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Ukraine peace deal nears as Moscow demands changes

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was "really close" and depended on resolving just two major issues but the Kremlin said there had to be radical changes...

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

Britain's Mandelson fired as US envoy over Epstein links

Former Labour politician Peter Mandelson

France's new prime minister takes office amid anti-govt protests

French police pin protesters to the ground during a demonstration, in Montpellier, France. — Reuters

Poland warns of escalation over Russian drone intrusion

Polish soldiers walk below as firefighters work on the destroyed roof of a house, in Wyryki, Poland. — Reuters

Macron scrambles to find new PM as Bayrou resigns

France's PM Francois Bayrou (C) delivers his general policy statement, at the National Assembly in Paris. — AFP

Millions hit as London Underground train workers strike

Commuters cross London Bridge early in the morning. — AFP

ICC postpones hearing on Duterte's drug crackdown

A general view of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague. — Reuters

Russia hits seat of Ukraine govt in biggest air attack

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a heavily damaged building, in Kyiv. — AFP

Pope Leo XIV declares ‘God’s influencer’ first millennial saint

Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful, after a Holy Mass for the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, at the Vatican. — Reuters

Zelensky urges Slovak PM to cut Russian oil imports

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers at Independence Square in Kyiv. — AFP

Dozens detained at Serbia anti-govt rally

People gather during a protest against, in Novi Sad, Serbia. — Reuters

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Putin threatens to target any Western troops in Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and European Council President Antonio Costa attend a press conference in Uzhhorod. — AFP

11 foreigners killed in Portugal funicular crash

Relatives and colleagues of victims leave Sao Roque church after a memorial mass, in Lisbon. — AFP

Portugal mourns 16 killed in Lisbon funicular crash

A view shows the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, in Lisbon, Portugal. - Reuters

Russia expels Estonian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Russia expels Estonian diplomat in tit-for-tat move
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