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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

Ready to join Putin-Trump summit if invited: Zelensky

Residents stand near their apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Shakhtarske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. — Reuters

What was taken in the Louvre heist

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France's former president Sarkozy goes to jail

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for the verdict in his appeal trial at the courthouse, in Paris. — AFP file photo

Zelensky urges allies against appeasing Russia after US trip

A resident removes broken glass damaged by a Russian drone strike, in the town of Shakhtarske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. — Reuters

Zelensky seeks Trump’s support amidst Putin summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. — AFP File

Frenchman gets 30 years for wife’s murder

Alexandre Martin (L) and Emmanuelle Franck, lawyers for defendant Cedric Jubillar, wait for the verdict of their client's trial for the murder of his wife Delphine in the courtroom of the Tarn Assize Courthouse in Albi, southwestern France. — AFP

EU: Drone defenses not 'optional' in push to face Russia

Ukraine artillerymen fire an M114 self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the Pokrovsk in Donetsk region on Wednesday. — Reuters

Austrian court gives ex-billionaire Benko two years' prison for insolvency fraud

Fallen Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko is pictured in the courtroom during his trial over alleged fraud, the first charges in a wide-ranging investigation into the insolvency of his former real estate empire, at the Regional court of Innsbruck, Austria. - AFP

Hegseth urges allies to boost spending on arms for Kyiv

(From L-R) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, Ukraine's Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels. — Reuters

London became a hub for phone theft. Now we know why

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French Prime Minister faces parliament in political crisis

France's PM Sebastien Lecornu (C) addresses general political remarks, at the French National Assembly, in Paris. — AFP

Russia struck aid convoy in southern Ukraine, says UN

Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a smouldering building, in Kharkiv. — AFP

Russia halts Putin-Trump call after Tomahawks warning

Infantry recruits protect against a simulated drone attack, in eastern Ukraine. — AFP

France's Macron rejects to resign, as no-confidence votes threaten new govt

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. — Reuters

Ukraine stronghold evacuates families as Russia nears

Firefighters work inside the burned-out Sigma shopping mall, in Donetsk, Ukraine. — Reuters
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