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Putin vows to achieve war goals, expand 'buffer zone'

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would achieve its goals in Ukraine by diplomatic or military means, and would seek to expand a "security buffer zone" there. "First, the goals of the special military...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at an expanded meeting of the Collegium of the Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow. — Reuters

Pope urges end to hostilities, wrapping Lebanon trip

Pope Leo XIV leads a mass at the Beirut waterfront. — AFP

US envoy Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow over Ukraine

Vehicles queue in traffic on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow. — Reuters

EU diplomatic arm raided in fraud probe

Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. — Reuters

France's Macron heads to China

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Zelensky in Paris seeking support as US pushes plan

France President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, at the Elysee palace in Paris. — AFP

Vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine kills six, wounds dozens

A man clears debris inside his apartment amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk. — Reuters

Ukrainian delegation heads to US for peace talks

A firefighter steps out of a house that went up in flames after attacks on Kyiv. — Reuters

Protests force delay to German youth congress

The police use water cannons to disperse protesters in Giessen, western Germany. — AFP

Airbus' call for A320 check has little impact on flight operations

A screen displays delays in IndiGo flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, on Saturday. — Reuters

OPEC+ set to hold oil output policy steady on Sunday, sources say

Brent crude closed on Friday near $63 a barrel, down 15 per cent this year.

Ukraine peace negotiator quits after anti-graft raid

Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

US-Ukraine text could form basis for future peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin: Russia will end fight when Ukraine withdraws

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Palace of Unity presidential residence in Bishkek - AFP

Ex-ally of Spanish PM arrested in graft probe

Former Spanish minister for development Jose Luis Abalos with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at La Moncloa palace in Madrid. - AFP

EU Parliament votes for more transparency on foreign influence

EU Parliament votes for more transparency on foreign influence
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