Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has given a positive assessment of a conversation he had with US envoys on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky said Thursday’s call with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which lasted nearky an hour, had yielded “new ideas in terms of formats, meetings, and… timing on how to bring a […]
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Australia hails ‘shared vision’, as defence minister set to visit Japan | Military News
Canberra says it seeks to make early contact with the new administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will head to Japan on Saturday for talks with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, as the allies seek to advance bilateral defence cooperation amid growing tension in the Asia Pacific. An Australian government […]
King hails playwright as ‘one of our greatest writers’
Seher Asaf, Patrick Jacksonand Yang Tian Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 King Charles III and Queen Camilla have led tributes to famed playwright Sir Tom Stoppard, who died aged 88, hailing him as “one of our greatest writers”. “A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen […]
Colombia hails ‘historic blow’ after largest cocaine bust in a decade | Drugs News
Colombian authorities have made their largest cocaine bust in a decade, confiscating 14 tonnes at its main Pacific port, as President Gustavo Petro continues to fight back against claims from the administration of United States President Donald Trump of his complicity in the drug trade. The seizure in the world’s largest cocaine-producing country came as […]