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European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid Washington pressure to accept deal

After Sunday’s talks in Berlin between U.S. envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian and European officials are set to continue a series of meetings

IDF kills top Hamas commander Raad Saad, a key planner of Oct. 7, in...

3 others said killed in airstrike on terror group’s No. 2; Netanyahu, Katz say assassination a response to IED that lightly hurt 2 reservists in Strip’s...

China’s Wang Yi seeks deeper oil and gas ties with UAE on Middle East...

Wang, on a three-nation tour of the Middle East that began on Friday, held talks with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi

Russia, Turkiye, Iran presidents in Turkmenistan for rare summit

The leaders of Russia, Turkiye and Iran meet Friday in Turkmenistan, an isolated Central Asian state which is marking 30 years of official neutrality with a rare international summit

Netanyahu planning Cairo trip to sign multibillion-dollar gas deal with Egypt

Senior US source confirms to ToI that Israeli officials are working with American diplomats on preparations for trip, which would be PM’s first official state visit...

European bird flu spike due to record wild birds cases, EFSA says

Outbreaks typically peak in autumn as migratory birds head south For humans, bird flu infected 19 people in four countries, Cambodia, China, Mexico and the US

Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel, sources say

The sources told Reuters that Wu had gone to Israel in recent weeks The sources declined to give details of whom he met or what was discussed,...

Not in time for Christmas: Trump delays Gaza peace board unveiling to early 2026

US officials hoped president could announce transition to 2nd phase of peace plan before end of year, but insistence on having foreign force disarm Hamas is...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

OSLO, Norway — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said.

Kremlin says Trump’s Ukraine statements in line with Russia’s view

US president says Moscow will win the war and that Kyiv will have to cede MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday said US President Donald Trump’s...