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Muslim groups urge UK PM to recognise Palestine, cease arms exports to Israel

Hundreds of prominent Muslim organisations and individuals have signed a letter, urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to recognise a Palestinian state and cease all military support to Israel.

Poll shows most Ukrainians don’t trust Trump

Nearly 90% of Ukrainians don’t trust Donald Trump, according to a new poll released to mark the US president’s first 100 days back in office.

600 N. Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war: Seoul

Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a South Korean lawmaker has stated, after Pyongyang officially confirmed deploying troops to aid Moscow.

EU fears Trump will abandon Ukraine: FT

EU officials are worried that US President Donald Trump could be on the verge of abandoning his endeavours to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine war, the Financial Times has reported.

Russian aircraft assist in containing fire at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port

Russian emergency aircraft have joined firefighting efforts at Iran's Shahid Rajaee port, where a major blaze has been brought under control after days of intense operations.

Ukraine, Europe’s ceasefire proposal includes US security guarantees, no territorial concessions: Reuters

A copy of the peace proposal given to the U.S. by Ukrainian and European officials earlier this week includes "robust security guarantees" including from Washington, and no talks on territorial concessions until a "full and unconditional ceasefire in the sky, on land and at sea" has been implemented, Reuters has reported.

Zelensky slams Putin’s truce proposal as ‘manipulation’

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day truce as "another attempt at manipulation" amid efforts to continue U.S.-led peace negotiations.

Russia announces 3-day truce in Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a "humanitarian" truce in the war against Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the Kremlin announced Monday.

Russia demands  intl. recognition of Crimea, other Ukrainian regions’ annexation in any peace negotiations

Moscow insists on the international recognition of its hold over Crimea, as well as the entirety of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, as a condition for peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Brazilian news outlet O Globo.

Worldwide military spending hit record $2.7 trillion last year, sharpest rise since Cold War

Global military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers announced Monday.

North Korea confirms soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine war

Pyongyang has confirmed for the first time that it sent troops to Russia to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine, and that its forces had contributed to taking back Russian territory held by Ukraine’s military in the Kursk region.

Trump thinks Zelensky is ready to concede Crimea to Russia

US President Donald Trump has stated he believes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to cede Crimea to Russia as part of a ceasefire deal, as truce talks entered what Washington called a critical phase. The American leader urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop shooting" and agree to end the war sparked by Moscow’s 2022 invasion.

Coming week ‘very critical’ in Russia-Ukraine war negotiations: US

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that President Donald Trump hasn’t yet imposed penalties on Russia over its ongoing war with Ukraine because the White House is still hoping diplomacy can end the war.

Russia deploys emergency teams to Iran after major port explosion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the immediate dispatch of emergency specialists to Iran following a massive explosion at a port in southern Hormozgan province.

DeepMind UK staff seeking to challenge deals with Israel links: FT

Google DeepMind staff in Britain plan to unionise to challenge the company's decision to sell its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to defence groups with ties to Tel Aviv, the Financial Times has reported.

Ukraine’s backers press for land concessions: WaPo

European officials are pressing Ukraine to accept the likelihood that it will be forced to agree to certain territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace accord, the Washington Post reported, citing sources.

Trump admits Putin may not be interested in ending Ukraine war

Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns demonstrate that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin may not be interested in ending the war, U.S. President Donald Trump has stated, repeating his threats of sanctions.

Russia claims Kursk Region fully liberated from Ukrainians

The Russian military has completely liberated the border Kursk Region from Ukrainian soldiers, President Vladimir Putin has stated after being briefed on the battlefield situation by General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov.

Ukraine demands ‘at least’ Israel-style support from US

Kiev expects Washington to provide long-term security assistance modeled on the US relationship with Israel, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after Ukraine’s European backers reportedly rejected several points of US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan.

Ukraine and its backers reject key aspects of US peace plan: Reuters

Kiev and its European supporters have turned down President Donald Trump’s reported peace plan for the Ukraine conflict in several significant respects, according to a report by Reuters, citing the full texts of the US proposal and the response.

Crimea will stay with Russia: US

The Crimean Peninsula will remain a part of Russia under a final settlement of the Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump has stated in an interview with Time Magazine published on Friday.

Vladimir, stop!’: Trump ‘not happy’ with Russia’s deadly strike on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Russia's strike on Kyiv that killed at least 12 civilians and injured 90, calling it "not necessary."

Russian Security Council Secretary threatens Europe with nuclear weapons

Moscow reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if faced with 'unfriendly actions', Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has stated in an interview with TASS state news agency.

Europe refutes US push to recognize Russian occupation of Crimea: FT

Europe will not support any U.S. move to recognize Russian control over occupied Crimea and will not pressure Ukraine to accept it, the Financial Times (FT) has reported, citing undisclosed Western officials.

UK lifts sanctions against Syrian defense, interior ministries, intelligence agencies

The United Kingdom has announced the lifting of sanctions against Syrian ministries and intelligence agencies, according to Britain's finance ministry on Thursday.

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