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Gunvor pulls offer for Russia’s Lukoil as US brands firm ‘Kremlin puppet’

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The Swiss-based trading house, which had offered to buy the Russian oil giant’s international assets, called the accusation “fundamentally misinformed.”

Trump-Orbán: Russian oil imports, Ukraine war on the table in ‘high risk’ visit to Washington

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The two leaders are aligned politically but Washington has criticized Hungary for importing Russian energy even as rest of Europe unplugs from Moscow. Visit could see Hungary could striking LNG deal with Trump.

Romania calls on US to ‘overturn’ troop drawdown

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Sending home 800 soldiers is “not a good sign in our bilateral relationship,” Romania’s deputy defense minister warns.

South Africa launches investigation into 17 citizens fighting in Ukraine

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Men aged 20 to 39 ‘lured to join mercenary force’ in Donbas region have requested assistance to return homeSouth Africa is launching an investigation into how 17 of its citizens ended up in the war-torn region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine.The office of…

Trump adviser to Germany’s AfD: ‘We are in this together’

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MAGA social media guru Alex Bruesewitz visited Berlin to make common cause with the far-right Alternative for Germany at a time when the party is seeking allies in the U.S.

17 mercenaries are accused of fighting for Russia. Now, South Africa wants them home.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government launches bid to repatriate men who Ukraine suspects of joining Moscow’s invasion.

Czechia to slash military aid to Ukraine, says likely next FM

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A pivot away from Kyiv would be a “Christmas gift” to Putin, outgoing government said in response to the comments.

Ukraine faces ‘forever war’ unless Europe steps up pressure on Russia, says ex-Nato chief

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls for air shield on Nato territory and deployment of European protection force for UkraineUkraine is facing a “forever war” and a slow erosion of territory unless Europe dramatically increases pressure on Russia, including by …

The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.

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Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean energy.

Putin’s repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures

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Analysts say a purge of the Russian regime’s own supporters is under way as rival factions turn on each other A pro-Kremlin pundit who for years has hailed Vladimir Putin as one of history’s great men in appearances on foreign media. A military blogger…

Gaza peace plan: First step in a journey of a thousand miles

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Former Israeli security service chief thinks the only path to lasting peace involves a two-state solution.

Ukraine war briefing: Bulgaria moves to seize Russian refinery while Poland seeks to be US gas conduit

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Lukoil’s Burgas plant is Bulgaria’s only refinery; Slovakia running out of reasons to buy Russian gas as US import deal takes shape. What we know on day 1,352Bulgaria is preparing to seize control of Lukoil’s Burgas oil refinery and sell it to a new ow…

Supreme Court teases taking away Trump’s favorite foreign policy tool

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The mood inside the Trump administration following the arguments Wednesday is “grim.”

Trump can bring Putin to the table, says UK minister

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Healey also provided an update on the coalition of the willing’s work to secure lasting peace once in Ukraine once the fighting is over.

EU set to further tighten visa rules for Russians

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Russians will generally only be eligible for single-entry visas once new rules take effect.

Putin considers nuclear tests after Trump threat

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The Russian president has asked for a feasibility study on resuming nuclear testing following a surprise announcement by his American counterpart.

Ukraine war is in a “stalemate” due to slow European aid and US reluctance

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The Donbas city of Pokrovsk is at the centre of intensifying fighting as Russia tries to take it, one year down the line. If Pokrovsk is key, it’s because taking it means controlling the entire Donbas region. After over three years of conflict, “we’re…

US ends protection for South Sudanese who fled civil war

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The move means that some of the 5,000 South Sudanese living in the U.S. could now be deported.

Libyan warlord who Meloni’s government released is arrested in Tripoli

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The case has roiled Italian politics in 2025.

The Marbles review – thoughtful outline of case for giving the Parthenon marbles back to Greece

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David Wilkinson’s personal exploration of the issues open-mindedly examines both sides of a contentious political debateIn a very personal and thoughtful documentary, film-maker David Wilkinson revives the great question of the restitution of the Parth…

EXCLUSIVE: EU Commission mulls joint debt, bilateral grants to plug Ukraine funding gap

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The European Commission’s strongly preferred option to support Kyiv’s war effort remains the €140 billion ‘reparation loan’ currently blocked by Belgium

The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.

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Ten years after nations worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and political backlash against clean energy.

Global economy ‘yet to feel the pain’ from tariffs, European Central Bank president says

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“It’s a question of time,” Christine Lagarde said.

The White House’s Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case. It also has a Plan B.

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Aides have spent weeks strategizing how to reconstitute the president’s global tariff regime if the court rules that he exceeded his authority.

EU tells skeptical Bulgarians the euro is their guardian angel in a dangerous world

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European leaders want to dispel anti-euro sentiment in Bulgaria two months before it joins the single currency.

EU’s green car push helps fuel political populists

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Europe’s far-right parties are capitalizing on the public’s reluctance to change technologies.

Germany’s Merz wants Syrian refugees to go home

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Under pressure from the far right, Germany’s chancellor says his country will begin repatriating Syrians. The reality is more complicated.

Fear and loathing in Kyiv: Political nemesis hammers Zelenskyy on democratic devotion

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Former President Petro Poroshenko urges Western partners to get tough with leadership in Kyiv over its commitment to reform.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk

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Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351 Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops in the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk oblast on Tuesday. “I met with our warriors at t…

Friedrich Merz says Syrians no longer have reason for asylum in Germany

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Chancellor suggests deportations could begin ‘in the near future’ as government seeks to counter rise of AfDSyrians no longer have reason to be granted asylum in Germany after the end of their country’s civil war, according to Friedrich Merz, who said …

‘Music is my remedy’: how DJing is helping Ukraine’s war veterans with their recovery

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At the Superhumans centre in Ukraine, the EnterDJ music therapy programme teaches war-wounded soldiers how to mix, rehabilitating them with dance music and providing purpose and opportunities to performIn Ukraine, sound carries a different weight: the …

Spain grants citizenship to descendants of civil war’s International Brigades

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About 32,000 volunteered to fight Franco dictatorship, including 2,500 men and women from Britain and IrelandThe Spanish government has granted citizenship to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigades in recognition of their fight aga…

EU warns Ukraine over corruption as Brussels readies enlargement report card

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The Commission praises Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro’s efforts to join the bloc — but notes concern about anti-corruption reforms in Kyiv.

China accuses Dutch of prolonging chip war that threatens to halt car factories

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Beijing tells Netherlands to ‘stop interfering’ after seizure of chipmaker Nexperia as export bans disrupt supply chainBusiness live – latest updatesCarmakers around the world are facing fresh uncertainty about their ability to continue production afte…

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

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He was one of the most influential and most polarizing figures ever to hold the office.

There Was, There Was Not review – how four women’s dreams are destroyed by the shock of war

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Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut was shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, a tender, intimate meditation on the impermanence of lifeWith a title taken from the traditional opening phrase of Armenian fairytales, Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut h…

Playing dirty used to be the west’s preserve. Now we’re letting Moscow beat us at our own game | Joseph Pearson

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The Berlin airlift was a cold war victory that relied on a persuasive story about starving civilians. But was it true?We in the west used to play dirty – and during the cold war, we were good at it. Nowadays, we leave grey-zone tactics and hybrid warfa…

The EU’s global health test: Invest or retreat

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Continuing to support the Global Fund is not just a matter of affordability and morality, but also about protecting decades of hard-won progress that has saved and protected countless lives.

As freezing winter blackouts loom, Zelenskyy faces criticism over energy supply

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A former power boss accuses Ukraine’s leadership of a politically motivated vendetta against him — and ignoring a plan to guard the sector against Russian attacks.

What if Trump’s tariffs are illegal? It’s everybody’s problem.

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Even if the Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries, he has other legal options to impose similar duties.

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv gets more US-made Patriots and says its forces are holding on in Pokrovsk

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Zelenskyy says the air defence systems being put into action while in embattled eastern city Russian troops haven’t advanced over past day. What we know on day 1,350See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine has received more US-made Patriot air de…

How tiny Qatar became Trump’s indispensable ally

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The small but rich Gulf nation has helped shape some of President Donald Trump’s biggest diplomatic wins in the Middle East and beyond.

Orphans of history: the forgotten republic of Transnistria – photo essay

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Photographer Didier Bizet has spent time documenting life in the self-proclaimed autonomous republic, which is not recognised by the international community. Its status raises complex questions about the identity of its inhabitants – Ukrainians, Russia…

Big trouble in ‘Little Berlin’: the tiny hamlet split in two by the cold war

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A new museum in Mödlareuth tells the story of how a settlement of only 50 people straddled Bavaria in West Germany and Thuringia in the eastA creek so shallow you barely got your ankles wet divided a community for more than four decades. By an accident…

Trump says Maduro’s days are numbered but ‘doubts’ US will go to war with Venezuela

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President’s remarks, made during CBS interview released on Sunday, come as the US amasses military units in CaribbeanDonald Trump has sent mixed signals about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the Sou…

US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules

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Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

IMF support for Ukraine hinges on Russian assets loan, EU warns

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Brussels fears the IMF could cancel aid unless Belgium agrees to back a €140 billion reparations loan to Ukraine.

Will Nigel Farage slay British politics’ most sacred cow?

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The Reform UK leader will try to convince voters Monday that he can be responsible and radical with the economy. Touching the pensions triple lock could make him both — but it’s laced with danger.

Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘not really’ considering supplying Tomahawks

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Turkish refineries cut back on Russian oil in response to sanctions; Ukrainian special forces join defence of embattled Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,349Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not really considering supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomah…

Qatar trying to keep Israel-Hamas ceasefire from falling apart, prime minister says

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“We work together very closely with them in order to make sure that the ceasefire stay intact,” he said.

Belgium says suspicious drones ‘come to spy’ on fighter jets, ammunition

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The drones are trying “to see where the F-16s are, where the ammunition is, and other highly strategic information,” Belgian Defense Minister Théo Francken told RTBF.

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine says its troops still holding out in embattled Pokrovsk

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Ukraine military says it has improved positions in several districts, while Moscow says its troops are enclosing in on Ukrainian forces. What we know on day 1,348Ukraine’s top military commander said his troops were still holding out in the embattled e…

Israel says 3 bodies received from Gaza are not hostages

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It is the latest strain in the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks on substations are ‘nuclear terrorism’, says Ukraine

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Ukrainian foreign ministry says deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities violate international law as fears of a winter crisis grow. What we know on day 1,347Ukraine’s foreign ministry has denounced what it described as Russian attacks on subst…

French judges slam foreign ‘coordinated operation’ in first trial of suspected Russian proxies

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The group conspired to tag the Paris Holocaust memorial, one of nine cases of suspected Russian-orchestrated stunts.

Nexperia halts chip supplies to China in threat to global car production

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Dutch-controlled company informs customers about suspension but is said to want to de-escalate trade warNexperia, the EU-based automotive chipmaker at the centre of a geopolitical dispute, has suspended supplies to its Chinese factory, stepping up a tr…

The dark side of Zelenskyy’s rule

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Opposition lawmakers and civil society activists say Ukraine’s leadership is using lawfare to intimidate opponents and silence critics.

‘Final humiliation’: Andrew stripped of ‘prince’ title is his ‘biggest fall from grace’

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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 31: American papers discuss US President Donald Trump’s nuclear reset that “revives a Cold War debate”. Next: the British tabloids are on fire after Andrew is stripped of his royal “prince” title. Finally, how much is to…

Hungary’s foot-dragging on Russian oil crashes into reality

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Budapest claims alternative supplies from Croatia are expensive and incapable of meeting its needs — which experts and Zagreb dispute.

Giorgia Meloni and the strongman who came to dinner

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The adult in the room among Europe’s populists, the Italian prime had her work cut out for her with Orbán in town.

Putin haunts Paris courtroom in red hands trial

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Intelligence notes seen by POLITICO point to organized nature of stunt targeting Holocaust memorial.

Trump-Xi deal buys Europe (some) time on China

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European companies might breathe a sigh of relief but sticking points with Beijing over trade, resources and Ukraine will be hard to resolve.

Ukraine war briefing: British ex-soldier arrested in Kyiv and accused of spying for Russia

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Prosecutors allege man was conducting training for Ukraine’s army when he was recruited by the FSB, Moscow’s spy bureau. What we know on day 1,346 A British ex-army instructor has been arrested in Kyiv and accused of spying for Russia while posing as a…

UK government admits ‘small number’ of military items found in Sudan

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Questions in parliament come amid finger-pointing over the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the war zone.

Selling the left’s message in the digital age is an art – Ireland’s new president mastered it | Una Mullally

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From Mamdani-style visual branding to basketball clips, Catherine Connolly found her audience and spoke in a language they understoodLast weekend, Ireland elected as its next president a leftwing pacifist in the latest example of how Ireland has bucked…

‘We are both freedom fighters’: Africa exhibition at war-damaged Kyiv gallery strikes a chord

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A unique show at Khanenko Museum, opening three years after a Russian missile hit, is inspiring Ukrainians to think about art and empire in new waysOn a quiet street in central Kyiv, where monuments are wrapped in sandbags and shrapnel shields, the Kha…

‘Sometimes, you have to let them fight,’ Trump says on Russia’s war in Ukraine

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Kyiv had hoped Donald Trump would persuade China’s Xi Jinping to stop buying Russian oil to hasten the conflict’s end.

Lukoil sells foreign assets to Swiss-based firm after punishing US sanctions

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The buyer, energy trading firm Gunvor, was co-founded by Russian billionaire and Putin ally Gennady Timchenko.

Belgian minister’s nuclear feud with Russia heats up, now involving … Selena Gomez 

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Theo Francken wants Kremlin loudmouth Dmitry Medvedev to calm down, as duo spar over atomic arsenals.

Orbán muses about ‘external attack’ after Hungarian oil refinery exploded

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Hungary’s prime minister says a probe is ongoing but hints at sabotage.

‘Amazing meeting’: Trump touts progress on multiple fronts with China after meeting Xi

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The president said the meeting with the Chinese leader exceeded expectations, and he lowered the tariff rate.

Wives, mothers, fighters, activists: the millennial women keeping Ukraine going

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Born into an independent Ukraine, the lives of these young women changed for ever when Russia invaded their country, forcing them to shoulder huge burdens of responsibilityPhotographs by Julia KochetovaUkraine is increasingly a country held together, b…

Stay on track to build joint intel agency, EU crisis response envoy says

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Author of EU preparedness report Sauli Niinistö says “enough trust” will mean Europe can share more intelligence.

Germany’s far right is at war over its own defense policy

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The AfD’s internal fights over defense policy show just how far it is from acting like a governing force.

Trump says he is restarting US nuclear testing

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The announcement came moments before his meeting with Xi Jinping in South Korea.

Dutch election favorite Rob Jetten is the EU’s dream

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But Geert Wilders isn’t finished yet.

Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing

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US president makes threat in Truth Social post in wake of Russian nuclear-powered weapons tests, and shortly before meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Trump meets Xi in South Korea – latest updatesDonald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immedia…

The case for an Anglo-Irish defense union

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Only a formal bilateral agreement with the U.K. can deliver the territorial security that Ireland — and the EU’s western borders — desperately needs.

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