US President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, two US sources told AFP. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday

As global dynamics shift, the selection of advisers with foreign connections and the implications of elections in Ukraine during a ceasefire are pressing concer

NY AG Letitia James secured up to $35M from ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and a permanent ban from the securities and crypto industries

Gadhafi was a key figure in his father Moammar Gadhafi's regime, and faced legal prosecution for his alleged roles in crimes against Libyans

BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call that the two countries "should prepare well for the next stage of high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity," Wang's ministry said. Head-of-state diplomacy serves as the anchor of China-US ties, Wang said, adding that the two sides should strengthen communication, advance cooperation, manage differences and respect each other's core int

President says Chris LaCivita and James Blair guiding pro-Russian party less than a month before midterms could be a ‘conflict’

Although Spain's general election is set to take place on November 29, the battle has already begun. Over the weekend, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his main conservative challenger, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, kicked off their pre-election rallies, targeting each other's key vulnerabilities

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Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth

The Russian attacks, including on gas infrastructure, a power plant and a substation, come as the U.S. heaps pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries

Among several moves, Singapore will establish a priority track assessing selected innovative health products, says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials said. The Israeli military said it targeted a militant in the area, without giving further information. Israel, which says Hamas has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of a ceasefire, has stepped up strikes on the group in recent weeks. Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace

By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, Oct 12 (Reuters) - US academics Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel economics prize on Monday for decades of work developing ground-up models currently used by central banks and finance ministries across the world to stabilise economies. "With them, we are better equipped to deal with shocks in the economy, such as energy crises or sudden changes in how much households consume," John Hassler, Chair of the Committee for the Prize in E

Thousands of security personnel have been deployed before a protest rally calling for the election chief's removal

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Raphaël Glucksmann has won the primary to represent the French centre-left in the upcoming presidential election, securing 66% of the vote

There is a 100 per cent chance the conditions will last into the Northern Hemisphere winter, JMA says

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Fifteen people, including three children, were killed in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel, in a major setback for Kyiv. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more

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Saudi air strikes hit the home province of Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Wednesday after he reportedly did not travel to Riyadh

Nine Rassemblement National senators were elected on Sunday, on top of the three who won seats in 2023. A further two were elected from an allied party of the RN. Enough to form a senatorial group, said the far-right party's president Jordan Bardella

The Trump administration has proposed a $70,000 fee for a popular work authorization program meant to give students professional experience

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An agreement between the EU and China would reduce exports of Chinese electric and plug-in hybrid cars to the 27-member European bloc by up to 50%, according to the EU trade envoy

Authorities say a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, has left eight people dead along with the shooter

Oct 10 (Reuters) - The US militarysaid on Saturday it had disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a naval blockade against Iran. "AU.S. military fighter jet struck the stern of Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica (also known as the “Arika Sun”) with a precision munition, fully disabling the ship’s propulsion without harming the crew," the US Central Commandposted on X. CENTCOM said the cargo vessel had attempted to transit re

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Charles hailed the ‘remarkable’ work the agency had carried out to ‘safeguard our democratic institutions’

Russian strikes on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least eight people including three children, regional authorities said on Saturday, as US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami for fresh talks aimed at finding a path to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments

Poland was holding an emergency meeting after police received information about a possible assassination plot against PM Donald Tusk. The meeting comes amid a wave of violence at Polish schools this week

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A Philadelphia police officer died Saturday after a gunman shot him and another officer who had answered an overnight call about an armed man in West Philadelphia, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said. Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a ten-year veteran with a 7-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter, was hit three times. The second officer, 33

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The move comes weeks ahead of the midterm election

The coffin carrying Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has arrived in one of Shia Islam’s holiest cities, Najaf

The French president presented his American counterpart on Monday with initiatives aimed at influencing the price of oil, including a 'moratorium' on Russian and Ukrainian strikes against energy infrastructure

EU migration pact improvements face criticism for insufficient tools to manage large-scale migration emergencies

The conservative movement is becoming the dominant force in Brazilian politics after Sunday’s national election

The UK maritime agency has reported a rise in attacks on vessels in the vital Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US will not launch an attack on Iran before November's US midterm congressional elections, asserting that the two countries are having "productive" talks about ending the six-month-old war. "We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections to be held in the United States on November

GENEVA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The UN human rights chief said on Friday that NaviPillay's Nobel Prize was a collective win for human rights and for all those seeking justice and accountability, including through the International Criminal Court. Volker Turk,who worked closely with Navi Pillay during her tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014,described her as "the embodiment of international law"

One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model

Three years of attacks has devastated Gaza, killing tens of thousands, destroying homes, and collapsing basic services

The Institute of Mental Health will also be redesignated as a national specialty centre and renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore in 2027

Trump's announcement on Friday also came as US, Ukrainian and European officials were due to hold talks in Miami in a fresh diplomatic effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Moscow, which launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, occupies roughly one-fifth of Ukrainian territory

India’s Cockroach Janta Party leaders have allegedly been detained after landing in New Delhi to lead a mass protest

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