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

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cautioned that the path to peace in Ukraine was "not an entirely straight line" after "productive" talks in Berlin.Starmer and other European leaders set out conditions for...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Russia, Ukraine swap first prisoners in large-scale exchange

Police experts work at the site of the Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia. — Reuters

UN urges ratification of treaty to protect the planet's fragile oceans

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) meets France's President Emmanuel Macron on the sideline of the third UN Ocean Conference, in Nice. — Reuters

Russia pushes offensive into Ukraine's eastern industrial region

A Ukrainian soldier watches during extraction training, in eastern Ukraine. — AFP

Tens of thousands join protest in Madrid

Protesters gather in Plaza de Espana square in Madrid.

World leaders head to France for UN summit on ocean threats

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF), in Monaco. — AFP

Russia accuses Ukraine of postponing POW swap after massive attack

Rescuers help a wounded person walk through the rubble in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. — AFP

Three killed, 49 wounded in air attacks on Ukraine

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike, amidst Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday. — Reuters

Bulgaria hails 'remarkable day' after EU green light

Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov attends a press conference, Sofia. — Reuters

Ukraine attack on Russian bombers risks escalation

Firefighters work at the site of the Russian drone strike, in Kharkiv. — Reuters

Explosion reported in Uganda

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Forensic experts secure the scene of a bomb blast near the Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine, a Roman Catholic shrine as Ugandans assembled to celebrate Martyrs' Day, which commemorates Christians who were killed for their faith in the 19th century, in Munyonyo suburb of Kampala, Uganda June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Ukrainian officials visit US amid strikes on Russia

Police officers stand at the site of Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Sumy. — Reuters

Dutch PM Schoof resigns, hours after Wilders exits coalition

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders speaks to the media, in The Hague. — Reuters

German Merz defends migration crackdown

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a speech, in Berlin. — AFP

World coming up short on promised marine sanctuaries

This photograph shows a school of mullets swimming above marine plants known as Posidonia, the pearl of the Mediterranean sea, off the National Park of the island of Port Cros in Hyeres, southeastern France. — AFP file photo

Ukraine attack on Russia overshadows peace talks

Members of Ukrainian (R), Russian (L) and Turkish (C) delegations attend the second meeting at the Ciragan Palace, in Istanbul. — AFP
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