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Russia's President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, meets with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow

Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for over three hours

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War II.

Ukraine • 02 Dec

Heap of medical pills in white, blue and other colors. Pills in plastic package. Concept of healthcare and medicine.

US announces zero-tariff pharmaceutical deal with Britain

The United States and Britain have announced a deal to secure zero tariffs on British pharmaceutical products and medical technology in return for Britain spending more on medicines and overhauling how it values drugs.

World • 03 Dec

US President Donald Trump on board Air Force one

Second strike on Venezuelan boat legal - White House

A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the "double-tap" military operation that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat, the White House said today.

US • 02 Dec

Netanyahu officially asks Israeli president for pardon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted an official request for his pardon to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president's office has said.

Middle East • 30 Nov

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Death toll after Hong Kong fire rises to 146

The death toll in a fire that tore through a Hong Kong residential estate this week has risen to 146, police said.

Asia • 30 Nov

Emmanuel Macron (L) places his hand on the shoulder of Volodymyr Zelensky as they pose for a photograph

Zelensky to discuss Ukraine peace with Macron in Paris

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, Mr Macron's office said.

Ukraine • 30 Nov

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak

Zelensky's top aide resigns after anti-corruption raids

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak, a close ally of the president who has headed Ukraine's negotiation team at fraught US-backed peace talks, has resigned, hours after anti-corruption agents searched his home.

Ukraine • 29 Nov

A member of the National Guard by a police car

Two US National Guard members shot near White House

Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House in what officials described as a targeted ambush, and the suspect is in custody after suffering gunshot wounds during the attack.

US • 26 Nov

AIR FORCE ONE - NOVEMBER 25: President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on November 25, 2025. The First Family is traveling to their home in Palm Beach, Florida for the Thanksgiving Holiday.(Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Trump changes Ukraine deal deadline, envoy to meet Putin

US President Donald Trump has backed away from tomorrow's deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan and shrugged off a report that US negotiator Steve Witkoff coached the Russians on how to approach him on the topic.

Ukraine • 26 Nov

A man walks near a house damaged after an airstrike during cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kabul on October 16, 2025

Taliban says 10 killed in Afghanistan by Pakistani forces

At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

World • 25 Nov

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