President Donald Trump sniped at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday and effectively blamed him for Moscow's invasion -- even as he said he was more confident of a deal to end the war after US-Russia talks. Trump increased pressure on Zelensky to hold elections -- echoing one of Moscow's key demands
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Putin ready to talk to Zelensky ‘if necessary’: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday that Russian leadeer Vladimir Putin was ready to talk to Volodymyr Zelensky "if necessary" but repeated its questioning of his legitimacy as Ukrainian president. "Putin himself said that he would be ready to negotiate with Zelensky if necessary but the legal basis of agreements needs discussion considering
200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault: lawyer group
Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people including women and children in a three-day assault on villages in the country's south, a lawyer group monitoring the war said Tuesday. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), locked in a nearly two-year war with the regular army, "attacked unarmed civilians in areas
Trump says could meet Putin ‘very soon’ as Saudi talks loom
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he could meet "very soon" with Vladimir Putin, adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop fighting in Ukraine. "No time set, but it could be very soon," Trump told reporters, hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to play down expectations
Palestinian sources close to talks report progress in ending Gaza truce crisis
Palestinian sources close to negotiations on Thursday reported progress in efforts to salvage the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, with a view to ensuring that a hostage-prisoner exchange goes ahead this weekend as planned. "There is progress," one source told AFP, adding that mediators had obtained from Israel a "promise... to put in place
Trump admin sues New York over immigration enforcement
US President Donald Trump's administration filed a lawsuit against New York on Wednesday accusing the Democratic-ruled state of hindering federal efforts to crack down on undocumented migrants. The legal action comes a week after the Justice Department sued so-called "sanctuary" city Chicago and the Midwestern state of Illinois on similar grounds. "We
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Pakistan says 16 nationals died in migrant boat sinking near Libya
WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines
The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bid to improve lagging survival rates. The first medicines were being delivered to Mongolia and Uzbekistan, the WHO said, with further shipments planned for Ecuador,
