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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

Russia urges caution after Trump comments

A woman carrying a child walks at a memorial for fallen soldiers in Kyiv. — AFP

Russian, Chinese navies carry out joint drills

Russian, Chinese officers mark the start of the joint drills, in Vladivostok. — Reuters

Dormant volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

Eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano.

UK threatens jail for people smugglers who advertise on social media

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Swiss glaciers suffer rapid ice loss following weak winter snowfall

Switzerland’s glaciers are melting at an alarming pace this year.

11 new arrests over Serbian train station disaster

Protesters gather holding a banner, in Belgrade. — AFP

Putin signals no change in Russia's stance on Ukraine

Police explosives experts carry a fragment of Russian cruise missile outside a residential building in Kyiv partially destroyed following a Russian missile strike. — AFP

Zelensky restores power of anti-graft agencies

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press briefing following phone calls with US President Donald Trump, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. — Reuters File

Lightning megaflash of 829 kilometres sets new world record

The megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres across the United States occurred on October 22, 2017.

UK air traffic glitch was caused by radar problem

Passengers wait in line at Heathrow Airport, after radar failure led to the suspension of outbound flights across the UK, in Hounslow, London. — Reuters

Channel crossings pass 25,000 arrivals in record time

French gendarmes stand with migrants as they wait to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Equihen, northern France. - AFP

UK airports disrupted by radar fault in ATC

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UK rejects criticism over recognising Palestinian state

People gather outside as Palestine Action’s co-founder wins bid to challenge ban, in London. — Reuters

Massive Russian earthquake struck on ‘megathrust fault’

Police officers ask a man to evacuate an empty beach due to a tsunami warning in Fujisawa city. — AFP

Italy creates AI assistant to help assess landslide

Rescuers search for missing ones after a landslide hit the town of San Felice a Cancello. — Reuters file photo
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