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| Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order   Washington (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks. With Kyiv and European capitals still stunned by Trump's surprise call with Putin, the US president also said he would "love" to have Russia back in the G7, from which it was suspended in 2014 after Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. "I think it was a ... read more |  |  Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline Ukraine Undisclosed, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen. ... more   China says US should take lead in military cuts after Trump comments Beijing (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Beijing said on Friday the United States should take the lead on reducing military spending after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to hold talks with Russia and China on the topic. ... more   NATO ships on the lookout in Baltic Sea to prevent sabotage Copenhagen (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Under steel grey skies, the Dutch minehunting vessel Schiedam cuts through the waters dividing Denmark and Sweden, part of NATO's Baltic Sentry mission to protect underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. ... more   Britain unveils 'firepower' package for Ukraine amid uncertainty over future of war Washington DC (UPI) Feb 12, 2025 Britain unveiled a new "firepower" package of drones, tanks and air defense systems for Kyiv on Wednesday at the start of a Ukraine summit, which is under a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the besieged ally's fight against Russia with President Donald Trump now leading its largest backer. ... more | 



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|   Available on Amazon Books   Poland says Russia briefly violated its airspace; Australia accuses China fighter jet of 'unsafe' conduct Warsaw (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Poland's army said a Russian aircraft briefly violated the airspace over the NATO country's territorial waters Tuesday in the latest incident over the strategically located Baltic Sea. ... more |  |  Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv as part of any future peace deal hours after launching a barrage of drones and missiles on Kyiv that killed one person. ... more   Putin sacks space agency chief after setbacks Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin sacked the head of the Roscosmos space agency on Thursday, the Kremlin said, citing the need to "develop" the corporation after suffering years of humiliating setbacks. ... more   Russia says Ukraine launched new Kursk offensive Moscow (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 Moscow said Thursday that Ukraine's army had launched a fresh offensive in the Russian Kursk border region, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Kyiv troops fighting on Russian soil. ... more   France delivers first Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine: minister Paris (AFP) Feb 6, 2025 France has delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. ... more | 


|  Russia, Ukraine trade blame for IAEA disruptions at Zaporizhzhia NPP; Russia jails men who tried to cut power to nuclear plants Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. ... more    |  |  Sudan says 'no obstacles' to Russian Red Sea naval base Moscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Sudan's foreign minister said on Wednesday there were "no obstacles" to Russia's bid to establish a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast. ... more   Russian airspace closure raises CO2 emissions from flying: study Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 The closure of Russian airspace to Western airlines following the invasion of Ukraine caused planes to take a longer route, raising the aviation sector's planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions, researchers said on Wednesday. ... more   Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector Minsk (AFP) Feb 7, 2025 A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". ... more   Germany fears Russia link in car vandalism blamed on climate activists Berlin (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Germany is investigating whether vandalism aimed at hundreds of cars that was widely blamed on climate activists may have been a Russian pre-election campaign seeking to smear the Greens party. ... more | 


|  Moving troops, armaments across Europe 'problematic': EU auditors Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 Moving troops and armaments across Europe remains "problematic" and it is unclear "who does what" when it comes to mobility, EU auditors said Wednesday, as the continent races to build defences in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more   EU: Legal foundations laid in Europe to hold Russia account for Ukraine war Washington DC (UPI) Feb 5, 2025 Senior legal experts have laid the foundations to establish a special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine, according to officials, who said the move represented a major step toward securing justice for the victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war of aggression. ... more   Oil giants TotalEnergies, Equinor reduce low-carbon investments Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025 French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Wednesday it would reduce its low-carbon energy investments while Norwegian peer Equinor scaled back its renewables ambitions as the companies reported sharp drops in annual profits. ... more   Pregnant teenager among five Ukrainians killed by Russian missile Izyum, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike on Tuesday killed five people - including a pregnant teenager - and wounded more than four dozen others in the east Ukrainian town of Izyum, officials said. ... more |  |  Russian missile kills four, wounds 20 in east Ukraine: governor Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025 A Russian missile fired Tuesday on the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum killed four people and wounded 17, the governor of the broader Kharkiv region said on social media. ... more   Russia and Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025 Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv said new missile and drone attacks killed at least 18 people in Ukraine. ... more   Blast near Ukraine army recruitment centre wounds one Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025 An explosion near a recruitment centre for the Ukrainian military on Sunday wounded one person, police said, as Kyiv struggles to draft more recruits to fight off Russia's invasion. ... more   Eyeing Trump and Putin, EU, UK, NATO leaders talk defence Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 EU leaders huddle Monday with Britain's prime minister and the head of NATO to discuss efforts to boost Europe's defences faced with an aggressive Russia - as Donald Trump demands America's allies spend much more. ... more | 


|   Available on Amazon Books   Starmer to urge Europe to 'bear down' on Putin at landmark talks London (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer will urge European leaders to "continue bearing down" on Russian President Vladimir Putin when the UK premier becomes the first to attend a European Council gathering since Brexit on Monday. ... more |  |  Russia fires deadly barrage on Ukraine as it presses on key city Poltava, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 2, 2025 Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, while Kyiv also said weekend missile and drone attacks killed at least 15 people in Ukraine. ... more   Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the continent's defences in the face of an aggressive Russia. ... more   Russia slams Trump plan for 'Star Wars' missile shield Moscow (AFP) Jan 31, 2025 Russia on Friday criticised President Donald Trump's plan to build a "Star Wars"-like missile shield for the United States, saying it risked turning space into an arena of "confrontation". ... more   NORAD responds to 'multiple' Russian jets near Alaska, Yukon Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2025 Russian military jets were "not seen as a threat" when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. ... more | 
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