported ...














