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Putin vows to achieve war goals, expand 'buffer zone'

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomatic or military means, and would seek to expand a "security buffer zone" there. "First, the goals of the special military...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at an expanded meeting of the Collegium of the Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow. — Reuters

Greece approves 2026 budget amid protests

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks at the Greek parliament, in Athens. — Reuters

Path to Ukraine peace not 'straight line', says Starmer

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Europe to launch global claim for Ukraine war damages

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Dutch PM Dick Schoof address a joint press conference at the Catshuis in The Hague. — AFP

BBC to fight Trump's $10 bn defamation lawsuit

The logo of British broadcaster BBC is pictured at the entrance to their offices in London. — AFP

Zelensky sees progress in Berlin talks

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US-Ukrainian talks resume with territorial stakes unresolved

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin. — AFP

Zelenskyy offers a compromise for peace talks

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Greek farmers continue blockades, rebuff talks

Farmers take part in a demonstration as they block with tractors, the port of Thessaloniki on December 12, 2025. Thousands of Greek farmers have since late November 2025 blocked highways, mainly in the centre and north of the country, to demand swifter access to EU subsidies delayed by an ongoing probe into multi-million fraud.

Ukraine's Zelensky ditches Nato ambition ahead of peace talks

A police officer works at the site of the Russian drone strike, in Zaporizhzhia. — Reuters

Chile far right eyes comeback in presidential vote

Chile's presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast poses during the presidential runoff election in Paine. — AFP

US plan sees Ukraine joining EU in 2027

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US plan envisages Ukraine joining EU in 2027

A drone view shows a residential area damaged by continued Russian military strikes, amidst Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. — Reuters

UK slaps sanctions on RSF paramilitary deputy, other commanders

Sudanese people, who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, receive rice portions from Red Cross volunteers in Ourang on the outskirts of Adre, Chad. - Reuters File

EU leaders urge action on Ukraine reparations proposal

British PM Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street, in London. — Reuters

Ukraine peace deal nears as Moscow demands changes

People mourn at the graves of Ukrainian servicemen at the Lychakiv cemetery, in Lviv. — AFP
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