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Ukraine ceasefire call aimed at forcing Putin to reveal his war goals to Trump

Ukraine ceasefire call aimed at forcing Putin to reveal his war goals to Trump


May 11, 2025
It’s a proposal that the Kremlin can neither reject nor accept, but one that may force it into an awkward choice, revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s true appetite for his brutal war of choice. Europe’s leaders have grasped the nettle of whether peace talks over Ukraine can lead anywhere meaningful, to force Moscow into a […]
US ‘not genuine’ in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian official says

US ‘not genuine’ in talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian official says


May 11, 2025
It comes after US special envoy Steve Witkoff warned on Friday that if the next set of talks in Oman on Sunday were not productive, “then they won’t continue and we’ll have to take a different route.” “The United States will ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon, but also wishes for lasting peace […]
Putin says Russia is ready for direct talks with Ukraine

Putin says Russia is ready for direct talks with Ukraine


May 11, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed holding “direct talks” with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul, as European leaders and the United States attempt to put pressure on Moscow to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in order to bring an end to the three-year conflict. “We would like to start immediately, already next Thursday, May 15, […]
Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos

Five fishermen who survived 55 days adrift by drinking rain and parboiling passing fish arrive in Galapagos


May 11, 2025
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X. The three Peruvians and two Colombians had been missing since mid-March and were found on May 7 by an Ecuadorian boat called Aldo. The […]
Three Chinese nationals arrested in Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs found smuggled in suitcases

Three Chinese nationals arrested in Japan after thousands of protected hermit crabs found smuggled in suitcases


May 11, 2025
Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects – Liao Zhibin, 24, Song Zhenhao, 26, and Guo Jiawei, 27 – were found to have 160 kilograms (353 pounds) of the live crustaceans in their possession on Wednesday, […]
Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified

Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified


May 11, 2025
They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the growing threat from Moscow. Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – which all border Russia – have made moves to pull out of the […]
Former Panama president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia

Former Panama president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia


May 11, 2025
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli left the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City, where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a money laundering sentence against him, and headed to Colombia where he has received political asylum, the government said late Saturday. Panama’s foreign ministry said in a statement that […]
Fresh round of US-Iran talks underway in Oman as two sides try to overcome deep divisions

Fresh round of US-Iran talks underway in Oman as two sides try to overcome deep divisions


May 11, 2025
A fourth round of talks between the US and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program have begun in Oman, according to Iranian state media, with the two sides aiming to overcome divisions that could scupper the tentative negotiations. The talks, held indirectly, are the latest between the two countries, and are aimed at addressing Tehran’s nuclear […]
‘Never again war!’ Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first Vatican address since his election

‘Never again war!’ Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza in first Vatican address since his election


May 11, 2025
Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to deliver his first Sunday blessing and an address calling for peace in Ukraine and Gaza. The last time he stood on the same velvet-draped ledge, the fragrant scent of white smoke was still hanging in […]
US and other allies of Ukraine pile pressure on Putin, threatening fresh sanctions if he refuses 30-day truce

US and other allies of Ukraine pile pressure on Putin, threatening fresh sanctions if he refuses 30-day truce


May 10, 2025
Ukraine’s Western allies including the US are threatening to slap Russia with more sanctions if Moscow fails to sign up to the 30-day truce in Ukraine proposed by the United States. US President Donald Trump on Thursday added the threat of additional sanctions from the US and “its partners” to his latest call for an […]
Diver dies in preliminary operations to recover tech tycoon’s sunken superyacht

Diver dies in preliminary operations to recover tech tycoon’s sunken superyacht


May 10, 2025
A diver died on Friday during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht from the waters off the coast of northern Sicily, local police said. The 56-meter-long (184-foot) Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it was likely hit by a downburst, a […]
Rodrigo Duterte is being held at The Hague. Next week he might be elected mayor of his hometown

Rodrigo Duterte is being held at The Hague. Next week he might be elected mayor of his hometown


May 10, 2025
In the southern Philippine city of Davao, a spirited mayoral election campaign is in full swing, with candidates and their supporters out canvassing for votes. But one of the leading contenders is conspicuously absent from the stump. Instead he’s 7,000 miles away, languishing in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands. […]
European leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine

European leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine


May 10, 2025
The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have arrived in Kyiv for meetings with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, a symbol of a united European position to publicly pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin. Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Polish counterpart Donald […]
Toxic cloud forces 160,000 Spaniards to stay inside after fire

Toxic cloud forces 160,000 Spaniards to stay inside after fire


May 10, 2025
Around 160,000 people in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region were warned to stay inside on Saturday after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area, emergency services said. The blaze at a swimming pool cleaning products company started at 2.20 a.m. local time (8:20 p.m. Friday ET) in […]
Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis

Israel vows to ‘defend ourselves alone’ after Trump strikes truce with Houthis


May 9, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “defend ourselves alone” against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US President Donald Trump struck a deal with the Iran-backed group. According to Trump, the US would halt an ongoing military campaign against the Houthis in exchange for the group stopping its attacks on US interests in the region. […]