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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) with US special envoy Steve Witkoff during their meeting in St Petersburg on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/Sputnik
Ukraine war

Putin says Russia to restart peace deal talks with US and Ukraine

Moscow also freed retired US teacher Stephen Hubbard following a meeting between the Russian leader and Trump’s envoy Witkoff.

Space

Russian satellite’s close approach to European spacecraft highlights orbital risks

Ukraine war

Ukraine Starlink access up to Musk, not White House, Rubio says

Afghanistan

19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’

The United Nations is also warning that over four million babies and children under six will need treatment for acute malnutrition next year.

Malika, 25, tends to her three-year-old daughter, Kalsoum, who has symptoms of malnutrition, at Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 12. Photo: AP
Malika, 25, tends to her three-year-old daughter, Kalsoum, who has symptoms of malnutrition, at Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 12. Photo: AP
European Union

EU unveils Arctic strategy to counter increasing Russia, China influence

The European bloc is stepping up some of its efforts in the resource-rich region, but says it still wants fossil fuels to stay in the ground.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine receiving early missile warnings again after US talks, Zelensky says

Vital intelligence alerts restored following talks in Oslo and a call with Rubio, though Washington denies aid was ever withheld.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky accuses US of delaying missiles as Trump calls for new Ukraine negotiator

Public clash deepens after US president defends Russian diesel deal and says wartime leader ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’.

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People leave their office following a Russian air attack in Kyiv on Monday. Photo: AP
People leave their office following a Russian air attack in Kyiv on Monday. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Trump says he’s open to meeting Xi and Putin in China for nuclear talks

US president says he would welcome three-way discussion on nuclear weapons, but no date or format has been agreed for the proposed meeting.

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US-China relations

Rubio pitches US business in Central Asia, says China ties need not suffer

Washington and five Central Asian nations outline plans for cooperation on minerals, transport and technology during Rubio’s Uzbek visit.

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Ukraine war

Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace

Ukrainian leader confers with US envoys Kushner and Witkoff as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes on energy infrastructure.

Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on an industrial zone in St Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, Photo: UGC via AP
Ukraine war

US-Russia deal, Trump-Zelensky clash could leave Ukraine out in the cold

Analysts say Trump’s action, including lifting sanctions and tariffs on Moscow, would prompt Putin to continue the war.

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A woman holds her daughter while standing in front of a residential building damaged in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
A woman holds her daughter while standing in front of a residential building damaged in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
European Union

European delegates walk out on Russian finance minister at IMF summit

Nearly a dozen delegates left the room when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov began ⁠speaking at the steering ⁠committee meeting.

Russia

‘We’ve never had this’: over 3,000 bears culled in Russia after deadly attacks

While the number of bear attacks across Russia has remained constant at around 20 to 30 a year, a series of recent maulings has caused alarm.

Ukraine war

Zelensky asks EU for extra $79 billion to sustain Ukraine’s war effort

Kyiv warns annual wartime costs will hit US$174 billion as European leaders debate tapping frozen Russian assets to bridge funding shortfall.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a news conference at the European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, as EU leaders gather to discuss defence support and regional security. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Trump rebukes Zelensky, calls strikes on Russian refineries a ‘disgrace’

US president says the Ukrainian leader is ‘more difficult’ than Putin, portraying him as an obstacle to ending the conflict.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have repeatedly clashed. Photo: AFP
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump have repeatedly clashed. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

‘We’re done’: Ukraine resumes Russian refinery strikes, defying Trump

Kyiv targets Ryazan refinery after the Ukrainian leader lashes out at US intelligence cuts and continued Russian strikes on the power grid.

Ukraine war

‘Time for Zelensky to go’: Musk escalates satellite slowdown row

SpaceX boss deflects blame to the Trump administration as Kyiv warns Starshield limits cripple drone defence and battlefield strikes.

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Ukraine war

Nord Stream trial: Russia used pipelines as ‘weapon’, defence says

Sergiy Kuznietsov is accused of leading a Ukrainian team of divers and an explosives expert to bomb the facility in 2022.

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Former Ukrainian army officer Serhii Kuznietsov attends his trial over the Nord Stream pipeline bombings, in Hamurg, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Former Ukrainian army officer Serhii Kuznietsov attends his trial over the Nord Stream pipeline bombings, in Hamurg, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Ukraine war

Russia batters Ukraine’s power facilities amid Kyiv’s growing strain with US

Zelensky blasts Moscow for ignoring Trump’s truce, as Kyiv cites missing early warnings and throttled Starlink access.

Russia

Russia detains Japanese journalist suspected of spying

Tokyo calls for fair treatment of Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent detained in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region.

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Ukraine war

Drones hit 2 ships off Bulgaria, sinking 1 and triggering Black Sea search for 11

Eleven sailors are missing after drone strikes sank a cargo ship off Bulgaria, as Sofia summons Russia’s envoy and seeks Nato help.

Rescued crew members from a ship that was damaged in a drone attack are taken away in an ambulance in Varna, Bulgaria, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Nato

Nato ‘ready to fight tonight’ if attacked, top commander says

General Alexus Grynkewich outlines ‘theory of victory’ in Warsaw amid European warnings of escalating Russian sabotage.

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The Combined Operations and Intelligence Centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the Nato exercise 'Avenger Triad 26'. Photo: AFP
The Combined Operations and Intelligence Centre in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the Nato exercise 'Avenger Triad 26'. Photo: AFP
European Union

Ukraine clears key hurdle in EU membership bid

Parliament approves minority rights law, prompting the bloc to open new negotiation clusters.

Energy

Global diesel shortage: why Gulf refined fuel exports lag crude oil shipments

From shipping bottlenecks to strikes on refineries, analysts warn the market faces a prolonged recovery.

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Ukraine war

Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ declaration

Russia says Kyiv does not ‘deserve’ a ceasefire for a presidential election. ‘I do not think he deserves a respite’ says FM Sergei Lavrov.

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An unexploded warhead of a Russian missile in a Kyiv residential area on Saturday. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Reuters
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