Middle East and Africa

Rubio says progress has been made in talks to end war in Ukraine, but still a ways to go

Ukraine starts new round of talks with US, Kyiv negotiator says

Turkey finds Russian Orlan-10 drone in northwestern city – interior ministry

Freed Belarus opposition figures Kalesnikava, Babaryka to speak in Berlin on Tuesday

Putin promises to look into case of jailed Frenchman Laurent Vinatier

Putin says Trump is right to sue BBC over speech edit

UK welcomes EU funding agreement for Ukraine

UK imposes sanctions on perpetrators of violence against Syrian civilians

Russia, Ukraine carry out new exchange of bodies

Russia's Putin warns of risks for top oil producers' reserves in EU

Putin says Russia does not believe Ukraine is ready for peace talks

France's Macron says he hopes EU will pass Mercosur clauses during delay

EU countries agree on financial support for Ukraine, Costa says

Finland's far-right party reprimands two MPs over racism scandal

ICC calls US sanctions 'flagrant attack' against court's independence

Witkoff to meet Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish officials on Gaza

Israel, Germany sign $3.1 billion contract expansion for Arrow air defence system

US imposes sanctions on 29 'shadow fleet' tankers carrying Iranian oil

EU leaders to propose Ukraine reparations loan using Russia's frozen assets under conditions - draft document

Belarus has deployed Russia's Oreshnik missile, Lukashenko says

Russia has equipped a brigade with new Oreshnik missiles, TASS quotes top general as saying

Islamic state calls Bondi beach killings a 'source of pride', but does not claim responsibility

Putin's spymaster spoke by phone with new MI6 chief, TASS reports

Families of jailed pro-Palestinian activists on hunger strike urge UK government to act

EU leaders think it is fair to use Russian assets for Ukraine, Polish PM says

Russia says commission on Ukraine war damages has no legal force for Moscow

Russia says it hopes Trump does not make a 'fatal mistake' on Venezuela

Ukraine says 180,000 consumers were left without power after Russian overnight attack

Ukrainian negotiators to meet US team on Friday, Saturday, Zelenskiy says

Three dead, cargo ship catches fire in drone attacks on Russia's Rostov region

Australia to introduce legislation to crack down on hate, PM says

US, Russia to hold talks in Miami this weekend, Politico reports

Tunisians revive protests in Gabes over pollution from state chemical plant

Zelenskiy tells Europe: Use frozen assets to end Russia's appetite for war

Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay

UN chief Guterres urges maximum restraint in Yemen after separatist advance

Ukraine says it controls 90% of Kupiansk, Russia denies it

Putin says Russia will take more land in Ukraine if Europe sinks peace moves

Italy's Meloni says using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine 'far from easy' ahead of EU summit