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Trump tells ‘dictator’ Zelenskiy to move fast for peace or lose Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gives a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 19, 2025, amid the Russian attack on Ukraine. Reuters/Tetiana Dzhafarova By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as “a dictator without elections” on Wednesday and said he had better move fast to secure peace or he would have

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Putin, Trump could meet as early as next week: Kremlin

By Anadolu Agency A meeting between the Russian and American presidents could take place as early as next week, the Kremlin said Wednesday, the first such meeting of the two nations’ leaders in years. Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could meet before the end of February, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a press briefing in

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Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy

Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025. Reuters Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago,

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Russia-US talks kick off in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh

By Anadolu Agency Talks between Russia and the United States, aimed at mending relations and addressing the conflict in Ukraine, began on Tuesday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, according to Russian and US media reports. The discussions are being held at Diriyah Palace, provided by Saudi Arabia as part of the kingdom’s ongoing

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US Secretary of State Rubio makes 1st official visit to Saudi Arabia

By Anadolu Agency US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh on Monday, marking his first official visit to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi news channel Al Ekhbariya confirmed the top diplomat’s arrival without providing details about his schedule in the kingdom. The visit is the first by Rubio since he became a secretary of

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Exclusive: Five Iraqi banks to be banned from U.S. dollar transactions

An Iraqi man walks at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq August 15, 2023. Photographer Ahmed Saad/File Photo By Reuters Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money

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Munich Security Conference highlights Europe’s struggle for strategic realignment

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jointly attend a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 13, 2025. Phographer Peng Ziyang By Xinhua News Agency The 61st Munich Security Conference, which kicked off on Friday, has underscored the complex challenges facing Europe and the urgent need for the continent

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Saudi Arabia to host Arab leaders for summit on Trump’s Gaza proposal

Arab foreign ministers meet at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Credit Photo/AP By AFP Saudi Arabia will host a summit on Feb. 20 with leaders from four Arab nations to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for U.S. annexation of Gaza, a source familiar with the plans said Friday. The

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African Union leaders convene for summit in Ethiopia

By Anadolu Agency The African Union’s 38th Ordinary Assembly began on Saturday in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, bringing together heads of state to discuss key regional and continental issues, including peace and security, economic integration, and institutional reforms. The two-day summit will see African leaders deliberate on the state of peace and security, the African

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At least 20 injured after car drives into Munich crowd

Police takes pictures of a car which drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2025, injuring several people. Photographer Wolfgang Rattay By Reuters At least 20 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd in Munich on Thursday, police said, as the southern German city prepares for a top-level security conference

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