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US lifts pause on Ukraine aid as Kyiv agrees to ceasefire proposal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin. “It’ll be up to them to say yes or no,” he said.
- by Matthew Lee
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Russia-Ukraine war
Trump’s peace talks are just a charade. Russia wants to obliterate Ukraine
The notion that a peace deal can be brokered with Vladimir Putin is a dangerous delusion, as the US is about to find out.
- by Rob Harris
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Shipping
Police arrest captain of cargo ship over North Sea collision
The Portugal-registered Solong hit the US-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate on Monday in a collision that sparked explosions and fires which burned for more than 24 hours.
- by Jonathan Saul
The ‘orange guy’ wants Greenland – but what do Greenlanders want?
Voters brushed snow from their coats before finding a seat in the packed community hall. Then, with the world’s media watching, a man in a black and grey jumper stepped forward to the mic.
- by Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen, Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman
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Russia-Ukraine war
Rubio says Ukraine may need to do ‘difficult things’ to get peace deal
US could resume sending military aid and intelligence tomorrow if crunch talks in Saudi Arabia go well, US secretary of state says.
- by Rob Harris
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Shipping
Search for missing sailor ends after cargo ship hits fuel tanker
A cargo ship hit the stationary tanker, which was carrying jet fuel for the US military, off the coast of England. UK PM’s office said details of the crash and its cause “are still becoming clear”.
- by Jill Lawless
Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, say doctors
The 88-year-old Pope remains stable and has improved in recent days, as shown by blood tests and positive responses to drug treatments.
- by Nicole Winfield
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Russia-Ukraine war
Exposed: Russian plot to flood Europe with migrants to influence elections
Weaponising the flow of migrants is said to be a key aim of Vladimir Putin, the issue being a major factor in elections across Europe.
- by Hayley Dixon
Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to attack Ukrainian troops from rear
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine “may not survive” as he continued to withhold American arms and intelligence in an effort to force Kyiv into peace negotiations.
- by Joanna Kozlowska
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Harrods ‘magical wonderland’ became a place of horror for young Australian women
Survivors of the sex scandal have broken their silence about the abuse they suffered at the hands of billionaire owner Mohamed Al-Fayed and his brother.
- by Tara Brown, Anne Worthington and Keaton Stone
‘None have prepared for it’: Trump forces Europe to rethink its own nuclear ‘umbrella’
When Emmanuel Macron beamed into living rooms across France on Wednesday night, it was an astonishing development - one Russia immediately declared a threat.
- by Rob Harris