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Moscow intent on pressing on in Ukraine: Putin

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday said the ball was in the court of the West and Kyiv in talks to end the war in Ukraine, while hailing Moscow's recent battlefield gains and threatening more.Speaking during his...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow. — Reuters

UK vows to speed up asylum claims as hotel protests spread

A protestor holds a flag during an anti-immigration protest, south of London. — AFP

UK rolls out mass facial-recognition

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UK's Farage sets out plan for 'mass deportation'

Nigel Farage

Zelensky-Putin meeting off as Russia, US talks stall

Ukrainian President Zelensky and Nato Secretary General Rutte speak at a press conference in Kyiv. — Reuters

Russia launches missiles in Japan Sea during drills

Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov fires an anti-ship cruise missile during drills in the Sea of Japan

Zelensky says security first, Putin meeting next

A resident walks along a street as a firefighter works at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Sknyliv on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine. - Reuters

Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts

Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark. - Reuters File

Ukraine's security guarantees without Moscow 'road to nowhere'

People visit a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian defenders, at the Independence Square in Kyiv. — Reuters

Serbia protesters accuse police of abuse, warn of 'spiral of violence'

Serbian riot police officers travel on the back of a vehicle as they face protesters, in Belgrade. — AFP

High winds complicate wildfire battle in Spain

A resident walks among the rubble of houses destroyed by a wildfire, in Ourense. — AFP

Drought depletes Türkiye's Tekirdag reservoirs

Drought depletes Türkiye's Tekirdag reservoirs

Peace deal must ensure its 'security', says Russia

A scaled model of the Statue of Liberty draped in a Ukrainian flag stands in the French Embassy gardens in Washington, DC. — AFP

Spain faces 'difficult hours' in wildfire fight

A firefighter walks through flames near San Martino de Alvaredos, Spain. — Reuters

'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary

Other new phrases include "inspo", "mouse jiggler" and "forever chemical" added to the Cambridge dictionary

Zelensky warns against Russia after Trump urges concessions

Ukrainian rescuers work inside a destroyed residential building after an air attack in Kharkiv. — AFP
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