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Zelensky Cuts Short South Africa Trip After Deadly Attack on Kyiv

This is Beirut, 24/04 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled part of his trip to South Africa on Thursday after Russia fired a barrage of missiles and drones at Kyiv, killing at least eight people and trapping others under rubble. Ukraine has been battered with aerial attacks throughout Russia's three-year invasion, but deadly strikes on Kyiv, which is ...

How US Peace Plan for Ukraine and Russia Might Look

This is Beirut, 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States has piled pressure on Ukraine and Russia to find a peace agreement, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance threatening to walk away if a deal is not made. So what does Washington want? Some official demands have already been made public, and media outlets have reported on several unannounced plans for a US-led ...

New Round of Ukraine Talks in UK "Postponed"

This is Beirut, 23/04 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine peace talks involving international foreign ministers scheduled to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed, the UK government said, but a meeting of lower level officials will still take place. "The Ukraine Peace Talks meeting with Foreign Ministers today is being postponed. Official level talks will continue," the ...

Kremlin Announces New Visit to Russia by Trump’s Envoy

This is Beirut, 22/04 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia this week, a Kremlin aide said Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump seeks a speedy deal to end the three-year Ukraine conflict. Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has failed since his return to office three months ago to wrangle ...

Putin Announces Upcoming Russia–Arab League Summit

This is Beirut, 22/04 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that a Russia–Arab League summit will be held later this year, amid unprecedented tensions with the West sparked by the war in Ukraine. Since launching its large-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022 and facing sweeping Western sanctions that have heavily impacted its economy, Russia has ...

Netherlands Confirms First Russian Cyberattack on National Infrastructure

This is Beirut, 22/04 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian hackers targeted a Dutch public facility last year in what is believed to be the first such attack on the country's infrastructure, the Netherlands’ military intelligence service said on Monday. The Netherlands remains an "interesting target country" for Moscow due to its continued support for Ukraine, the presence of Hague-based ...

Kremlin Warns Against Rushing Ukraine Talks

This is Beirut, 22/04 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Tuesday warned against rushing Ukraine peace talks, pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's hopes for a speedy deal just a day before Ukraine's allies are set to meet in London. Trump, who promised during his campaign to broker a deal between Moscow and Kyiv within 24 hours, has, after three months, failed to ...

Pope Francis’ Funeral Set for Saturday, World Leaders Expected

This is Beirut, 22/04 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said they would attend to honor the Catholic leader. The Argentine pontiff, 88, died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling ...

Russia Resumes Air Attacks After Easter Truce

This is Beirut, 21/04 12:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia launched a wave of aerial attacks at Ukraine on Monday in an abrupt end to a fragile 30-hour Easter truce between the two sides. The renewed strikes, confirmed by both Moscow and Kyiv, cast doubt on Donald Trump's hopes for a broader ceasefire between the two sides, hours after the US President said he hoped a "deal" could be ...

Russia and Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Breaching Easter Truce

This is Beirut, 20/04 18:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Putin announcing the surprise truce. The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening to mark ...

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Observe Putin’s Easter Truce but Claims Violations

This is Beirut, 20/04 03:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces would observe a surprise Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin set to last until midnight on Sunday, even as air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv. The truce would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict. But just hours after the ...

Easter Truce Under Scrutiny as Ukraine Accuses Russia of Violations

This is Beirut, 19/04 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday that Ukraine would observe the Easter ceasefire declared earlier that day by Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, Zelensky simultaneously accused Moscow of breaching its own commitment just hours after it was announced. “If Russia is genuinely willing to commit, Ukraine will do ...

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