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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

Putin-Trump summit: what we know so far

(FILES) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018.

Trump to meet with Putin in Alaska next week

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Pioneer spirit drives Swiss solar-powered plane altitude bid

Raphael Domjan prepares to take off in Sion on Friday. — AFP

US, Russia plan truce cementing Putin’s gains

People attend the funeral ceremony for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, at St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, amidst Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. — Reuters

Two tourists die, fires erupt in Greece amidst gale-force winds

People stand outside ticket offices at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. — AFP

Spain, Nepal boost ties with MoU

Santiago Velo de Antelo and Dr Sarmila Parajuli Dhakal, signing the MoU on behalf of Spain and The Diplomat Nepal

Trump says he would meet Putin without Zelensky sit-down

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Zelensky to Russia: Stop killings before summit

A view shows the ruins of a residential building in the abandoned town of Marinka which was destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region. — Reuters

France seeks to ‘stabilise’ wildfire raging in south

A firefighter works to extinguish a wildfire near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, southern France. — Reuters

Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses, says report

The Los Angeles blazes in January constitute the largest-ever insured wildfire loss event by far, reaching an estimated $40 billion. — AFP file photo

Putin, US envoy hold talks ahead of Ukraine deadline

Vladimir Putin welcomes Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday. — Reuters

France battles largest wildfire of the year, one person killed

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UN push on treaty to curb spiralling plastic menace

A wild elephant rummages near an electric fence through garbage dumped at an open ground in the village of Digampathana in north-central Sri Lanka. — AFP file photo

Danish zoo in hot water over public call for animals as food

Only healthy animals are accepted by the zoo, which has been accepting donated animals for several years.

Couple abandons child at airport, leaves for vacation

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